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May 11, 2026
[Seminar Video] 58% Reduction in Survey Time and 33% Reduction in Staff! Kotobuki Construction Presents the "Tunnel and National Highway DX Seminar"

  

[Seminar Table of Contents]

0:00–  1. Opening
0:49–  2. Kotobuki Construction: Company Introduction
8:36–  3. Scanat
9:46– 4. Challenges on Site
10:53– 5. [Must-See!] Features and Benefits on Site
15:29– 6. Future Challenges and Expectations
16:04– 7. [Must-See!] About the Model Project Adopted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
22:50~ 8. [Must-See!] Application to As-Built Management
31:49~ 9. Scanat About -D
35:41~ 10. Summary
36:37~ 11. Closing

  

🔳Recommended for people like this

  • For those who are facing challenges with the time required for drafting and measurement during tunnel and road inspections
  • For those struggling with the accuracy and reproducibility of curved surface measurements and damage documentation
  • For those who want to speed up communication with clients
  • For those who want to improve their manual processes for as-built management and reporting

  

🔳Highlights of This Seminar

① The “Measurement Revolution” in Tunnel Inspection and Repair

When inspecting tunnels,

  • Hand-drawn sketches
  • The effort involved in creating drawings
  • The Challenges of Curved Surface Measurement

This had been a major burden, butScanat under the initiative that introduced this,

  • Capture the entire tunnel as a 3D model
  • Record cracks and damage as they are
  • Curved Surface Measurement (R Measurement) Has Also Gone Digital

This significantly reduces measurement work while improving accuracy and reproducibility.
→ [Video 11:55–]

  

② National Highway Maintenance Operations That Eliminated “Round Trips to the Site”

In conventional national highway maintenance and repair projects, the back-and-forth process of on-site inspection → reporting to the government office → another on-site inspection resulted in significant time loss, which was a major challenge.

However,Scanat After implementation,

  • On-site photography and 3D data acquisition
  • Instant Cloud Sharing
  • The client verifies and makes decisions remotely

This shift in process has reduced the need for on-site trips and improved decision-making speed.
→ [Video 16:04–]

  

③ “Cloud Sharing” That Changed Communication with Clients

A key feature of this pilot project was the ability to instantly share on-site data.
By uploading 3D models directly from the site and sharing them via a link,

  • Assessing the situation without going to the site
  • Quick Decision-Making
  • Reducing Unnecessary Travel

This made it possible to achieve a 58% reduction in on-site surveys and a 33% reduction in personnel.
→ [Video 18:51–]

  

④ Digitization of “As-Built Management”

In pavement repair (patching),
Traditionally, this required multiple workers to take measurements using tape and create drawings by hand, but,

  • Measurements on 3D Data
  • Converting Area to Data
  • Submit directly to the client

This change has led to a significant reduction in man-hours and a simplification of reporting tasks.
→ [Video 22:50–]

  

  \Kotobuki Construction is using it too!/

Conducting Field Surveys “All by Yourself with Just a Smartphone”Scanat

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