Camera phones boost construction efficiency

Mobile phones equipped with cameras are proving to be extremely useful on construction sites. That is according to a Tekes-funded pilot project being carried out with Skanska Tekra, a Finnish subsidiary of the Swedish construction and engineering company Skanska, reports PhysOrg.com

“The company has distributed camera phones to 20 of some 200 employees at a 12-kilometre long construction site in Lohja, west of Helsinki.

The most common application is sending pictures from one phone to another. Employees can also send photos as e-mail attachments.

Skanska staff use DDM text message technology developed by the Espoo-based firm BookIT. This application allows managers to send information about work assignments to employees in the field.

Besides saving time and driving kilometres, the phones also improve occupational safety on site. Needed repairs and safety measures can be sent and confirmed quickly and easily.

For more on how businesses are using camera phones, click on this category in Picturphoning.com.

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