Current approaches for capturing construction jobsite data are labour-intensive and manual, which are usually stored in a paper-based format. This data could be lost or misrepresented and may not be reliable or complete. Automated site data acquisition technologies have been the driving force behind initiatives to automate the process of tracking, control and progress reporting in the last two decades. This paper presents state of the art review on different automated site data acquisition technologies used in this field. In addition, this paper presents the utilization of five different technologies based on a field study conducted during twelve months in construction jobsite. The used technologies are Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera, RFID (mobile and fixed), GPS (mobile and fixed), barcode, and tablet PC. In the evaluation of these technologies, cost, durability and data attributes were considered. The study encompasses excavation and earthmoving operations, concrete framing, curtain walls, HVAC installations, and internal finishing works. These studies led to exploration of the likely advantage of integrating different technologies and using them to estimate project progress.
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