Information from Optron Geomatics
Introducing Trimble Access – a field and office software solution that improves workflow, collaboration and control through constant connectivity.
Surveying is a detailed job and preparation is paramount. Yet, even with the best preparation, things can go wrong:
- The customer wasn’t ready for you to start when you arrived on the scheduled day
- The site wasn’t accessible
- The wrong stake-out file was uploaded to the data controller
- There were obstructions in the survey lines of sight
- The design file contains errors
Problems like these are usually only recognised when the surveyors arrive at the jobsite. Until now, it often meant that they would have to make a trip back to the office before work could commence, resulting in lost time, lost money and perhaps even a lost job.
But now, Trimble Access software quickly remedies such situations and keeps you producing. You no longer need to drive back to the office to get the updated information or data required – you can acquire the proper file(s) and/or data from the office, while remaining on site.
Need a new file? Just have it uploaded from the office to your data controller – it’s that simple. Call the office and ask a colleague to upload the file to the secure, on-line folder provided by Trimble Access. The file is automatically synced to your controller and you’re back in business – right there in the field. More field time, less drive time, fewer distractions and increased productivity.
Find something unexpected? Take a digital photograph and send the image file(s) back to the office. The office crew can familiarise themselves with the in-field situation, discuss the options with the field crew (via mobile phone) and quickly determine the appropriate action. Faster action, less drive time, improved teamwork and productivity – with better results.
Once the field work is done (or even while it is being done) you can send the data to the office to begin the next phase. The CAD operator can start working as soon as the survey is complete. If the survey crew uploads/streams the data live while they are working, the office staff can start processing in parallel, identify potential mistakes or provide expert problem resolution while the crew is still on site. The job is finished faster and the “down time” of another unnecessary trip is eliminated from the project cost.
The Trimble AccessSync feature of Trimble Access gives you instant access to your online portal from the field to the office. Trimble AccesSync automatically and transparently synchronises field and office files in real time (in the background) without delaying or disrupting your standard computing processes. Being integrated into the complete workflow, this feature beats even the best of existing data transfer systems. No more tedious manual email setup. No slow, problematic uploads via FTP sites. No error-prone dictation over the phone.
For normal survey tasks, Trimble Access offers a General Survey module that enables the surveyors to control survey operations in a familiar environment, based on the standard survey software interface (Trimble Survey Controller).
In addition, Trimble Access provides streamlined workflows that organise the task in a logical, application-focused, step-by-step approach. Even specialised applications, such as tunnels and roads, are simplified and expedited with streamlined workflows – minimising the learning curve and allowing in-field users to be operational in no time.
To watch a survey team put Trimble Access to work, connect to:
www.trimble.com/trimble-access-video.aspx
Contact Charles Meyer, Optron Geomatics, Tel 031 566-6221,
cmeyer@optron.com
