Rethinking civil engineering: Measuring wheels and tape measures are a thing of the past

Imagine your site team being able to carry out measurements, stakeouts and documentation independently, quickly and precisely - without external surveyors or expensive special equipment. This is exactly what SitePlan makes possible.

Proven in over 5,000 civil engineering projects, the SitePlan app transforms analog, paper-based processes into a digital workflow that even non-surveyors can use immediately.

Welcome to the future of construction site documentation:

Analog construction site processes in the digital age - an expensive obstacle

Despite technological advances, many civil engineering projects continue to work with paper-based processes that are not only inefficient but also prone to errors. Site managers, foremen and billing technicians face practical challenges on a daily basis that could have been simplified long ago with digital solutions.

1. paper plans as a constant brake on construction sites

Large-format paper plans are extremely impractical on the construction site. They have to be constantly unfolded, read and interpreted - a constant search for orientation.

2. time-consuming, manual measurement

Manholes, house connections or pipes often have to be marked out with string and tape measure. Those who rely on accuracy have to hire expensive external surveyors - an avoidable cost factor.

3. lost knowledge through analog documentation

Local conditions are usually measured by hand and documented in paper plans. These plans often disappear into drawers afterwards - which makes planning for subsequent projects much more difficult.

4. missing link between photos and position

Construction site photos are rarely georeferenced. As a result, important evidence of services rendered is often missing when invoicing, for example in the case of difficulties caused by subsoil conditions.

5. field measurements: laborious, time-consuming, error-prone

Asphalt surfaces or other components are often still recorded with a measuring wheel - noted on clipboards. A method from the past that wastes valuable working time.

Conclusion: The consequences of analog processes are high costs, time-consuming reworking and a lack of transparency. Those who digitize now will secure a clear competitive advantage - with more efficient processes, more precise data and better collaboration between the construction site and the office.

The solution: SitePlan

Digitize your surveying and geodocumentation with SitePlan - easily, quickly and accurately.

• Digital plans are georeferenced and used on the smartphone - just like Google Maps.
• Photos are automatically linked to location data.
• GNSS antenna Enables measurements and setting out to the nearest centimeter.
• Export functions for PDF, TXT or DXF reports facilitate handovers to clients.

This is particularly important: Even foremen and site managers without surveying training can work productively and safely with the app thanks to its simple operation.

 

Four practical use cases

 

1. line markings

With SitePlan and a GNSS antenna, cables can be accurately marked directly from PDF plans in just a few minutes - without a tape measure or string

• 94 % Time saving compared to the classic method
• 70-80 % less cable damage
• Particularly helpful for divisional plans, e.g. from telecommunications providers

"A glance at the app shows me immediately where the existing pipes run. That saves a lot of time." - Reinhold S., Foreman, PORR

 

2. staking out

House connections, shafts, routes or clearing areas can be marked out independently with SitePlan - external surveyors are usually no longer necessary.

• Up to 80% savings on surveying costs
  
• Import of coordinate lists possible
• Elimination of waiting and coordination times

"My foreman can get started straight away. A real game changer, especially with 1,100m of drainage pipes." - Maximilian R., Site Manager, STRABAG

 

3. cm-accurate stocktaking

More and more clients are demanding precise documentation as a separate service item. With SitePlan, this requirement is handled internally - at no extra cost.

• Capture pipe runs at the touch of a button
• Georeferenced photos including coordinates
• Data export for CAD and GIS programs with just a few clicks

 

4. digital field measurements

Asphalt surfaces and other geometries can be captured in seconds with the GNSS antenna - directly on the construction site, accurate to the centimetre, automatically synchronized.

• 5x faster than with measuring wheel and clipboard
• Live Sync in the office + PDF measurement report immediately available without post-processing
• Structure developed together with Deutsche Bahn - audit-proof & auditable

"I'm always up to date in the office - and I also have the basis for billing." - Thomas P., Accountant, STRABAG

Areas of application and projects

SitePlan is used flexibly and across all sectors - from small construction companies to large infrastructure projects. Typical areas of application are

• Pipeline, earthworks, water and road construction
  Ideal for house connections, excavation work, asphalting and sewer construction.
• Railroad construction
  Used by Deutsche Bahn and well-known railroad construction companies such as the Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group or Rail Power Systems for documentation, measurement and setting out.
• Assignments with small to large construction companies
  From regional civil engineering companies to national players such as STRABAG, PORR, DB and many more.

Examples from practice

Rehabilitation of ABA & WVA Spittal an der Drau (Austria)

STRABAG on behalf of the municipality of Spittal

Use: Digital measurements, line localization and GPS photo documentation for the documentation and billing of several kilometers of line construction.

 

Broadband expansion Deutsche Bahn (Germany)

DB Bahnbau Group on behalf of DB InfraGo

Use: Route-wide GPS photo documentation and as-built surveys along thousands of kilometers of railroad line for route assessment and planning.

 

Flood protection Schärding (Austria)

ARGE PORR-SWIETELSKY on behalf of the city of Schärding

Use: Digital staking out of sheet pile walls, dams and pipes as well as georeferenced as-built surveys for consistent construction documentation.

Your advantages at a glance

✅ Georeferenced photo documentation means that information about construction services and supplements to be invoiced is no longer lost during invoicing

✅ Existing pipes are marked 10x faster and 70-80% of damage is avoided

✅ Approx. 80% external surveying costs can be saved.

✅ Field measurements are created more than 5 times faster with SitePlan.

✅ The cm-accurate stocktaking provides a major competitive and price advantage

✅ Networking of construction site and office: access to all data at any time from any end device

 

Let us advise you personally

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We will show you how easy it really is to get started with digital construction site documentation - individually, practically and without obligation.