At least two cameras mounted on a crane generate individual images at regular intervals and transmit these images automatically to the avisec cloud application, where they’re enhanced using dedicated image-analysis algorithms, and made available to customers for further processing and analysis. This allows a customer to respond quickly if any defects are identified.

Nowadays, avisec relies almost exclusively on SIM cards and the connectivity provided by Sunrise Business. Depending on the specific application, individual images are recorded and transmitted every 20 seconds or every few minutes. Simple solutions involving surveillance cameras require a data volume of around 5 to 10 GB a month, but a higher resolution may require a volume of 60 or 70 GB.

Although customers can choose to use their own cameras and SIM cards to transmit the image data to the avisec cloud application, the best option is to use the avisec-recommended cameras that come preconfigured with the IoT SIM cards from Sunrise Business and can be managed via the Connectivity Management Platform (CMP).

«Image-based monitoring has the potential to generate huge savings on construction projects,» says Bärtschi, based on his host of experience. «While the architects’ plans merely portray the intended design, the camera images show what’s actually happening on the construction site.» They can show any defects like an incorrectly laid pipe quickly, so they can be corrected promptly before they’re set in concrete.

The IoT connectivity and Connectivity Management Platform (CMP) from Sunrise Business enable avisec to offer its customers a complete monitoring service – this Monitoring-as-a-Service provides unrivalled transparency in terms of connectivity and rate plans. «Our customers can access all the operational data in real time and, if they need to, they can configure it, pause it, adjust the rate plan and the like,» explains Bärtschi.

The CMP also replaces Excel documentation: all the relevant data can be retrieved, with some of it displayed on dashboards. As a central management platform, the Sunrise Connectivity Management Platform is a key element in all the services that avisec provides its current and future customers – and thus forms the basis to successfully scale the company.

The AIoT-based camera images already generate enormous amounts of data to depict what’s actually happening on the construction site, overlay the camera images on CAD plans in the portal and compare them.

Future plans see high-resolution cameras being networked and benefitting from 5G technology. The next releases of the 5G standard and the appropriate hardware, especially the router, will enable the data to be processed and transmitted even more efficiently. Sunrise Business is at the forefront of 5G development and helps avisec use the latest IoT technologies with its extensive expertise so it can expand its Monitoring-as-a-Service business model.