Sparking a 'Site Revolution' with Advanced Use of 3D Data: Accelerating Construction DX with AI x Cloud - Publication of 'ScanX' Use Cases Provided by Zenrin Group
Locus Blue, part of the Zenrin Group, has released use cases for 'ScanX', an AI-powered cloud 3D point cloud processing software, supporting DX and productivity at construction sites.
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In the construction industry, the formulation of i-Construction 2.0*1 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) is accelerating the 'automation of construction sites' based on ICT construction*2. The key to this is the advanced utilization of 3D data. With the full-scale introduction of 3D models for construction contract documents scheduled for fiscal 2027, visual representation and productivity improvements using 3D data are urgent tasks at architectural and civil engineering sites. However, there are also significant challenges in utilizing 3D data, such as labor shortages and implementation burdens on the ground.
The Zenrin Group, which promotes business DX utilizing geospatial information, offers 'ScanX', an AI-powered online point cloud*3 processing software that helps solve these challenges. Recently, we published the latest corporate use cases leveraging ScanX on our company website. Along with case studies of point cloud data utilization in the construction industry and real voices from the field, we introduce the implementation effects of ScanX.
### What is the AI-Powered Online Point Cloud Processing Software 'ScanX'?
'ScanX', provided by Locus Blue of the Zenrin Group, is a cloud-based application service that automatically classifies 3D point cloud data using AI and overlays it with various spatial data, such as 3D design data, thereby streamlining site situational analysis and construction progress management. Based on the acquired point clouds, it realizes low-cost calculations of differences from the construction plan, required soil volumes, and data sharing.
*1 i-Construction 2.0: An initiative promoted by the MLIT to improve the productivity of the entire construction production system, including ICT construction. i-Construction 2.0 takes conventional ICT construction (1.0) further, representing a new policy aiming for the automation of construction sites as a labor-saving measure.
*2 ICT Construction: A construction method that utilizes technologies such as 3D surveying (point cloud data), 3D design data, and ICT construction machinery to enhance construction accuracy and productivity.
*3 Point Cloud: Data recorded as a vast collection of points representing objects or terrain in space, acquired via 3D laser scanners or drone surveying.
The Zenrin Group, which promotes business DX utilizing geospatial information, offers 'ScanX', an AI-powered online point cloud*3 processing software that helps solve these challenges. Recently, we published the latest corporate use cases leveraging ScanX on our company website. Along with case studies of point cloud data utilization in the construction industry and real voices from the field, we introduce the implementation effects of ScanX.
### What is the AI-Powered Online Point Cloud Processing Software 'ScanX'?
'ScanX', provided by Locus Blue of the Zenrin Group, is a cloud-based application service that automatically classifies 3D point cloud data using AI and overlays it with various spatial data, such as 3D design data, thereby streamlining site situational analysis and construction progress management. Based on the acquired point clouds, it realizes low-cost calculations of differences from the construction plan, required soil volumes, and data sharing.
*1 i-Construction 2.0: An initiative promoted by the MLIT to improve the productivity of the entire construction production system, including ICT construction. i-Construction 2.0 takes conventional ICT construction (1.0) further, representing a new policy aiming for the automation of construction sites as a labor-saving measure.
*2 ICT Construction: A construction method that utilizes technologies such as 3D surveying (point cloud data), 3D design data, and ICT construction machinery to enhance construction accuracy and productivity.
*3 Point Cloud: Data recorded as a vast collection of points representing objects or terrain in space, acquired via 3D laser scanners or drone surveying.