Data-driven connected technologies for quality and productive construction processes in highways and airports in India

Overview

The development of transport infrastructure in India is particularly complex and challenging. These challenges often plagued by data gaps lead to significant material wastage, cost & time overruns, and continuous reworks, resulting in massive delays and loss of capital. The highway sector in India reported a delay of more than 800 highway & expressway projects, causing a significant capital loss of up to INR 3.15 lakh crore in FY 2020-21. Similarly, in airport construction, at least three months of delays have been observed in the construction of new terminal buildings while at least 60 months of delays has been foreseen in the construction of the balance works.

Need for Data-Driven Connected Technologies

The productivity losses resulting out of lack of ‘data’, emphasize the need for connected technologies in highway and airport construction. With the Government of India investing significantly in highway construction and airport expansion projects, the need for adopting data-driven connected technologies is now more than ever – particularly to maintain quality and enhance productivity.

Data-driven connected technologies or connected construction solutions encompass a dynamically connected environment of construction software(s) 3D Machine Control systems and field solutions, to fast-track the design-to-execution tasks in highways and airport projects. Connected technologies, thus, serve as a catalyst for data-driven decision making on the job site. On-site data extracted using connected technologies reduces the silos in project execution whilst increasing productivity, bringing effective collaboration among stakeholders, and reducing errors & reworks. Thus, connected technologies are set to mark a beginning of an integrated ecosystem to enable seamless data-driven productivity; whilst ensuring delivery of quality construction projects.

This free-to-attend virtual summit, from Trimble, organized by Techknowmics Research and Consultancy in partnership with Geospatial World, will:

• Establish the need for connected technologies in Indian highways and airports
• Showcase best practices of how connected technologies improve productivity, quality and efficiency
• Bring-forth policy and technology related challenges, opportunities and value-proposition of using connected technologies