TRIMBLE MONITORING SOLUTIONS

MEASURING CHANGE
 The Business of Monitoring
With decades of experience around
the world, Trimble ‘s flexible and
scalable monitoring systems meet a
wide range of project requirements.
• Bridges and viaducts
• Dams and levees
• Highways and roads
• Rail lines
• High-rise and historical buildings
• Construction sites and
power plants
• Landslide and slope monitoring
• Land subsidence
• Crustal movement and
plate tectonics
• Tunneling
• Early Warning
• Volcano’s
• Earth Quakes
The Role of Monitoring
Monitoring—the measurement of change over time—plays a vital role in project safety and
management. For infrastructure, construction projects and natural structures, it’s important to
understand what is changing, the rate of change and the rate of increase of change. This provides
the data needed to detect performance degradation and potential failure of the structure.
Structural Safety
Ensuring the integrity of a dam, mine, bridge or other structure is critical to the success of a
business and safety of a project. A monitoring system can detect change and issue alerts in real
time, enabling you to spot problems before they occur. Rapid notification lets you move people
and equipment away from hazardous locations. In some instances, it can even save lives.
Informed Decisions
Decisions that affect safety, costs and schedules rely on accurate information. Trimble monitoring
systems provide up-to-the-minute data on the condition and behavior of land or structures.
The information enables project stakeholders to make efficient use of resources to address
potential problems.
NORWAY, 2012 – Rockslides into Norway’s fjords can trigger devastating
tsunamis that threaten life and property. At Åkneset, Trimble monitoring
systems are tracking growth in fracture lines at the large Åknes rock slope.
In addition to monitoring slow movement, an early warning system can
issue alarms in the event of a catastrophic slide.
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A World of Applications
Trimble’s monitoring expertise comes from decades of experience in monitoring and measurement technology. Trimble
systems are at work around the globe. Every monitoring project has unique requirements in locations, conditions,
deliverables and performance. Trimble scalable monitoring systems provide the tools you need to adapt to a wide variety of
project requirements.

STRONG MOTION STRUCTURAL MONITORING, CANADA

Areas with extreme seismic activities can cause devastating effects to communities
and infrastructures. In British Columbia , a strong motion state of health seismic
instrumentation network is installed on the new Port Mann Bridge. The system
comprises a complex array of ground and down hole stations, accelerographs,
cable and structure accelerometers, displacement transducers, wind, temperature
and humidity sensors, extensometers, piezometers, gauges and software for real-
time monitoring of ground motions and structural responses resulting from seismic
activity, traffic activity or any other extreme loading conditions.

High Speed Rail Tunnels, Spain

Projects that require frequent measurement are ideal for automated monitoring.
An automated system measures points repeatedly, often many times each day.
In Barcelona, where a new railway tunnel is constructed beneath the city, project
engineers needed to guard against damage to historic structures on the surface. A
network of 31 Trimble S8 Total Stations made continuous measurements to 2,800
prism targets along the tunnel’s route. As construction progressed, the instruments
could be relocated to monitor new sections of the projects.

Coal Mining, Thailand

Monitoring large project areas call for precise measurements, reliable data transfer
and low-maintenance sensors. In Thailand’s largest opencast coal mine, a Trimble
S8 Total Station uses Trimble Long-Range FineLock to monitor more than 50
targets in the enormous mine. Wireless datalinks connect the instrument to the
Trimble 4D Control server, where engineers manage the system and conduct
analyses using the SQL database. Using automation and remote control, Trimble
monitoring systems can reduce the need to enter difficult or hazardous areas.

The Mechanics of Monitoring

In a monitoring project, the use of geodetic, geotechnical and other sensors provides periodic observations of objects to
detect physical changes such as unusual stress and strain, cracks and other deteriorations which occur due to factors such as
loading, corrosion, fatigue, temperature and time. At user-specified intervals, the sensors take measurements to determine
any changes in position, length or tilt. When the expansion/contraction properties of a geotechnically instrumented body are
known, the additional use of prisms/GNSS to also monitor the position-related changes greatly enhances the quality control
of the monitoring system. The data is collected by software that computes and records the results, visualizes the changes
and alerts stakeholders when needed.
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Trimble 4D Control Software

Software is the core of a monitoring project. It triggers alarms based on user
defined thresholds as well as controls the measurements, manages data and Key Features
compiles and analyzes the results. From campaign monitoring to real-time,
multi-sensor operations, Trimble 4D Control can handle the challenge of collect and
complex monitoring applications. The latest version of Trimble 4D Control manage data
A Trimble monitoring
software is built on the PIVOT™ (Progressive Infrastructure via Overlaid system automatically
Technology) concept. This allows for rapid deployment, simplified configuration, manages measurement
comprehensive reporting and real-time alarms. cycles, communications
and the flow of incoming
data. In addition to Trimble optical and GNSS
Trimble Pivot Platform sensors, Trimble 4D Control supports a wide variety
Trimble 4D Control software is built on the PIVOT™ Platform (Progressive Infrastructure via of geotechnical instruments.
Overlaid Technology) which is building block concept developed to address the specific needs of
professionals in various market segments. Trimble Pivot Platform is the back-end server part of the
monitoring system, running 24/7 as Windows® services, controlling the instrumentation in real
time, and acquiring and processing the data.
computations
and analysis
Trimble 4D Control
Trimble 4D Control
Trimble 4D Control Desktop provides the office component of the monitoring system to manage,
provides tools for rigorous
create, and configure monitoring projects that will be visualized in Trimble 4D Web. You can create
analysis on your monitoring
projects, define a coordinate system, create sensors and then connect them to the real-time data
data. Your results arrive
provided by Trimble Pivot Platform.
quickly and easily. And
because the raw information is stored in an SQL
Trimble 4D Web database, it’s easy to extract your data for use in
Trimble 4D Web is used to analyze and visualize monitoring projects, and provides access to your external applications.
monitoring system over a fast, feature-rich Web interface. Whenever you connect to the Internet,
you can connect to Trimble 4D Control Web and view your project in real-time

visualization
and mapping
Use Trimble 4D Control
to create visual results
using maps, charts and
graphs. You can import
photographs and aerial
images to provide basemaps and backgrounds for
real-time data on sensors and project status.

automated alerts
Trimble 4D Lite- Professional Monitoring Made Easy
and alams
Many monitoring projects do not require continuous measurements. With Trimble 4D Lite,
You can define sets of
surveyors, engineers, scientists and others can visit projects periodically, collect data and display
conditions for alarms,
and analyze the data without the need for a complex real time monitoring system. T4D Lite is
including tolerances for
a cloud-based web application designed with the same advanced web interface and back-end
displacement at any point.
stability that you have come to expect with Trimble 4D Control, with the advantage that this is
When needed, Trimble
available for the analysis of any form of data time series.
4D Control sends alarms via SMS and email to
specified stakeholders.
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Technology to Solve Your Monitoring Needs

As the world leader in precision GNSS and total stations, Trimble enables professionals to create a system for projects of any
size and scope. You can combine Trimble instruments and software with external geotechnical sensors to create complete,
customized monitoring solutions.

Trimble NetR9 GNSS Reference Receiver

Trimble GNSS provides continuous high precision measurements and rapid updates to monitor over long distances. The
Trimble NetR9™ GNSS Reference Receiver includes features and performance designed for scientific and monitoring
applications. Compact and rugged, the Trimble NetR9 is capable of tracking all existing and planned GNSS signals. The
new Trimble NetR9 Ti-M receiver is now supported for real-time monitoring applications.

GNSS reference receivers often operate unattended for long periods in remote locations. The Trimble NetR9 uses built-
in Internet Protocol (IP) to provide robust communications and control. In addition to reliable data transfer, the Trimble
NetR9 can be controlled, configured and updated via a built-in Web interface. To provide highest accuracy, the Trimble
NetR9 supports the Trimble Ag25, Trimble GNSS Choke Ring, and the Trimble Zephyr™ 2 GNSS geodetic antennas.

Trimble S8 Total Station

Designed to handle demanding jobs and difficult environments, the Trimble S8 Total Station is the most advanced
total station solution available. It’s ideal for engineering and monitoring applications that depend on fast, accurate
measurements. The Trimble S8 combines Trimble FineLock™ technology with long-range, distance measurement
to provide fast, precise monitoring measurements. You can measure to targets up to 2,500 meters away with
one‑centimeter accuracy. In urban or residential areas, Trimble MagDrive™ Servo technology delivers silent operation that
won’t disturb residents or businesses.

Trimble Strong Motion Systems

Trimble’s strong motion recording instruments and sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) integrate seamlessly
with Trimble’s monitoring solutions. Trimble 4D Control supports peak acceleration; the data is stored in the Monitoring
database where alarming and visualization can be controlled through the web interface.

Trimble Kestrel SG160-09 System

The system integrates seismic recording with GNSS geodetic measurements in a single compact, ruggedized package to
create high-rate (200 sps), full epoch-to-epoch measurement integrity, real-time displacement with sufficient accuracy
and very low latency for infrastructure monitoring and precise scientific applications with a focus on a wide spectrum
of natural hazard mitigation applications. The Trimble Kestrel™ system includes a low power, 220 channel GNSS receiver
powered by the latest Trimble-precise Maxwell™ 6 technology and an ANSS Class A triaxial accelerometer producing
high-resolution seismic data. In addition the receiver incorporates on-board GNSS point positioning using Trimble’s
CenterPoint™ RTX™ correction service.
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