ECS Earthwork Calculation Software Digitize, Analyze, Calculize
Justin Anderson Derik Jolley Jeffery Id rather be cruising
Jensen
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PREPARE FOR FANCY ANIMATION EFFECTS!!!
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Overview Geospatial Quantifying Tool Convert contour and point
data from paper to digital format Create 2D and 3D visualizations
of contour map Accurately calculate area/volume
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Movin on up to a higher dimension!
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Target Consumer Construction and Engineering Industry Bidding
Engineers design project for bigwigs Bigwigs put project out for
contractor bidding Contractors bids are often determined by
quantities of earth that must be added/removed Allows companies to
track progress on large projects
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Target Consumer 18,000 contractors in the US, doing over $14
billion yearly 283 in Utah doing $250 million Bechtel: $2 billion
Modern Continental: $800 million Small fixins for everyone else
Need for a reasonably priced product
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Components Digitizer Interface 2D Visualization 3D
Visualization Geometric Calculations 2D and 3D User Interface
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Digitizer Interface
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Digitizing Attributes Digitizing Board & Puck Puck can
determine its position relative to the board with.005 Can also be
used as a mouse for the UI Serial I/O
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2D Attributes Top-Down View Multi-layered Different elevations
represented by contour map
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2D Visualization
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3D Attributes Wire Frame models Shading based upon elevation
level Advantages to 3D model Superintendent can get better
understanding of finished project Error detection Abnormal changes
in elevations Impress prospective clients
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3D Visualization
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Geometric Calculations 2D Area calculated by transforming
contour map into bounded polygons 3D Volume calculated by
integrating over the area calculations
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Proposed Extensions Full 3D Effects rotation and zooming Report
Generation Image generation (jpegs, gifs) Paper reports
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Existing Software Agtek
(http://www.agtek.com)http://www.agtek.com Well: Digitizing Point
Input Poorly: Visualization Expensive - $17,000 per license
AutoDesk (http://www.autodesk.com)http://www.autodesk.com Well:
Visualization Poorly: User Interface, Surface Modification
Expensive - $6,000 for entire package