Data is the key

摘要

Satellite technology, and all its many functions that seem to invade every corner of modern life, is changing the face of the construction site, whether it is digging a hole to extreme levels of accuracy, or a fleet owner understanding where the machines are and what they are doing. There is a long way to go yet, and it would be a brave prediction to suggest where the construction industry will be in ten years, but there are plenty of people who are willing to make a good guess at it. Makoto Yamazawa, president and chairman of the management board at Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) - HCME - said, "Ultimately it will be autonomous operation - no operators - but that will take quite a few years more."