Cost Vs. Effectiveness
With the arrival of Multi-Use survey instruments, scanners, robotic total stations, GPS, etc. again the cost is prohibitive for a lot of small construction companies. By all means if you have the budget go for it and have your personnel trained in their use. At Design Tech Assoc., Inc. we recommend going in the opposite direction by utilizing cost effective equipment and software while emphasizing ways and means as being more important to your bottom line than high priced equipment, software and specific training in their use which may or may not apply to everyday use of similar equipment. We feel that using lower cost field equipment and basic instructions in their use is more beneficial in that this knowledge applies to a wide variety of applications and equipment. If it works for you than you can always in the future upgrade to higher cost equipment while knowing that what you are using them for will be the same, and your personnel will already be trained in the methodology of their use.
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