Trimble Solutions for Engineering, Surveying, and Deformation Monitoring

For construction projects in congested urban areas, infrastructure with critical stability concerns, as well as open-pit mining, real-time monitoring of structures or mine wall movement is essential to ensure the safety and stability of the project area. Trimble's real-time monitoring solutions provide continuous 24/7 remote data collection, analysis, and warning alarms to immediately alert personnel to structural movement. At the heart of this system is the Trimble 4D Control Advanced software controlling any number of Trimble S8 instruments to remotely collect continuous data for analysis and reporting.

For large or small real-time monitoring projects, the Trimble complete solution provides unsurpassed performance and total peace of mind.

Trimble's complete solution for tunneling meets the requirements of every stage of tunnel construction: measuring, stakeout, and analysis; plus control (target monitoring) and inspection (surface scanning). It also provides the office tools to create highly visual deliverables. Trimble advanced optical instruments partner with specialized Trimble tunneling software.

With its advanced FineLock technology, Trimble S8 Total Station enables high-precision 1", 1mm+1ppm measurements even to targets placed closely together as often needed when taking measurements down a tunnel. A special tunneling model of the Trimble S8 also includes a high power laser pointer to assist in marking areas of over or undercut. In addition to typical measurement and stakeout capabilities, the Trimble VX Spacial Station offers 3D scanning for collecting many points quickly, ideal for as-built surveys. For more detailed and denser point cloud data, the Trimble GX 3D Scanner takes surface scanning to the next level.

For tunneling applications, the Tunnels module in the Trimble Access field software suite provides a step-by-step streamlined workflow for tunnel surveying activities, from simple profiles to superelevations. Simply select your job and define the tunnel profile, and Trimble Access will guide you through the measurements, design vs. as-built analysis and QC, and reporting activities. The specialized workflows for tunnel surveys simplify each project, reducing learning curves and improving efficiency. Real-time data synchronization with Trimble AccessSync also improves field and office collaboration to get the job done as effectively as possible.

Use Trimble RealWorks software to register, visualize, explore, and manipulate tunnel as-built surveys to create highly visual deliverables, such as drawings or surface renderings showing areas of undercut relative to the intended design.

Expand your business opportunities with just one investment: With Trimble Access field software suite, you can build upon its General Surveying capabilities for your typical day-to-day surveying tasks and add on specialized modules for engineering applications like monitoring and tunneling as you need them. Similarly, the Trimble S8 Total Station was designed with flexibility in mind, precise enough for specialized engineering work plus all other typical surveying tasks.

The Trimble® I.S. Rover combines GNSS and optical data collection in one system. Pair the Trimble S8 Total Station with the Trimble R8 GNSS Receiver so you can survey with even greater confidence and efficiency:

• Measure with both GNSS and optical technology to independently verify measurements in a single point occupation.
• Increase flexibility and save time: Total stations are well suited to small surveying areas with clear lines of sight; GNSS is well suited to large surveying areas with no overhead obstructions. Seamlessly switch between these techniques as your job demands.
• Increase efficiency on control surveys: Use GNSS to establish control over larger areas for total station surveys, or use optical technology to quickly establish local GNSS calibration parameters.
• Back in the office, Trimble Business Center seamlessly handles both GNSS and optical data and performs powerful baseline processing and least-squares adjustments to give you the best results from all of the measurements available, regardless of technology. Coupled with the powerful Trimble Access field software suite, you'll be ready to take on any job.