Using global positioning system to improve materials-locating processes on industrial projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 741-749

  Caldas, Carlos H ^a   Torrent, David Grau ^a   Haas, Carl T ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Construction management; Construction materials; Data collection; Global positioning; Resource management

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; DATA COLLECTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

BUILDING MATERIALS; ERROR DETECTION; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SENSORS; TRACKING (POSITION);

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

EID: 33745325795     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:7(741)     Document Type: Article

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