Recently, many industries have faced a heavily increasing need for handy remote working solutions. The situation raises many questions.
- How can you get access to the needed software or archives from the home office?
- How can you effectively communicate on a project when the project team is not able to meet face-to-face?
Read on to find out how an online platform, such as GISGRO, can help solve the challenges of remote management of physical assets, such as harbors, power plants, mines, etc.
1 Access the physical asset online via a web browser
Cloud technology lets us handle even larger datasets via a web browser. You will be surprised to see how agilely a 3D point cloud can be handled in the cloud.
Due to this, it is now possible to have a digital twin, in other words, a visual digital counterpart of the physical asset in the cloud, where all relevant people can access it via a web browser anywhere and at any time.
To build a digital twin, you need georeferenced 3D data of the asset. Read more about this in our previous blog: 3D data as a starting point of asset management.
One major benefit of having the data in a visual format is that it is easy to understand and accessible for all, regardless of professional background or expertise.
In GISGRO, we have paid special attention to enabling a detailed analysis of the 3D data. In practice, this means you can zoom into the 3D data and take a closer look at it without the points being blurred or scattered.
A digital twin of a harbor with under and above-water data
2 Use the digital twin as an asset data bank to enhance communication
Having a digital twin of the asset online is just a starting point. To make it a proper remote communication tool, make sure all relevant asset data is attached to it for everyone to access in one place.
- Assets,
- remarks,
- drawings, and
- photos, just to name a few.
You can continue working on repair planning, make CAD drawings and calculate volumes wherever you work.
When many people are working on the same project, it is essential to have all the stakeholders up to date with the changes. The online platform enables real-time editing of asset data; by refreshing the page, all the new updates are visible to every user.
In most platforms, the organisation’s admin can modify user permissions and access rights to ensure that possible confidential information is available only for the designated persons.
A Ddigital twin as an asset data bank.
3 Use the platform tools to optimise the asset operations
Many of us have been used to the idea of all “real” 3D and CAD software being desktop solutions with only a few features available online. The cloud platforms, on the contrary, have been designed to work fully online, with all features accessible on the web.
For example, in GISGRO, you can
- create and export contours,
- calculate areas or volumes,
- make asset condition reports,
- do 2D or 3D CADs,
- send work orders, and more.
For harbors, an online platform is a helpful tool in planning vessel allocation. You can add the arriving vessels in scale on the map, ensure the safe clearance depths and optimise the location of the vessels.
Instead of having several software for each action, an online platform acts as an interface for different functions and people around the asset.
Seabed target depth visualisation tool in GISGRO.
Want to know more about GISGRO?
Book an online demo meeting with our expert to discuss more GISGRO benefits for your port.
Ville Mäkeläinen
CDBO
+358 44 513 2222
ville@gisgro.com
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