“By starting with the end in mind from the ‘take-off’ of the project, the solution from Topcon-MAGNET Project-enables professionals to monitor their project’s materials as well as schedule and costs,” he says. “Contractors benefit by easily visualizing their project’s timeline, schedule, and cost,” notes Barkley Hensley, product manager, Topcon Positioning Group. “Accuracy is critical in the construction process and so is speed and production. Trimble software is designed to provide both to the end-user.” “If a takeoff is created from a CAD file, that same data can be potentially used for a constructible model for field applications,” says Saha. Trimble software is designed to allow the end-user to create single projects with multiple surfaces and layers. “Another key option is to compare different surfaces such as an original ground from a CAD file and an actual field run topo of the job site,” he says. Other critical accuracy calculations include material shrink and swell factors, notes Saha. Trimble’s software provides surface-to-surface and grid volume calculations, giving the operator multiple ways to check their earthwork volumes. “Accuracy is great for winning bids and necessary for winning highly competitive bids, but the real benefit becomes apparent when you begin to win enough bids that you can get picky and only accept the jobs that you want-usually those with a higher ROI,” she says.
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