“CONTRACTORS ARE NOW EXPECTING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION , ORDER CHANGES AND JOB COST INFORMATION ”
— Matt Wheelis Global Business Development Director Leica Geosystems
Leica is championing a move towards autonomous solutions that bring efficiency and productivity . “ We ’ re seeking to take as much of the work from the user as possible to make their workflow in the field simpler ,” explains Wheelis . “ Last year , we introduced the RTC 360 solution , which employs computer vision , with five cameras constantly watching the world around the laser scanner . It also features edge computing on the device , so when the scanner is moved between locations to make new scans the onboard computing keeps up with the positioning and is able to register and stitch those scans together in a highly autonomous or assisted way . Without that assistance in the field , it would be a tedious process but now it ’ s easy to get a full view of that 3D reality captured in the field without needing to be highly trained .”
Ease of use in the field is critical , believes Wheelis , who reveals the company is close to developing a three click process for the evaluation of a concrete pour which uses a scan to provide feedback on adjustments that may need to be made post-pour .
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