TRIMBLE has released its Construction Manager version 2.5, a remote construction asset management solution. The new version offers polygon site management and enhanced support for Computer Aided Design (CAD) map overlays with imagery provided by Google Maps.
Using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, wireless communication and the Internet, Trimble Construction Manager supplies quantitative information to analyse and improve asset productivity and overall construction operations. A variety of charts, reports and dashboard views provide information needed to analyse and evaluate construction operations and take action in real time.
With Trimble Construction Manager 2.5, users have the ability to create an unlimited number of multi-sided polygon sites for managing equipment site entries and exits, as well as on-site machine utilization and productivity reporting. For complex worksites, such as road construction and quarries, Trimble Construction Manager can produce site reports that allow for more accurate job coding and time-on-site data. The polygon site creation tools allow users to easily trace roads, rivers and property boundaries to define site perimeters.
The CAD file importing process for displaying map overlays has been updated to increase positioning accuracy and ease of use. Users can now utilise three or more latitude/longitude pairs, a known coordinate system or manual identification of common points to position CAD overlays with imagery and maps provided by Google Maps API Premier application. Pan and zooming on both the preview and map views make for easier point identification.
Other new features and enhancements added to Trimble Construction Manager version 2.5 include availability of 100 days of data retention to enable quarterly reporting and inclusion of position address information with all alert messages.
Version 2.5 is a free update for all existing Trimble Construction Manager customers and will automatically download and install when a Trimble Construction Manager customer account is accessed.