The documentation of network infrastructure has long been an important part of digitalization on the construction site. The growth of digital solutions makes it possible to gradually simplify processes and no longer distribute them across many different interfaces and service providers. All-in-one solutions that not only display the route map or only scan it, but can handle the entire process - from scanning to provision in a standardized portal - go even further.
This is usually based on handheld scanners such as the 3D scanner from DeepUp, which make it possible to create 3D models of the excavation pit with all relevant details. However, despite the simplicity of such scanners, there are important details to consider in the scanning process:
To achieve the best possible scans, make sure to maintain a maximum scanning speed of 1 m/s. This ensures that there are no gaps in the scans and that all details are captured. Our intuitive 3D scanner also supports you with tips to optimize the scan.
Make sure not to exceed the maximum scanning time of 120 seconds. Otherwise, huge amounts of data will be generated, which will both delay the upload and make processing more difficult. With the time limit, we ensure that the data quality of the digital construction site documentation always remains constant.
To ensure that everything is clearly visible afterwards, always make sure that the trench is clear of sand, soil and obstacles so that the pipe and its details are clearly visible. If this is not possible and, for example, obstacles block the view, use the photo and note function to store relevant information for later traceability.
To ensure that the scans are accurate and georeferenced and are also visible in the right place in our construction monitoring, it is important to always pay attention to the reception and wait for good reception. Our 3D scanner also supports you here with an indicator on the display that always checks the GPS quality.
Always keep an overview of the scanned infrastructure using the scanner's map function or our Construction Monitoring, in which you can view and evaluate all scanned routes at any time and from anywhere in a quality-assured and enriched format.
A common mistake is to scan the pit after it has been sanded or backfilled. Then crucial details are missing, because it is not only important where the fiber optic cable runs, but also details such as branches and the color of the cables for later classification and maintenance.
Even if the scans have a limited scanning time, they should still be scanned as accurately and carefully as possible in order to achieve the best possible result. Scanning too quickly can result in important details being lost and thus affect data quality, as only scanned details can be processed.
Important details are often difficult to capture in a scan. In order to capture these in the documentation, it makes sense to use the photo function as a supplement. This makes it possible to photograph details and then describe them in the note function.
Scans must be as well lit as possible in order to be able to see the installed pipes clearly. Twilight or darkness at night can have a massive impact on quality, which is why it is important to scan in daylight.
Different tools for digital construction site documentation in civil engineering not only result in higher costs due to the use of many different providers, they also lead to a lack of transparency and incompatibility in the entire documentation process. This means that data can be lost when it is passed from one medium to another and have a negative impact on the quality of the documentation content. All-in-one solutions such as DeepUp help to keep construction site documentation effective, simple and comparatively inexpensive.
With our intuitive DeepUp 3D scanner, we support construction teams in creating simple but comprehensive documentation of the installed infrastructure. Based on the simple principle of "start - scan - finish", DeepUp enables infrastructures to be recorded quickly, in detail and with just one tool. Additional services such as the semi-automated, AI-supported enrichment of the scanned raw data complement the simple documentation offer and provide meaningful and clearly billable data that is bundled in one system. If required, this data can also be exported in common file formats, offering a high degree of flexibility.