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InSite Projects InSite Projects creates a repository for all job information, available for sharing electronically to interested parties. Projects can be used on whatever device you have: com- puter, tablet or smart phone. At the end of the job, a report can be downloaded, helping expedite in- voicing. "It's about having the right information on the job, and bring- ing the right information back from the job to the office," says Reinhard Beschel with Vermeer. This includes 811 locate information, parking permits, supply lists, safety checks and juggling different work orders, Beschel says. It also fuses surface, subsurface and topographical views into one view. InSite Mapping Get a group of contractors together and complaints about engineer- ing plans are likely to come up. The plans can be confusing, don't reflect reality or fail to take into account critical job components. In addition, it's difficult to consolidate jobsite data, such as locates, white lines and landmarks. "Contractors care about where they need to put the product, their connection points, and how they can commu- nicate that information to the next person on the team," says Nathan Copeland with Vermeer. "Most of the time, the crews meet in the morning and then they scatter the rest of the day. Our InSite Mapping and Projects programs gives them the context; it serves as their white board for the bore." InSite Mapping uses a GPS- driven receiver (such as Trimble's R1 GNSS) to white line, or mark, the proposed bore ahead of time, sending the data to InSite Projects for planning. During the bore, the crew can record obstacles, such as a tree that's in the bore path. This file can then, for example, be sent off to the project owner to get instructions on a redirect. After the bore is complete, you can use the receiver to walk the bore path and record it as an as-built. "You can use your choice of a receiver, as long as it pairs with our system," Copeland says. The tablet or smart phone you're using in the field becomes the interface for recording the information directly into Proj- ects. "Not only can I share the bore information with the next person, my supervisor knows what's going on and where I'm at," Copeland says, especially handy if a crew is completing several jobs in a day. InSite BoreAid Currently available, this planning and design software guides users through the bore planning process, using soil conditions, the type of product being installed, physical obstacles, etc., to identify possible drilling issues. Used in the pre-bore phase, it generates rod-by-rod plans for the anticipated bore path using industry standards for pipe bend- ing and installation loads, feeding information into bid documents and operational plans. "This gives you a bore that's in line with HDD best practices, since industry standards for installing steel and plastic pipe are built into the program," says Kipp Ulferts with Vermeer. "It's really pipe centric," he says. "Our emphasis is on creating a good bore plan for the type of pipe installed." Since the software has competitive drill rigs loaded into the system, contractors also can use it with non-Vermeer rigs. InSite BoreAssist BoreAssist is used during drill- ing, and is designed to get rid of handwritten rod-by-rod logs on a clipboard. Developed with DCI, the on-rig app shows the bore plan on DCI's Aurora display in the opera- tor control station; the bore plan is loaded into the display and the op- erator follows the rod-by-rod plan. The bore head's ever changing posi- tion is tracked directly from the DCI F5 locator used by a crew member walking the bore path. The opera- tor can note field condition devia- tions from the bore plan, and record in-field bore plan modifications. In addition, if a simple bore plan modi- fication is required in the field, it can be created on the display, saved and sent to the office. September 2015 | EquipmentWorld.com 72 product report | continued InSite Bore Assist, using a DCI Aurora display in the operator's station, gives opera- tors the ability to see how well the bore is going compared with the bore plan, and make on-the-go adjustments, including creating a simple bore plan. ICUEE booth: K-225 & K-332