Construction Magazine April 2020 | Page 41

Bentley Systems : SYNCHRO XR for the Microsoft HoloLens 2
The data that we can now access is constantly increasing , with new and additional sources coming to the market daily . Look at places like Japan , for example , where drones race across the sky scanning the site below , where diggers are working semi-autonomously by digging ditches or levelling previously excavated land . However , the idea of harnessing Big Data for better insights and better decisions is nothing new in the design and construction industry .
But , as we access significantly more data , we need more experienced analysis to draw better and more practical project decisions . To create data , we have to capture it so that we can understand how our business processes are performing and how we can improve them . Looking at Big Data on-site information on materials like steel or drainage pipes doesn ’ t give a clear picture of the project status . It ’ s what we do with the data that counts .
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Bentley Systems : SYNCHRO XR for the Microsoft HoloLens 2
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