Bohn, J S and Teizer, J (2010) Benefits and barriers of construction project monitoring using high-resolution automated cameras. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(6), pp. 632-640. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
A more rapid and widespread use and implementation of technology in construction often fails since its benefits and limitations remain somewhat unclear. Project control is one of the most variable and time consuming task of construction project managers and superintendents and yet continues to be mostly a manual task. Controlling tasks such as tracking and updating project schedules can be assisted through remotely operating technology such as high-resolution cameras that can provide construction management and other users with imaging feeds of job site activities. Although construction cameras have been around for many years, the costs, benefits, and barriers of their use have not been investigated nor quantified in detail. Subsequently, definitions and understanding vary widely, making it difficult for decision makers at the organizational level to decide on the investment in camera technology. This paper reviews the status of high-resolution cameras and their present use in construction. Results of a multiphased survey to industry professionals were collected in order to identify benefits and barriers and develop a cost-benefit model that can be used for implementation technology in construction.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | benefit cost ratios; cameras; imaging techniques; productivity; remote sensing |
| Index terms: | survey, manager, construction project, productivity, resolution, implementation, project control, monitoring, remote sensing |
| Subjects: | data collection methods, control systems, practitioner, research products and data, contractual arrangements, management, production management, conflict resolution |
| Topics: | Site Management, Roles and Professions, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability, Procurement, Business Strategy, Project Management, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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