New Technologies for the Prevention of Excavation Damages

Using Reality Capture and Augmented Reality

Abstract

Inaccurate and even lack of documentation is the main cause of excavation damage in Denmark. A pipe excavation is most often an expensive and time-consuming affair, and therefore both pipe owners and excavators strive to avoid it as much as possible.

The new initiatives with LER 2.0 are a step towards creating coherent data to provide a better overview and thus fewer excavation damage, but the use of new technologies can prevent excavation damage even more.

This article presents experiences with the use of 3D point cloud technology (Reality Capture) for registration utility pipes during the excavation work