Abeid, J and Arditi, D (2003) Photo-net: An integrated system for controlling construction progress. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 10(3), pp. 162-171. ISSN 0969-9988
Abstract
A scheduling and progress control system called Photo-net is introduced where a digital movie of construction activities can be played back along with an animation of as-built vs. as-planned performance of these activities. A technique to make time-lapse digital films of construction activities is used. A method to store a digital film is developed allowing thousands of pictures to be stored and managed in a Windows environment. A program is developed that generates critical path method (CPM) derived bar-charts. A recording system is devised enabling the user to specify the day-by-day progress achieved in construction activities, allowing the program to link the playback film with the progress observed on the construction site. A set of input screens are generated by the system that provide a friendly, intuitive and easy way to enter project data. A case study is presented where the system is used, the performance of the system is discussed and the results are analyzed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction management; digital mapping; image processing; photography; programming |
| Index terms: | critical path method, image processing, mapping, project data, case study, programming, construction site, scheduling, program, control system, window, construction activity, integrated system |
| Subjects: | programming, spatial and geospatial analysis, architectural elements, design methods, monitoring and control, operations research, work location, data collection methods, software systems, computer vision, construction operations |
| Topics: | Site Management, Business Strategy, Design Practice, Research Practice, Digital Applications, Time Control |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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