A research project sponsored by Germany‘s Ministry of Economics and Technology is concerned with how modern Internet technologies can enable more efficient use of machinery in road and civil engineering. The idea of the AutoBauLog project - Autonomous Control in Construction Site Logistics - is to integrate all planning and construction processes of a civil engineering project from start to finish. It is based on a five-dimensional construction model that combines 3D geometry data, time and cost information. This technology is to keep project accountants and controllers up-to-date on changes on a construction site and on the impact of these changes on the cost and time schedule. Problems can thus be actively and promptly tackled before they influence the overall process.
