Did you miss our last International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC ) webinar no. 2 – Automation in Construction on Oct. 8, 2020? Not a problem, the webinar recording is now available on the ISIC website (https://www.is-ic.org/library/isic-webinar-recording/) for ISIC members only. If you are not yet an ISIC membership, please join us for FREE ! As an ISIC member, you can also tap into the wealth of ISIC website contents, such as past webinar recordings, past ISIC international conference presentations and reports, and many many more.
ISIC Webinar Recording No. 2 – Automation in Construction
ISIC webinar – Automation in Construction on Oct. 8, 2020
The International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) will conduct the next webinar on Automation in Construction. A panel of industry experts (including Caterpillar, TOPCON, WSB, Headlight, US FLDOT, and US FHWA) will present the current state-of-the-practice using AMG, followed by a discussion of the challenges/solutions that are motivating the construction industry to adopt fully-autonomous construction equipment. A continuous education unit or CEU (2 units) or PDH will be offered to all attendees. The registration fee is USD $99 for non-ISIC members. It is free for ISIC members. Not a member yet, join ISIC for free! We will provide certificates of 0.2 PDH to participants. Register and secure your seat now!
NRRA Webinar on Evaluation of Level 3-4 ICMV – 9/30/2020
The NRRA research update on “Evaluation of Level 3-4 ICMV” is rescheduled to be on: Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 10:30 am to 11:30 am, Central Daylight Time, US (Chicago, GMT-05:00). Dr. George K. Chang (Transtec Group and ISIC) and Prof. Soheil Nazarian (UTEP and ISIC) will provide the project update. See the NRRA “Evaluation of Level 3-4 ICMV” webpage for further information about this study.
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Evaluation of Levels 3-4 ICMV for Soils Subgrade and Aggregate Subbase Compaction
Dr. George K. Chang (Transtec Group, President of ISIC) and Dr. Soheil Nazarian (UTEP, Vice President of ISIC), will provide an update on the NRRA research study “Evaluation of Levels 3-4 Intelligent Compaction Measurement Values (ICMV) for Soils Subgrade and Aggregate Subbase Compaction” at 10:30AM US CDT on August 6, 2020. This update will be in replacement for the typical NRRA ICT monthly meeting. No registration is required. You can use this Skype link to attend this meeting: https://meet.lync.com/mn365/lauren.dao/YD5Z411V.
Register Now: BIM for Pavements Webinar
The International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) is hosting a Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Pavements webinar on July 29, 2020 at 9 am CDT (3 pm Portugal; 10 pm China).
BIM has been proven successful in the vertical industry, where integrating design-construction data has resulted in benefits such as improved efficiency and cost-saving. The industry has increasingly used BIM for the horizontal industry involving infrastructure. BIM for Pavements is a new area in infrastructure applications with the potential to achieve improved benefits for pavement construction.
This webinar will focus on cross-platform technology instead of individual product/solution, lay out a practical road map, and showcase tools and methodology to implement BIM for pavements.
Speakers
- Jim Preston, Intelligent Paving Specialist, TOPCON
- Paul M. Carlson, Director, Business Development, Digital Construction Works
- Kevin Schlereth, Director, Delivery Technology Group, HNTB
- Luigi Vendittelli, OEM Support Manager, N.A., Leica Geosystems, Inc.
- JD Nelson, OEM and Specialty Markets Manager N.A., Leica Geosystems, Inc.
Moderator
- Dr. George K. Chang, PE, President of ISIC
The registration fee free for ISIC members, and is USD $99 for non-ISIC members. Become an ISIC member for free.
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Please Help Campaign to Keep Veta funded by TPF
Veta is free to download, but not free to enhance and maintain. Veta is currently funded by the TPF-5(354) study. Starting in 2021, Veta will be sponsored by the joint TPF study by merging the NRRA and TPF-5(354). Please contact your local DOT research department and ask them to join the Transportation Pooled Fund Solicitation 1531 “National Road Research Alliance – NRRA (Phase-II)” to keep Veta available and free to download!
AAPA Master Class on Intelligent Compaction in July 2020
The Australian Asphalt Paving Association (AAPA) will conduct its 2020 Master Class that is aligned with the AAPA continual improvement program to improve flexible pavement construction outcomes and supports the use of smart technology in process control and product acceptance to improve the quality and consistency of the delivered product. The first 2020 Virtual Master Class on Intelligent Compaction (IC) will give the chance to interact with global experts, to familiarize with fundamentals of IC and to develop practical skills with data analysis using Veta software. The speakers include Dr. George K. Chang of Transtec Group (also President of International Society for Intelligent Construction – ISIC), Prof. Soheil Nazarian of UTEP (also Vice President of ISIC), Ms. Rebecca Embacher of MNDOT (also a Technical Committee member of ISIC), and Dr. Jeffrey Lee of ARRB (also a Technical Committee member of ISIC). Check out more details and register to reserve your seat now!
Intelligent Construction and Veta Online Workshops
The Transtec Group now offers Intelligent Construction and Veta Online Workshops that cover intelligent construction data management (ICDM) with the latest Veta 6.0 software through the Intelligent Construction Technical Support Center (https://www.intelligentconstruction.com/support/). The topics can include Intelligent Compaction (IC) and Paver-Mounted Thermal Profiles (PMTP) (a.k.a. IR) and other emerging technologies such as Dielectric Profiles (e.g., rolling density meters), etc. The contents can be customized to fit to your needs. Contact us if you and your companies/agencies are interested in such workshops. Find out www.IntelligentConstruction.com.
ISIC Starts Online Membership
The International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC) is a source for knowledge and information on intelligent construction technologies for public agencies, contractors, consultants, academia, and other relevant industries. The ISIC just starts its online membership (https://www.is-ic.org/membership/). All existing ISIC members will receive confirmation emails with instructions to to logon the online member and update their profiles. The goal of using such online membership is to allow ISIC to serve its members and facilitate future ISIC activities. For those who are interested in joining ISIC, please register online. Check out more about ISIC https://www.is-ic.org/about/!
Veta 6 Released: Efficient, Comprehensive, and User-Friendly Intelligent Construction Data Analysis
Veta, developed by The Transtec Group, is a free map-based intelligent construction data management software tool that enables contractors and highway agencies to analyze and report data collected from intelligent compaction (IC) rollers and paver‐mounted thermal profilers (PMTP)/infrared (IR) scanners or cameras.
Veta 6 is the latest software release and features a host of improvements, allowing a more comprehensive viewing and analysis for intelligent construction data. Veta 6 enhances usability and expands upon features included with previous versions.
Starting with Veta 6, IC and PMTP data can be imported into one Veta project file. This ability allows for more efficient data viewing, analysis, and reporting. Users will no longer need to switch back and forth between separate Veta files, producing a more streamlined experience.
The new split screen map options allow users to view up to four types of data simultaneously, including combinations of IC and PMTP data. With this feature, users can easily spot relationships and trends between data sets. The intuitive interface dramatically increases efficiency by minimizing time spent hunting for correlating data among different files.
Veta 6 includes more direct download support from vendor cloud platforms such as MOBA, TOPCON, Trimble, and Wirtgen/Vögele. Users of these platforms can download data from the cloud directly into Veta 6 and get to work immediately. Users will no longer encounter data import compatibility issues. Direct download features also enhance data security to prevent data from being tampered with.
The Veta 6 updates also feature an improved legend management system, allowing users to customize and store any legend with project specific properties and easily import saved legends into future projects, saving time and resources. This innovation sets a precedent for all future legend systems implemented within geospatial information software.
Reports now include “impacts per foot” as a new parameter. This metric is critical for ensuring optimum efforts for asphalt compaction.
The spot test screen in Veta 6 now allows for cut-and-pasting of spot tests for any roller pass. A user can include spot test data from nuclear density gauges on specific roller passes and core data on the final lift in one file and cut-and-paste them into Veta all at once. The ability to utilize spot tests and specific passes will improve overall data analysis efficiency as well as shorten the time it takes to identify any discrepancies in data gathering.
Finally, Veta 6 features high-quality map backgrounds coupled with superior zoom options. Flying blind is never fun! The new high-quality map feature and the new overview “mini-map” will improve the user’s overall experience with Veta 6.
View the Veta 6.0 Release Notes to see all the new features.
Veta is developed with funding and support from the FHWA, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Transtec, and The Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) study, “TPF-5(334) Enhancement to the Intelligent Construction Data Management System (Veta) and Implementation”. Veta is required in FHWA and AASHTO PP80, PP81, and MP39 specifications and is increasingly adopted by state highway agencies around the world.
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Veta is a map-based tool for viewing and analyzing geospatial data. Download Veta for free.
