The construction industry has hit a five year high, according to the latest RICS survey; with workloads and employment expected to rise further over the coming year. Good news all round for the sector, most notably for one of the Midlands’ leading consulting development engineers following the launch of its new service, M-EC Photogrammetry, which can save clients thousands of pounds.
Billing it as the ‘solution for large scale development surveys’, Ibstock-based M-EC is offering detailed land and planning surveys on large, inaccessible or dangerous locations, using the latest Photogrammetric software, without having to leave the office. The surveys have been proven to offer an overall reduction in project costs of up to 75% and can be carried out up to 75% quicker.
M-EC’s experienced Photogrammetry team use aerial imagery, taken from 20,000ft, of a site or location and turn this into a 3-dimensional image, from which they can conduct a detailed Topographical Survey with surprising accuracy. “Turning the aerial imagery into a 3D model on screen allows us to really feel the levels of the site and give the client as much detail as they will need. The end product is not only a detailed survey but a map-accurate image and a true visualisation of a difficult to reach or dangerous location,” said M-EC’s senior photogrammetric specialist, Ken Hill.
Originally used by the military, Photogrammetry offers a non-contact method of observing and recording data, removing the requirements for a costly on site survey.
Eddie Mewies, managing director of M-EC said: “This is an ideal service for clients that don’t want to pay huge fees for a survey in the pre-planning stages. Our Photogrammetric Surveys are incredibly accurate and reduce the risk of surveying busy motorway junctions and railways lines as well inaccessible sites or pipeline routes.
“This new service represents a huge investment in technology and innovation at M-EC as we continue to build upon our success since launching in 2010.”
M-EC officially launched the new service at an interactive event at NVision, the immersive 3D visualisation centre, at the University of Northampton in May.
