Trimble SCS900 Site Controller Software Overview

Welcome

How often has a job been delayed because you have to wait for someone else to provide information or position?

By the end of this session on SCS900 Basics you will understand how Trimble SCS900 systems for a Site Supervisor, Foreman or Leading hand can be used on your job site to increase efficiency and productivity by putting information in the hands of those who need it when they need it.

What we will cover

Who are SCS900 users? Basics of the Trimble Connected Site workflow

– Parts of the system– Folder structures– Data flows

Basics of operation Examples of field use Advanced Modules The bottom line

The BIG connected picture

Partner ApplicationsEngineersClientsOwnersSubcontractorsPublic

WirelessSite

Comms

Online Data StorageEveryone

Online ApplicationsProject Managers

Equipment ManagersSite Managers

DispatchDealers & OEMs

Office SoftwareEstimatorsBid Teams

Data ManagersSurveyors

Field SystemsAsset Operators

Machine OperatorsGrade Checkers

SurveyorsSupervisors

ForemanInspectorGeotech

internet

Cable or Media

On Site

Off Site

SCS900 Users

SCS900 roles include

Site Positioning– Site Reconnaissance– Control and Base setup– Progress Monitoring– As-built survey

Inspection– Sampling and testing (eg. Soil testing)– Requests for Information (RFI)

QA/QC– Grade checking– Progress volumes

Site Management– Asset tracking– Control of materials– Scheduling

Who are SCS900 users?

Supervisors Foremen Grade Checkers Site Surveyors Site Engineers

Site Supervisor

A stake less site leaves the Supervisor “in the dark”

SCS900 empowers them with:– Access to up-to-date cut/fill levels– Latest design info, long and cross

sections– Measure/check as you drive– Mobile Office

Regain job satisfaction– Supervisor takes pride and

ownership because he has the tools

Inspector

Site Inspectors– Record as-builts and compare work completed against

design Project Managers

– Leverage tools to streamline site management Geotechnical Engineers

– Navigate to soil measurement locations and remotely send data back to the office

SCS700 on TCA1 Controller– Integrated GPS– Camera– 3G phone for voice and data

Inspector

Inspection tasks– Request for Information (RFI)– As-built position– Soil sample

Position data attributes add value Photo Notes

Mobile tasks– Send and receive emails– Make phone calls– Synchronize data with TCC

No need to take phone/PDA and SPS controller into the field. Just take the TCA1 and pay for only one cell phone and data subscription

The Basics

The System Components The Data Structure The Workflow Basic Operation and Features

The System Trimble Business Centre

– Data prep and office software– Manage design files and work orders

SCS900 Tablet Edition– The heart of the Supervisor and field

crew systems, can be run on.. Trimble Tablet Laptop or tablet running Windows

SPS882– GNSS Receiver– Location RTK 0.3ft (10cm) H– Precision RTK Vertical

The Project The SCS900 Data folder

– Each device running SCS900 has a data folder– The data folder contains Sites

Each Site contains:– Site calibration, Control points,

Background map, Designs and Work orders

Designs– Multiple designs per site– Design data for earthworks, roads,

services etc Work Orders

– A job or task to be completed on the site– Refers to a specific design– Includes settings, tolerances and

instructions– Includes a record of all measurements

made, points staked, and reports generated.

The Office Workflow

– New Project Import files

– New Job Site – Site Calibration and Control points– Background files– Work Order

Create Assign Visualize and check

– Send to field crew directly Email Data Card

– Synchronize with TCC

Business Centre (BC):

The Field Workflow SCS900 system:

– Synchronize with TCC New Work Order Updated Design

– Measure, check and navigate

– Synchronize with TCC New pick ups Completed Work Order

– Synchronize locally Email to anyone Cable connection with

office PC Data card for Machine

Intelligent data

Design and measured data can be synchronized so everyone has the latest information

New designs from office to field Pick ups and reports from field to office Synchronize files between

– Controller, machine, office and TCC

Using– Cable, bluetooth, WiFi, cellular or media

Data synchronization

Internet

TCCTrimble Synchronizer

Data Folder

Email

Data Flow

3rd Party Input/OutputPlanningDesignMaintain & OperatePublic Awareness / PR

Data Flow

Control

Online Data StorageFile Storage / ArchivingDatabase Management

CollaborationData Mining & Visualization

Online Apps and ServicesFleet ManagementLocation / Tracking

Maintenance & HealthHours & Fuel

Production / ProductivityDashboards / Indicators

VRS and IBSS

Office SoftwareTakeoff / Estimating

Site / Project PlanningData Preparation

Data ManagementQA/QC & As Built

Reporting & Progress

Field SystemsFleet Management

Machine ControlSite Positioning

InspectionControlQA/QC

Progress Monitoring

Internet

Wired or Media Comms

SCS900 Data

SCS900 Operation SCS900 has 2 levels of operation

– Basic features Use an existing site and calibration Measure, check and navigate work modes Designed for the less skilled operator Each operator is assigned their own login type Simple interface

Easy to use with 3 icons to control software Starts with main screen

Limited to GPS support Advanced functions

Manage control points and Site Calibration Setup a Base Internet connection

– Full features No limitations

Basic featuresThe 3 Icons

Setup Menu Work Modes Menu

– Measure surface– Check Plane– Navigation

Settings Menu– Dependent on Work

Mode

What can SCS900 do?

– Measure Topo Surface – As builts progress and stockpile

volumes

– Check Elevation / grade and

laid material thickness

– Navigate To a point or line

– Review Interrogate the design

SCS900 has 4 basic functions

Typical Tasks - Measure

How much concrete in this pad?– Use Review Design features to

Calculate volume by area and thickness.

How much pipe for this run? How much silt fence in this location?

– Use Review Design features to measure a distance

How much material is needed to finish the current lift?– Use Measure Surface to record points when

standing/walking/driving

Typical Tasks - Check What slope is this batter/embankment?

– Displayed on the X-Section view of Tablet

What's the Elevation here and what Cut / Fill do I have?– Always displayed in Basic mode

What construction details on this trench? Where (roughly) is the existing electrical cable in this area? What type of manhole at this location What type of pipe in this trench

– Check on DXF design drawing loaded as background file

How much longer are we going to need this excavator / grader / compactor / trucks / etc?

– May be resolved by driving along design and getting a rough idea of volumes

Typical Tasks – Navigation/Stakeout Stakeout site features

– Embankments– grading limits– Utilities– Pads– Structures and Manholes. 

Stake writer – SCS900 will always display a useful stake writer report that

shows the operator exactly what needs to be written on the stake The Side Slope & Catch Point stakeout function

– allows you to control the stakeout of complex side slopes in the field, without having to compute them first in the office.  It adjusts automatically to live ground elevations enabling you to find the exact catch point location.

Advanced Modules

SCS900 Road Module

SCS900 Road Module is targeted at all heavy and highway contractors involved in the development of major highways

Also addresses the needs of DOT Highway inspectors

Applications for grade checking, materials thickness checking, staking road features, catch points and side slopes with or without subgrades

Features of the road module

Supports a complex road model that is accurate everywhere. Road model can comprise multiple road jobs.

Very efficient data flow from Office to field and through to finished reports

Allows the user to select where and what they want to stake out

Supports all international methods of stakeout, with comprehensive reporting of results

Simplifies the stakeout and checking process Automates the QA / QC and reporting of highways

measurement and stakeout

Advanced Measurement Module

Improvement to measurement functions Improves productivity by automating functions Add intelligence to data being recorded For any user that utilizes the Measurements menu

– Targets those frequently performing As-Builts

Advanced Measurement Module Advanced Feature Coding

– Codes allow automation when interfacing with BC New Intuitive User Interface

– Quick pick list improves speed in filed Attribute Support

– Store more information on the measured data Intelligent Feature Codes

– Code knows if it is a point or line, part of surface or not Code Management

– Group, sort, and create quick pick list for codes Media Points

– Photos associated with points Cross-section Pickup

– Allows cross sectional pickup along roads Offset Point

– Record offset location when unable to get to it Offset Line

– Record more than one line simultaneously

The Bottom Line Productivity gains Cost savings

Productivity Gains On the same page

– Surveyors, grade checkers, supervisors and machine operators – are all working with the same up-to-date information.

Forward planning– Plant and materials requirements can be regularly checked

and scheduled No waiting

– Topsoil striping and cut/fill can begin without waiting for stakeout or machine control

Adding value to your workforce– Supervisors take over basic survey operations and volume

calcs– Leading hands and foremen can plan ahead– Surveyors can focus on high level tasks

Improved communications between field and office personnel

Improved Productivity

Collective data management– Everyone working on the same data– Everyone has access to the data– Everyone can collect new data

Empower site operatives (DIY)– No waiting for data from engineers– No waiting for set-out or check from surveyor– No waiting for someone else's report

Cost savings

No hard copy drawings Travel time, down time, fuel costs and rework

can be avoided No staking and re-staking

– Machines require GCS system– Cost of Survey crew– Cost of materials– Cost of delays waiting for re-staking

Quote: “To purchase survey equipment for 4 survey crews (required for staking) and pay wages over the 3 year life of the project would cost approximately $AU4 million dollars”

Cost Savings

Its Monday and you need to check grade on an area you think you’re finished with

The surveyor can’t make it until next week… – How much money does down time cost you? – How much money do idle machines cost you?

SCS900 gives you the ability to do the work yourself!

Closing statement

SCS900 empowers your team with the information and tools to:– Plan ahead– Resolve issues quickly– Take ownership of the job

The benefits can be measured in:– Increased efficiency from a higher value workforce– Reduced survey costs– Reduction of delays and rework– Better forward planning

Questions?

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