- The Business Intelligence Center is new for 2013 and 2016 which allows you to connect BI Dashboards and BI Data to the Sharepoint User can adjust settings for different functionalities at the Site Level and the Site Collection Level
- Library Settings holds all of your metadata and provides you with the ability to implement versioning history, approvals, and document templates
- Best practice: do not create more than 8-12 subsites below the top level.
Other Cool Facts
- In Sharepoint 2016, you now have the ability to upload files with special characters in the title.
- Users can go to Recycle Bin to restore any deleted contents.
- Users can go to Site Settings/ Look and Feel to change how SharePoint looks out of the box. Change formatting, background pictures, and color schemes. It also has many preloaded templates available to make Sharepoint more exciting. You can also upload a picture to the Sharepoint title in the top navigation.
Learn how we can help you with SharePoint
Learn how we can make your SharePoint better or contact us for a quick, free consultation. About HingePoint HingePoint delivers cloud, mobile and analytics solutions for the construction industry. Specializing in the systems that run the construction business including SharePoint, Salesforce, Procore, Microsoft Dynamics, and Autodesk. Scale and grow profitably with Financial and Project Dashboards, document management, and workflow automation for field-to-office collaboration. [post_title] => SharePoint Out of Box Tips and Tricks From The SharePoint Experts [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => sharepoint-box-tips-tricks-sharepoint-experts [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-03-12 10:45:18 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-03-12 15:45:18 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.hingepoint.com/?p=13912 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [2] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 13120 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2017-09-25 05:13:31 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-09-25 10:13:31 [post_content] =>SharePoint Two-Way API Integration Brings Microsoft’s Enterprise-Grade Document Libraries Right into Procore
Procore customers can now automatically update SharePoint and Procore libraries simultaneously with a new SharePoint Two-Way Sync integration and connector, built on Procore Construction OS and is available in the App Marketplace. SharePoint Two-Way Sync shares and mirrors files and documents in both SharePoint and Procore libraries through a new connector created by HingePoint, a Dallas-based company that integrates and architects SharePoint for better data management. The SharePoint Two-Way Sync brings Microsoft’s enterprise-grade document libraries right into Procore, with two-way, real-time sync of folders and documents. When a folder is updated in SharePoint, it updates in Procore. If a file is deleted in Procore, it is deleted in SharePoint. “This is not an embedded form that anyone can access, it's an actual API integration that lets SharePoint and Procore libraries mirror one another while having the security of both systems," HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said. “If you are a user with rights to a Procore project and you’re a SharePoint user with rights to a document library, you can access the synced files." A growing number of construction companies use SharePoint as their system of record to store important data about employees, contracts and project status. This connector eliminates multiple repositories of documents in both Procore and SharePoint and connects the construction unit to the rest of the company. The new integration HingePoint provides for Procore reflects each organization’s commitment to openness and building out the construction technology ecosystem. With the new connector, companies can automatically and securely sync files between Procore and SharePoint or Office 365, which will save time and confusion when managing project documents. It also creates better collaboration with the teams that are not in the construction space.
Leveraging SharePoint’s API with Procore’s open system, this integration automates document sync, saving time and effort of updating two systems that tracks and reports documents. This integration allows everyone – from the owner to the general contractor – to have access to relevant documents needed to finish a project.
“We’re excited for the SharePoint connector from HingePoint to launch on the App Marketplace as it will have an immediate impact for our users who will be able to take advantage of it,” said Laura Paciano, Senior Manager, Partner Programs, at Procore. “We first began talking with HingePoint about an integration at Groundbreak, which was just over five months ago, so for the connector to now be ready is a testament to their commitment to the construction industry and value of the App Marketplace.”
HingePoint integrates software so data can move from one system to another. They specialize in building custom tools that detect and collect data, so a business can project trends about their business.
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HingePoint offers cloud and mobile applications for construction and real estate that are easy to adopt and employees love. Specializing in the systems that run the construction and real estate business including SharePoint, Salesforce, Procore, MS Dynamics, and Autodesk. Scale and grow profitably with Financial and Project Management Dashboards, document management, and workflow automation for field to office collaboration. HingePoint 8105 Rasor Blvd. Suite 241 Plano, TX 75024 (214) 301-0000 www.hingepoint.com [post_title] => HingePoint Develops SharePoint Connector for Procore for Automatic Document Sync [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => hingepoint-develops-sharepoint-connector-procore-automatic-document-sync [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2019-05-17 12:19:32 [post_modified_gmt] => 2019-05-17 17:19:32 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.hingepoint.com/?p=13120 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [3] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12925 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2017-06-21 16:34:44 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-06-21 21:34:44 [post_content] =>Toyota and Lean Land in Plano, Texas
If you know anything about Toyota North America headquarters, you probably heard it is moving to Plano, Texas. They are building a remarkable new headquarters building near Legacy West. But what you might not know is that Toyota has revolutionized how companies and organizations around the world work together through something called lean. Lean is a philosophical approach created by Toyota in the 1930s to eliminate waste so you can better serve customers. "Being Toyota's neighbor in Plano is outstanding," HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said. "We not only eliminate waste for our clients who are doing redundant work because of the software they are using, we have adopted the philosophy in our own work." The HingePoint team has been reading “2 Second Lean” by Paul Akers for about a year now. We read a page in our morning, 30-minute huddle, and we all try to “lean out” our workflow. Akers, who sent a personal message to the HingePoint team via YouTube, said lean is very simple and it should not be complicated. "Lean is simply the elimination of waste by taking every process that you do every day and just removing that waste and making it a little more efficient and easier for you to do," Akers said. "Lean should make your work more enjoyable. If it does that you're going to be more productive, the quality is going to go up, the customer is going to win, the company is going to win and you're going to win." Lean thinking is spreading. According to the Lean Enterprise Institute, almost all industries are applying lean thinking to their businesses: logistics and distribution, services, retail, healthcare, construction, maintenance, and government. “Indeed, lean consciousness and methods are only beginning to take root among senior managers and leaders in all sectors today,” according to the Lean Enterprise Institute, But what exactly does 'lean out' mean? When we say “lean out your work,” we’re saying, “See where you are wasting time or resources and fix it.” Be like Toyota, and lean thinking will vastly improve your business. If you only save two seconds on repetitive tasks, those seconds start adding up if you continuously improve. And if you take the philosophy to heart, you can lean out your life both personally or professionally. Another good way to lean out your workflow is to fix what bugs you. Actually, all HingePointers are paid 40 minutes Tuesday through Friday to find something that bugs them and to fix it. We’ve had employees redesign entire personal offices to learning more Excel keyboard shortcuts. You can see a list of more examples below. So Why is Toyota and Lean Important? Toyota vastly improved Henry Ford’s assembly line, by seeing how they could eliminate waste. Toyota called the philosophy of complete elimination of all waste the Toyota Production System. “Waste can manifest as excess inventory in some cases, extraneous processing steps in other cases, and defective products in yet other cases. All these "waste" elements intertwine with each other to create more waste, eventually impacting the management of the corporation itself,” according to Toyota. The production system was created with the objective of "making the vehicles ordered by customers in the quickest and most efficient way, in order to deliver the vehicles as quickly as possible." How does this apply to your business? Toyota and lean thinking goes hand in hand. But think about your own customers. Are they getting your best work in the most efficient way possible? Or do you have waste? Are you wasting time because you have some software that isn’t working the way you want it? Do you have all your data in one place? Entire companies have been created around the idea of eliminating waste. HingePoint is one of them. We help you take control of your critical data that is locked in a server and can’t communicate with other systems.HingePoint Lean
Equipment and Office
- Started Leaning out (organizing and getting rid of stuff) Marketing Shared folders
- Charge computer near the front door when not being used so it is easy to grab when leaving
- Began Leaning out Office to fit new filing cabinet in closet to hold all paper documents for current clients
- Organize File Folders/Cabinets
- Got monitor adapters so team can all work on two screens in my home office
- Bought extra plug-ins for computer home office to get in and out of home office quicker
- Got another TV screen from Bryce to save time on group collaboration, extra screen for 2 Hingepointers
- Set up 3 workspaces in my office so we don't have to waste time when the team gets to my house for a work session
- Turn on computer first thing in the morning to let it boot up while I do other stuff rather than waiting for it to load
- Got a second computer cord to save time plugging my computer in and taking my cord with me everywhere and then having to plug it in again when I get home
- Bought a $15 keyboard and mouse so I can have two work stations in my office
SharePoint
- Used Jonathan's template for Data Mapping to speed up my data mapping for SharePoint
- SharePoint data mapping - do one column at a time, adding data in batches
- SharePoint data mapping - use existing mappings as templates for similar sites
- Created the project management folder structure for SharePoint in a dropbox template to save time when making cutover
- SharePoint future state mapping - leave Brendan's comments when data is the same
- SharePoint future state mapping - use keyboard to switch between tabs
- SharePoint future state mapping - instead of typing commonly used phrases, copy from other fields
- SharePoint future state mapping - a lot of the fields are the same across contracts; only change what is different
- Set up all requirements for list views in new SharePoint so that I wouldn’t have to review what I was thinking and then rework the requirements after discussing with developers
- SharePoint future state mapping - use keyboard shortcuts for review
- When transferring files between folders, open two copies of Windows Explorer for the destination and source
- SharePoint future state mapping - use keyboard shortcuts for review comments, like Alt+R+C for new comment
Salesforce
- Use the best lighting when scanning business cards to Salesforce
- Set up salesforce filters to automate reporting
- Be logged into programs (SF) earlier in the day
- Wrote down the configuration for the salesforce lead filters, so if they get deleted again it will be a quick fix
Tableau
- When connecting to online data sources in Tableau, always have a good internet connection
- When connecting to data sources in Tableau, validate credentials outside of Tableau first, don't try to troubleshoot inside of Tableau
Excel
- Learn keyboard shortcuts in Excel for common tasks, i.e. Alt+H-I-R for insert row
- In Excel, do as much navigation as possible with the keyboard
- Excel shortcut: F2 to edit cell contents instead of double clicking
- Started using some of Jonathan's excel shortcuts that he taught us
Other
- Organized candidates, recruiting backlog
- Turned off social media notifications to be able to focus more on work
- Saved phone number for daily huddle GoToMeeting
- Only work through one VPN at a time
- Organized applicants in spreadsheet so I don't waste time trying to figure out who is who
- Brought iPad to meeting with Dronomy to lean out bringing my entire laptop setup
- Installed a Chrome extension called StayFocused to block distractions
- Added Amazon Chime daily huddle dial-in as a contact in my phone
- Created Content Widgets to easily share content on the blog
- Use Power BI to create graphs wherever possible
- Emptied downloads folder to avoid scrolling to find newly downloaded files
- Close windows and tabs that are not relevant to the work at hand
- Make scorecards for client throughout the week to avoid rushed work on Fridays
- For data dictionary, fill out all data names for a screen first and then define them
- Data mapping/dictionary - use two screens
- Brought iPad to meeting yesterday instead of laptop to take notes so I didn't have to pack a whole bag
- When working through VPN on servers, work in the morning/early afternoon to avoid lag that occurs in the evening and spend time packing up and unpacking my laptop and accessories
- Edit template in meeting as we go, so we don't have to take notes and then do rework after the meeting
- Improved server access status template
- Had Jonathan set up Scorecards while I was in a meeting so I could send them out when I got home
- When uploading client weekly reports, copy both reports together to avoid clicking down into folder structure
- Tested everyone's email and password before sending them to the developers so we didn't waste anymore time
- In future, send meeting invite to client and let them either accept or decline, rather than wait for them to respond to my emails
SharePoint Settings
This symbol is important.
When you see the settings icon in the upper right corner of your screen, it gives you access to all of the site contents and all the specific site settings for THAT specific page.
“I always thought it brings you to the same set of contents and settings,” HingePoint Project Manager Brendan Desjardins said. “But even though the top nav doesn’t appear to change, clicking on site settings or contents directs you to the appropriate lists based on the page you navigated from.”
Out of the Box Web Parts
Site features is a new component for 2013 and 2016 Sharepoint. Navigate to Site Settings under Site Actions: Manage Site Features. You will be presented with a list of the out-of-the-box web parts that you can activate:
- The Business Intelligence Center is new for 2013 and 2016 which allows you to connect BI Dashboards and BI Data to the Sharepoint User can adjust settings for different functionalities at the Site Level and the Site Collection Level
- Library Settings holds all of your metadata and provides you with the ability to implement versioning history, approvals, and document templates
- Best practice: do not create more than 8-12 subsites below the top level.
Other Cool Facts
- In Sharepoint 2016, you now have the ability to upload files with special characters in the title.
- Users can go to Recycle Bin to restore any deleted contents.
- Users can go to Site Settings/ Look and Feel to change how SharePoint looks out of the box. Change formatting, background pictures, and color schemes. It also has many preloaded templates available to make Sharepoint more exciting. You can also upload a picture to the Sharepoint title in the top navigation.
Learn how we can help you with SharePoint
Learn how we can make your SharePoint better or contact us for a quick, free consultation.
About HingePoint HingePoint covers the AEC Industry and is the author of The AEC Industry 4.0 Report and the Autodesk Industry Report 2017. HingePoint helps construction and real estate development companies take control of their company’s information. We combine systems, software, and data so all company information can be seen and accessed from one screen, like a smartphone or computer. HingePoint provides Procore, SharePoint and Salesforce consulting for Commercial Real Estate and Construction companies. HingePoint also helps the AEC industry with development & integration of AutoDesk and Procore products with enterprise systems. We are a trusted partner with over 25 years experience of systems development and integration work in the AEC industry. Our clients range from top hotel brands and restaurant chains to AEC firms and real estate developers and Facilities Management. We provide BIM with ROI. Results Guaranteed…Literally Guaranteed. [post_title] => SharePoint Out of Box Tips and Tricks From SharePoint Consultants [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => sharepoint-tips-and-tricks-from-the-sharepoint-experts [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-05-28 06:48:56 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-05-28 11:48:56 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.hingepoint.com/?p=12913 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [5] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12872 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2017-06-05 15:15:45 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-06-05 20:15:45 [post_content] => The largest urban village development—Legacy West—opened in Plano on Friday. Collin County is now known for its booming economic landscape, however, the opening of Legacy West, a $3.2 billion dollar development, has set a new standard in commercial real estate for the area. Legacy West is a 225-acre project with hotels, restaurants, high-end shops and apartments residing along Dallas North Tollway and State HWY 121. Because of the massive development, corporate offices like the new Toyota North America headquarters, Liberty Mutual and FedEx will surround the developments, bringing a surge of new jobs to the area. The grand opening planned by DFW Events and Legacy West, showcased treats by Sprinkles Cupcakes, signature cocktails, live entertainment and food all proving to be as big as the Texas-sized state.
“This is one of the bigger grand openings of a shopping center in a long time,” said Mary Francis-Hurt, event coordinator for DFW Events. “It is truly a shopping and dining experience.”
The streets at Legacy West are lined with restaurants of all varieties, from upscale dining like Dallas’ favorite Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House, sister restaurant’s True Foods and North Italy to the all so popular Shake Shack.
There will also be a five-story cafeteria and brewery.
North Italia and True Foods are owned by Fox restaurant concepts, a culinary group of multi-faceted restaurants whose mission is to reinvent the way people experience food. One of the keys to their success is finding the best locations.
"We were obviously very particular about what markets we went into," said True Foods general manager Amy Adams. "It has to be a market that is going to understand and appreciate everything we do, and how can you look at this development and not want to be a part of it?"
True Foods was the chosen location to host the VIP ribbon cutting ceremony and featured a special cocktail for the event. Retail shopping was also a large part of the allure with big brand names like Tesla Motors, West Elm and Johnny Was a boho-chic boutique from Los Angeles.
"I think it is going to bring in a whole new dynamic to the area and taking Plano up a notch," said Louri Campbell, assistant manager at Johnny Was. "We are excited to be a part of such a progressive and unique development because there is really nothing like this going on in North Texas."
Development in North Texas is not slowing down, suburban areas like Plano and Frisco are currently at a pinnacle of growth; take for example The Star in Frisco, the new Liberty Mutual building and Toyota’s headquarters.
The opening of Legacy Plano West is just proof that everything is bigger in Texas.
About HingePoint
HingePoint covers the AEC Industry and is the author of The AEC Industry 4.0 Report and the Autodesk Industry Report 2017. HingePoint helps construction and real estate development companies take control of their company’s information. We combine systems, software, and data so all company information can be seen and accessed from one screen, like a smartphone or computer.
HingePoint provides Procore, SharePoint and Salesforce consulting for Commercial Real Estate and Construction companies. HingePoint also helps the AEC industry with development & integration of AutoDesk and Procore products with enterprise systems. We are a trusted partner with over 25 years experience of systems development and integration work in the AEC industry. Our clients range from top hotel brands and restaurant chains to AEC firms and real estate developers and Facilities Management. We provide BIM with ROI. Results Guaranteed…Literally Guaranteed.
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[post_content] => Dallas is known across the world for its highly recognizable skyline. In fact, the Dallas cityscape came in first place in a recent USA TODAY Readers’ Choice poll, and Harwood is a reason why.
And the skyline is only going to get better, and one reason is because of Harwood International’s 34-year journey to continuously transform the Uptown Dallas neighborhood known as Harwood.
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"Harwood District is a thriving entertainment and business center. Its stunning architecture and ancient art collection bring an international influence to our city." Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has said.
Harwood International is an international real estate firm with offices and developments in markets across the world: Beverly Hills, Dallas, Geneva, London’s West End, Paris, and Zurich. Around the world, Harwood International has developed and managed more than 20 major facilities including 46 St. James’s Place, Cleveland House, and 32 St James’s Square in London’s West End as well as the Beverly Hills Rolex Building in California.
Harwood International has been developing the acclaimed Harwood district with premier class AA office, luxury residential, and retail space. The 18-block district will continue to grow to include over $3 billion in office, retail and residential development.
So far, Harwood has completed seven buildings, three of them came in the last 10 years. Three new buildings are under construction and will further change the Dallas skyline.
The Rolex Building
The Rolex Building
Harwood started with the original Rolex Building in 1984, Uptown’s first office building. Now, 30 years later the next Rolex building is designed by Tokyo-based Kengo Kuma, who was selected to design the 2020 Olympics Stadium in Tokyo. The seven-story office building is located at Harry Hines Boulevard and Moody Street in Dallas.
Bleu Ciel
Bleu Ciel
Meaning Blue Sky in French, this condo high-rise majorly impacts the Dallas skyline. Located at North Harwood Street near the entrance to the Dallas North Tollway, this 33-story building will bring a Paris appeal to the downtown district. HDF LLC and architect Wilmotte & Associates S.A. of Paris designed the luxury residential high-rise.
Harwood No. 10
Harwood No. 10
With plans to open in the Fall of 2018, the 22-story, 226,778-square-foot Harwood No. 10 will be an office tower located near McKinnon Street and the entrance to the Dallas North Tollway.
Harwood's Finished Buildings in the Harwood District
No. 1
1984, Old Rolex building
No. 2
1996, 10 Story Building
No. 3
1999, 11 Story building
No. 4
2000, 11 Story building
No. 5
2007, Azure, 31 Stories (not to be confused with Microsoft Azure developers)
No. 6
2009, 26 Stories, Saint Anna Court
No. 7
2015, Frost Tower, 22 Stories
6. Procore Groundbreak 2017:
Drones swarm market, companies seek solutions for new data sources
Not only are drones a trend for construction, but they were in full force at Procore's Groundbreak. Several companies are capitalizing on the safety and ease of drones and are hoping to organize drone data to benefit construction firms. Read more about what drone companies were at the Procore event.
5. Procore Groundbreak 2017:
busybusy offers mobile time tracking and budget tracking
busybusy wants to be the go-to, time-tracking application for the mobile, construction workforce.With cost codes, photo updates with notes and location-based time tracking, busybusy wants management to have up-to-date information about work in the field and the cost and time projects are taking.
4. Procore Groundbreak 2017:
Fieldlens Modernizing Construction Communication
Fieldlens, a communication platform for construction crews that is like Facebook, urges workers to ditch the notepad and go digital. Fieldlens wants general contractors to use the social-media-sharing platform to document every conversation, assignment and decision on the job site.
3.Procore Groundbreak 2017: Matterport Uses Immersive Media for Construction Documentation
Matterport helps contractors, engineering firms, and architects document construction with a $3,600 camera to give you a 3D virtual tour. Matterport’s Pro Camera captures 2D photography and 3D data from job sites, and automatically stitches them into a complete, immersive 3D model.
2. Procore Groundbreak 2017:
Assemble Systems Connects 2D to 3D for Instant BIM Comparisons, Takeoffs
Imagine if you could tell exactly what has changed in your project with a push of a button. That’s exactly what Assemble Systems allows you to do with their software. We think Assemble Systems is simply amazing. They give you instant #BIM model comparisons with their software. Instantly see what has changed and pivot. Only have five minutes for takeoffs? No problem. Log in. Get your information. Get back to work. And they link everything! Read more here.
1. Procore Launches Construction OS at Groundbreak 2017 to Bring More Data Insights to Customers
Procore launched the construction industry’s first and only construction-only platform, which aims to help its customers gain deeper insights from data and provide new services from other companies. The new OS allows other companies—even those that appear to be competitors—to integrate with its more open APIs. It's an exciting time to be working for and with Procore!
HingePoint covers the AEC Industry and is the author of The AEC Industry 4.0 Report and the Autodesk Industry Report 2017. HingePoint helps construction and real estate development companies take control of their company’s information. We combine systems, software, and data so all company information can be seen and accessed from one screen, like a smartphone or computer. HingePoint provides Procore, SharePoint and Salesforce consulting for Commercial Real Estate and Construction companies. HingePoint also helps the AEC industry with development & integration of AutoDesk and Procore products with enterprise systems. We are a trusted partner with over 25 years experience of systems development and integration work in the AEC industry. Our clients range from top hotel brands and restaurant chains to AEC firms and real estate developers and Facilities Management. We provide BIM with ROI. Results Guaranteed…Literally Guaranteed. [post_title] => Best in Show at Procore Groundbreak 2017 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => best-in-show-at-procore-groundbreak-2017 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-03-28 10:19:02 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-03-28 15:19:02 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://www.hingepoint.com/?p=12714 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [8] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 12700 [post_author] => 3 [post_date] => 2017-04-06 08:25:41 [post_date_gmt] => 2017-04-06 13:25:41 [post_content] =>
At Procore Groundbreak 2017 drones companies were showing how they could add value to BIM models.
Drones offer construction firms a lot more than just going in the air to capture pictures and videos.
However, even though drones are a major boon for construction and real estate developers, they can also cause problems for companies, HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said.
"Drones are another way to gather data. If you don't set up your systems and software correctly, the drone's digital assets are going to cause more unstructured data that's going to be difficult to manage," Finnerty said. "And if you don't integrate it with the data you already have, it will be another screen or system you have to open to manage your project."
Companies have begun developing software to gather data from drones and either make new BIM models or place the data in you existing model. During the annual conference Groundbreak 2017, Procore announced better integration with Construction OS. Several drone companies are already taking advantage of Procore's new app store.
The companies are capitalizing on the safety and ease of drones and are hoping to organize drone data to benefit construction firms.
EarthCam has developed a geospatial mapping platform, resulting in a comprehensive analytical report. The data for this mapping platform comes from their stationary cameras that stream a live video of the project along with drone flyovers. By combining their cameras, cloud-based storage and distribution tools it gives construction companies robust BIM models.
"We're flying drones and scanning the whole project and we're putting together 3D models," said Brain Cury, CEO of EarthCam. "Then we utilize that to do a webcam wrap. So then we're wrapping live video around the 3D point cloud that we made."
Benefits include a digital framework to attach construction webcam images, geo-tagged photographs, site plans and video analytics of the project that users can build upon throughout the entire construction process.
"You start with the point cloud. Once you have the point cloud you can map the images, 3d models and BIM models."
Botlink specializes in becoming the link between drones and construction by enabling professionals to quickly capture data about the worksite. With their simple flight planning software, they can incorporate drones without the need of a drone expert.
It gives you more insight into job site progression. With Botlink's timeline view inspectors or construction crews can see how the project has progressed over time.
"All the data you are capturing is consistent, you're flying the same exact route every day instead of having to hand fly and manually capture images and waste your time moving those images around and organizing them," said Will DeHoogh, drone developer at Botlink. "Instead Botlink stitches all the images together and if you're doing an inspection you don't you have to sift through video, you can just zoom in the area you are interested in."
Dronomy transforms off-the-shelf consumer drones into powerful equipment, delivering the most precise and comprehensive data. The data is then converted into 2D and 3D models of the current project status that can be accessible anywhere.
"This type of information helps teams to be objective so everyone is on the same page," said Gil Mildworth, vice president of Dronomy. "Construction companies when they build today invest a lot in 3D modeling in the architecture phase, but they are almost blindfolded in building their site the right way."
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Whether you're working with SharePoint, Salesforce or Autodesk, integration is more critical than ever. As companies start using new collaborative tools and going into the cloud, integration is still a struggle. CIO wrote that about 90 percent of businesses are using the cloud. But initial integration is creating challenges. “Integration challenges remain long after organizations first make the jump to the cloud, it’s clear that the technology is here to stay. Businesses who ride out the current storm and find the right balance of public, private and hybrid cloud solutions will gain a unique advantage over the competitors,” according to CIO. Making your software and solutions talk to one another is critical. “When applications don’t ‘speak’ to one another or share information, companies are forced to continuously update different systems of record,” HingePoint CEO and Founder Bryce Finnerty said. “They are prisoners to the technology they use.” Here are three quick HingePoint examples of companies that needed an integration solution. CAD to BIM: A client used CAD files to build rental storage units across Texas. Everything was done with paper: the planning, the design, determining the rentable space in the building, and submitting construction documents. For each building this developer built, new CAD files were created. HingePoint took all the developer’s CAD drawings, put them in Revit and made a full 3D model the developer can view on their smartphone. Hotel franchise: A large hotel franchise had 12 old software platforms powering the en- tire company. The hotel franchise envisioned automating the design and construction process that operated perhaps the largest system of hotel rooms on the planet. The goal was to move everything to the cloud... and access all the information on a mobile screen. You can learn more from our Integrated Solutions eBook. Commercial Real Estate Developer: A real estate firm tracked the finances for more than 50 projects manually. All 50 project managers would collect key financial data from each project. They would put it into a PDF and send it to the CFO. The CFO team would then print the PDFs and put all the data into an Excel spreadsheet. Then they would make graphs and tables to see how the projects were doing. They would do this once a month. To solve this problem, HingePoint made one simple interface where the CFO can get the data instantly. Project managers just upload information to the digital financial dashboard now and the information is found immediately. A Simple 5 Step Systems Integration Process
A system of record is the first step, here’s how:
1 - Document the steps in your business process. Create a spreadsheet to capture the tasks performed and tools & systems used by each user/role active in the process.
2 - Research the data used in each step. Include the information found in each report, screen, or document used in the process. Create a data dictionary of all data fields and the system they come from (and who “owns” that data).
3 - Agree on the company “system of record” for each data point within each step in the process.
4 - Locate the duplicate data – Check
the steps recorded and the systems involved. This step is key. The goal is to standardize the data formats and establish a comprehensive “data definition” that supports the business.
5 - Migrate all data directly into the “System of Record” and then integrate the down- stream systems into it. Make the system “share data” across the enterprise, not duplicate it.
Note: This article first appeared in our The AEC Industry 4.0 Report.