With this technology,
I believe we can
spend more time
focusing on the data
analysis thanks to the
automated charts and
faster setups, and we
also spend less time
in the field gathering
data. That's a big
advantage in providing
quality services to
our customers. It
also allows us to take
on more monitoring
projects that perhaps
we wouldn't have had
time to do in the past."
Florian von Matt,
Wild Ingenieure AG
Monitoring
prism installed
on a rail sleeper
While often used for the as-built survey for
automated monitoring projects, a GEDO system
and track gauge survey app are adaptable for
semi-automated (campaign or manual) rail monitoring
tasks as well. Rail coordinates are directly measured
and used for rail monitoring calculations, which makes
these tools versatile and a good investment.
Survey firms like Wild Ingenieure AG have always
focused on rail surveying, but today the demand has
changed—and they have to be faster and more versatile.
"What has changed is the growing need for ever
more accurate and timely monitoring services," said
Florian von Matt, the Swiss firm's rail monitoring expert.
"With the ever-evolving regulations, emerging technologies
and great need for infrastructure improvements,
our surveying and monitoring services are greatly in
demand. Construction is everywhere and not just railroads,
but also roads, bridges and buildings. In each of these
conditions, there are concerns about movement."
With tools like T4D Rail, surveyors can spend less time in the
field setting up and collecting data, enabling them to expand
the type and quantity of monitoring projects they can take on.
Another tool that helps streamline and automate monitoring
measurements for campaign-based rail monitoring workflows
is the Trimble Access Monitoring field software. With one click,
it is possible to export measurement data into T4D, which
allows users to perform rail parameter calculations (cant, twist,
versines and displacements) in the software.
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