Digital Survey

We are moving to the Toffee Factory

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:01:23 +0000

As of the 9th of January we will be located in the Toffee Factory with our sister company eBIM. The toffee factory is a state of the art new digital community located in the Ouesburn area of Newcastle.

Digital Surveys 3D Laser Scanning

admin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:50:38 +0000

Digital Surveys provide the latest digital data capture solutions for precision dimensional control, as built modelling and asset virtualization.

Plant Room Surveys

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:52:52 +0000

Digital Surveys utilise 3D laser scanning to digitally document a variety of assets including plant and utilities. Recent projects include a number of plant rooms and underground pipelines.

The laser scanner very quickly captures a dense point cloud of data. This information is fed back to the office to then generate very accurate as built plans and models. Once converted to 3D the plant models can be used for accurate clash detection for refurbs ensuring a first time fit on site.

As well generating the 3d deliverables, Digital Provide WEBSHARE for every project. Webshare allows every scanner location to be viewed online. This provides an invaluable tool for asset managers and allows all engineers and stake holders to virtually inspect a site from the office.

Recruiting Dimensional Control Surveyors

admin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:39:04 +0000

DIMENSIONAL CONTROL SURVEYORS REQUIRED FOR VARIOUS CONTRACTS STARTING 2012

REGISTER NOW:
Applicants must have extensive laser scanning & dimensional control experience on and offshore and be in possession of current offshore survival certificate.

Send CVs to peter.bennett@digitalsurveys.co.uk

Saipem Topographic Survey Awarded

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:34:34 +0000

Digital Surveys have recently been awarded and completed topographical surveys for Saipem. Saipem are a large, international and one of the best balanced turnkey contractors in the oil & gas industry. Working for Saipem Digital will provide survey services for a new pipeline construction facility located in the North East.

Once completed the facility will provide cable construction facilities for the Katy Field approximately 14km northeast of the Kelvin platform location, within the ConocoPhillips’ Carboniferous area of the Southern North Sea.

Church 3D Laser Scan

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:26:27 +0000

Full internal and external pointcloud survey of St Hilda’s Church in Hartlepool.

http://youtu.be/VllssjXYTWU

BIM Show Live 2011

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:57:43 +0000

Our associate company eBIM are proud to be silver sponsors of the 2011 BIM Show Live.

Building Information Modelling is the future of the construction industry. BIM Show Live is a unique opportunity to see how practices and organisations are using new processes and technology to harness the potential that BIM can offer.

With a range of speakers covering all aspects of the BIM lifecycle, and an exhibition demonstrating some of the latest technologies, BIM Show Live is a conference that will open your eyes to those opportunities. The show will take place on the 1 November 2011 at the Business Design Centre, London.

eBIM MD Ben Bennett will be presenting on the following:

eBIM – Creating As built Building Models

Digital documentation of the built environment using 3D Laser Scanning
Converting 3D point clouds to BIM models
CASESTUDY – eBIM in Practice, Monument Mall Newcastle
Advantages of eBIM for refurbs and retrofits

Durham Cathedral – Metric Survey

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:05:16 +0000

Digital Surveys have recently completed a detailed metric laser survey for part of the UNESCO world heritage site at Durham Cathedral on behalf of Purcell Miller Tritton.
The survey required very dense point data to be captured of a number of key areas within the Cathedral.
For anyone who doesn’t no Durham Cathedral is the greatest example of Norman architecture in England.
It was begun in 1093 and largely completed within 40 years. It is the only cathedral in England to retain almost all of its Norman craftsmanship, and one of few to preserve the unity and integrity of its original design.
As part of the ongoing conservation plans as well as providing a snap shot in the time, the laser survey would be used to generate very detailed line drawings, plans and sections of the Cathedral.

LASER DATA CAPTURE

The 3d laser scanning was carried out over 10 days at the Cathedral using a Faro Photon120 phased based laser scanner. All the scans were carried out a very high point density and colour photography was also taken at each scanner setup.
As the cathedral is open to the public daily a lot of the work was carried out after hours. This provided a fantastic opportunity for the surveyors to explorer the building and carry out the survey uninterrupted. However the Cathedral is also known for its many ghosts especially the monks dormitory where it is said the voices of long dead monks can be heard talking at night. This certainly kept the team on there toes and that area was surveyed extra efficiently.

SCAN DATA PROCESSING

Over 250 scans were captured and processed using Faro’s Scene software. Scene allows for automatic target extraction and registration making it easy to manage and process large projects. All the individual rooms were broken down into clusters and sub clusters. This helps the software find corresponding target more accurately without having to search every single scan.
The project was also broken up by floor and two versions were created, one with photos and one without.
Once processed ortho rectified images of every elevation were generated. These were created in monochrome and colour at 1:20 scales. The images could then be used in Autocad to trace up all the detailed 2d plans and elevations.

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eBIM – Existing Building Information Modelling

admin — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:32:40 +0000

It’s been many months in the pipeline but finally we are ready to launch our latest service. eBIM ltd (Existing Building Information Modelling) is a brand new company made up of architects, architectural technologist, surveyors and 3D laser scanning experts. Together we form a collective offering the best in Building Information modelling services for retrofit and refurb projects.

Utilising the latest 3D laser scanning data capture techniques and cutting edge data extraction, plus years of BIM modelling experience, eBIM can provide a fast turnaround on complex modelling projects.

The first service of its kind in the uk, eBIM have already completed a number of prestigious projects, including a 20,000 sq m conference centre in Bristol.
eBIM offers a full service solution from survey to as-built BIM model, allowing our clients to get on with what they do best – designing.

For more information on eBIM visit www.ebim.co.uk

Durham Cathedral Metric Laser Survey

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:08:13 +0000

Digital are currently carrying out a detailed metric laser survey of Durham Cathedral. Steeped in history Durham Cathedral has been described as ‘one of the great architectural experiences of Europe’. It is renowned as a masterpiece of Romanesque (or Norman) architecture. It was begun in 1093 and largely completed within 40 years. It is the only cathedral in England to retain almost all of its Norman craftsmanship, and one of few to preserve the unity and integrity of its original design. Digital have been carrying out detailed laser surveys of the North & South Porches, Monks Library and dormitory. Full case study will go live on completion.