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Kaplanoglu has identified key areas of interest from the customer feedback received where Oracle will be looking to partners within its ecosystem to provide solutions . The Innovation Lab provides a hands-on trusted space for customers to see solutions in action and collaborate with Oracle ’ s partners ( including the likes of Bosch and nPlan ) on how to build construction tomorrow .
“ Our customers told us they wanted a solution that links a project schedule to the materials on site . They want to be able to digitally track that shipment and know where it sits in the production process and be notified once it has been installed ,” he reveals . “ We also have solutions to manage crew on site , the zones they ’ re expected to be working in , and safety alerts should an accident occur – it ’ s about being proactive rather than reactive .”
Kaplanoglu believes that whether you ’ re an owner or subcontractor progress reporting is essential . “ With the ultimate goal being the completion of the project so everyone can get paid , we ’ re working with one of our customers to look at ways of automating that reporting process with verification in the field ,” he explains . “ By scanning the site with a robot that alerts a 3D model in the cloud linked to a partner solution called Reconstruct ( a ‘ Visual Command Center ’ that shows you what is there vs what should be there ), the schedule can be updated . During 2019 , one of our customers trialled this concept with 360-degree cameras and brought their findings back to the lab to learn what robot scanning of the environment will add through Augmented Reality ( AR ). You can actually do progress reporting based on the data that comes from the field and you don ’ t even need to be on the site .”
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