Evaluation of monitoring technologies on construction sites

Abstract

The present thesis describes the current state of construction site monitoring, capitalizing on flaws and their consequences, to then explore the opportunities of mitigating or eliminating these flaws by leveraging available and developing technologies in the field. A range of technologies are extracted from existing literature and individually defined and assessed in regards of their operation, performance, limitations, and potential. Data management systems are explored as the crucial interface between monitoring technologies and stakeholders, and technology acceptance is considered as a key factor in the success of implementing new monitoring technologies in construction sites. A comparative SWOT analysis including the traditional practices and monitoring technologies is designed to display the evaluation of the information in condensed structure, to aid comparison and decision making.