Automatic spatio-temporal analysis of construction site equipment operations using GPS data

Automation in Construction

Volumn 29, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-122

  Pradhananga, Nipesh ^a   Teizer, Jochen ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction equipment operation; Cyclic activities; Data visualization; Global positioning system (GPS); Information modeling; Productivity; Proximity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DATA VISUALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MACHINERY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS; CYCLIC ACTIVITIES; INFORMATION MODELING; MONITORING CONSTRUCTION; PROXIMITY; REAL TIME POSITIONING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84867236164     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.09.004     Document Type: Article

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