Integrating Observability in the Construction Sector
Observability to improve productivity by Scheduling the Construction Activities

Integrating Observability in the Construction Sector

Detecting and Recognizing the Activities using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Object Detection of Construction Dataset
Object Detection results performed using Roboflow, Source: app.roboflow.com

Converting the Activities Recognized into a Gantt Chart

Gantt Chart representing the Activities Recognized
Gantt Chart, Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gantt-task-react

The Detected objects in a Construction Site are converted to a Gantt Chart at the Front-end within a Scheduling App.

The essential entities available within an activity are:

  1. Activity Name
  2. Object Identified
  3. Timestamp
  4. SNMP Token (involving timestamp and Part Number of the Equipment)
  5. UF Number (Uniclass Format)
  6. Title of Activity (Main Activity from the Classification Code)
  7. MF Number (MasterFormat)

Activity Codes from:

Impacts of Construction Scheduling

In Construction Scheduling, there are several impacts:

  1. It can be integrated with BIM 4D for an Orchestration process
  2. It will allow the tracking of a particular object through Costing, and then integrating it with BIM 5D
  3. It will allow Environmental Ancillary processes to be integrated, by exposing the Data on the Equipment obtained from database records which caused an environmental failure, and then allow integrating with BIM 6D
  4. The Risks involved in the Project reduces by Demonstrating the Costing of the Equipment through Bidding, Procurement, Logistics, Equipment Usage
  5. It optimizes the Power Consumption
  6. Improving Compliance with Android and Camera devices
  7. Synchronization into Construction Equipments from SNMP and MQTT
  8. Error elimination of Data generated by Activity-Recognition
  9. Efficiency and Risk reduction due to a Traceability on Material POs, Contract POs and Labour POs
  10. Reduction in the Energy Consumption by CranesBull-Dozers and Piling Rigs
  11. Reduction in Operating Costs
  12. Increases Safety due to Execution of Intermediary Activities
  13. A Depth Camera is required to perform Activity Recognition and to understand the Progress of a Construction Foundation Site
  14. Insurances can be claimed from the Construction Sites using the Data collected from the Middleware
  15. A Secure Vision Exchange Format designed using EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) improves Traceability and prevent breaking of continuity of evidence for a claimant due to an external cause

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