Geoconsult

Engineers worldwide are working on genuine haptic sensations for human-computer-design interfaces, and in the field of construction, it showcases remarkable potential. While many modelling businesses utilise cutting-edge BIM technology, just a few go the extra mile to provide a tactile presentation; these elite few organisations use virtual reality and 3D-printing to revamp how customers perceive their projects, allowing them to touch and interact with rendered elements truly. For instance, Geoconsult, a pre-eminent consultation company with its mixed and augmented reality systems, blends the real and digital worlds, allowing clients to experience the perfect amalgamation of the two at the same time. As a result, the company’s offering improves the perception of complex issues and is particularly helpful in decision-making in different project phases.

“For a customer, it’s always important they understand their project well, and sometimes they might not grasp the full extent of the challenges they have at hand. As soon as we show it in 3D, they always gain an insight driven experience of their ventures.” says David Grebenstein, Geologist & Digital Geo Services at Geoconsult. Owing to the prolific utilisation of technology and a team consisting of experienced personnel, Geoconsult transforms exciting client ideas into concrete reality.

Geoconsult offers integrated engineering consulting services for various infrastructure projects. Clients can avail themselves of a full range of modern construction engineering services for civil, structural and geotechnical engineering, soil and rock mechanics, geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, geodesy, geoinformation and mining, and electrical engineering.

The innovative implementation of advanced AR/ VR goggles and a software package to provide its users with native fully immersive experience while interacting with the geology of the entire projects design sets it apart from other firms in the field. The company’s innovative simulation technology goes a long way toward guaranteeing that every build continues to be an efficient fast and safe travel depending on the various construction types like high-speed tunnels, efficient commuting metros, or the foundation for high scale residential buildings.

With the aid of a highly skilled 2D or 3D finite element calculations, team Geoconsult can deliver an all-in-one package from sketch to bricks workflow with the full intermediate process (design – simulate – update – plan – supervise), well within the settlement limits. Geoconsults’ modern cloud-based solution allows clients to survey these steps on their sites or view projects on their devices from anywhere – a huge advantage in modern fast paced construction business. This enables the client to be up to date without the hassle of hands loads of paper or dealing with outdated printed plans keeping them on top of every meeting.

The company’s extensive experience plays a significant role in helping clients understand the importance of all facets of their projects like geology, hydrogeology, natural hazards or geotech components rather than only focusing on the constructive design. This digital twin of a project ensures that the client’s processes are set up correctly and that their vision is carried throughout all planning stages, approval processes, and execution – always at their fingertips with the Geoconsults’ comprehensive solution. During construction data of progress and monitoring can be fed into the twin. All authorized project participants can access the data maintaining a clear overview over the current situation onsite (even while not necessarily being on-site themselves). Even cutting-edge supervision systems services, like inhouse-processed satellite-based INSAR (interferometric synthetic aperture radar)-monitoring system can be implemented. The data gives a historic view of current and past ground motion with mm- quality thanks to an extensive archive. As projects do not end with the construction the well-structured and layered solution aids them during operation and maintenance throughout the structures life cycle by having all information in a well-structured accessible and spatial correct manner, saving the clients’ valuable time and money. Having headaches, searching though incomplete paper-based archives, or looking for the latest monitoring results is surely a thing of the past with the comprehensive new digital twin from Geoconsult.

Furthermore, Geoconsult started using BIM even before it was adopted in the industry and has completed over 1,500 projects across 50 countries. One such success story was the collaboration with the Bavarian government to refurbish an old tunnel in the country. Geoconsult and their partners used advanced technologies to show the authorities a 3D version of the project: the portal areas, the old tunnel, and the surrounding rockfall analysis, also of the electro-mechanical parts of the tunnel. As a result, the authorities were enabled to hold a virtual design review with all project participants to decide the next steps for leading the project into the next planning stage. The discussion, which previously took more than half a day, was completed in just 30 minutes, and all parties involved had a comprehensive understanding of the problem, owing to Geoconsults’ and partners cutting-edge 3D model. As an added benefit to its solution, Geoconsult is currently working on research projects for the bill of quantity and cost estimation processes directly interweaved into the design process enabling the client to obtain seamless tender specifications. What’s more? Geoconsult, other than the BIM technology, deploys various other means such as TLS technologies and drones to acquire precise data and transform a client’s dream into a reality and providing clean precise and comprehensive datasets to kickoff meetings for the next projects. Truly a one-stop-shop for all constructive needs from base data acquisition to operations.