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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 Outline]

0:00– 1. Opening
0:49– 2. Kotobuki Construction Company Introduction
8:36– 3. Scanat
9:46– 4. Challenges on the Construction Site
10:53– 5. [Must-See!] Features and Benefits on the Construction 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
35:41~ 10. Summary
36:37~ 11. Closing

  

🔳Recommended for people like this

  • For those who are facing challenges with the time and effort required for drafting and measurement during tunnel and road inspections
  • If you're struggling with the accuracy and reproducibility of curved surface measurements or damage documentation
  • For those who want to speed up communication with clients
  • For those looking to improve their manual processes for quality control 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

had been a major burden, but with the implementation of Scanat,

  • 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 time while improving accuracy and reproducibility.
→ [Video 11:55–]

  

② National Highway Maintenance Operations That Eliminate the Need for "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 → re-inspection resulted in significant time loss, which was a major challenge.

However, after Scanat Scanat,

  • On-site photography and 3D data acquisition
  • Share to the cloud on the spot
  • The client can check and make decisions remotely

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

  

③ "Cloud Sharing" That Transformed Communication with Clients

A key feature of this pilot project was the ability to share field data in real time.
By allowing users to upload 3D models directly from the field and share them via a link,

  • Assessing the situation without going to the site
  • Quick decision-making
  • Reducing unnecessary travel

This made it possible to reduce on-site surveys by 58% and staff by 33%.
→ [Video 18:51–]

  

④ Digitization of "As-Built Management"

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

  • Measurements on 3D data
  • Convert area to data
  • Submit directly to the client

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

  

  \Kotobuki Construction is using it too!/

Scanat: Complete on-site surveys "all by yourself with just a smartphone"

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