Benefits of laser scanning for offshore oil operations

Works executed on an offshore platform, barge or vessel are, to say the least, singular; remote in the extreme, subject to stringent safety rules and conducted in obvious confinement, they can hardly be said to offer a congenial environment.
The facility to travel with a minimum of luggage, and to complete surveys whilst maintaining independence, speed, efficiency and mobility are critical attributes.
With its high-efficiency batteries, all-terrain computers, compact, high-performance scanners and a team well-versed in this type of operation, Urbica has the capability to rise to this kind of challenge.

APPLICATIONS

Addition of new equipment to an existing site
Kinematics for the movement of equipment in situ
Conformity control of a new installation
Control of structural deformation
Creation of an equipment data base
Generation of an "as-built" or "as-existing" base plan
Generation of a 3D model of an existing installation
Dismantling
Clash detection between as-built condition and plan or project
Feasibility analysis, process, preliminary plans
Generation of 3D (or 2D) plans of petrochemical sites
Generation of a plot plan, layout, plan view or isometric, coupe
Virtual 3D reconstruction for the simulation of a
maintenance or safety operation
Installation or replacement of equipment or skid
Maintenance (piping, equipment, structure)
Updating of equipment data base
Updating of existing plans
Dimensional analysis of a flare line
Piping analysis for an existing system, tie-in
Survey of piping systems
Revamping of an existing installation
Non-contact scanning, with no interruption of production

BENEFITS

Generation of a 3D model of the existing structure in the required file format
souhaité (PDMS, PDS, Autocad, Microstation, 3DSM...)
Specialized team of topographers
3D or 2D data files, obtained by the same survey campaign
On-site operations throughout the world
Long-term experience in the oil sector
Appropriate equipment, BOSIET-HUET qualified personnel
High precision of scans
Exhaustive scans
Results suitable for processing in all CAD tools
Rapid results, often available for processing within days of on-site scanning
Tailored service
Speed of capture of on-site measurements

END PRODUCTS

Files types: Autocad (DXF/DWG), Microstation (DGN), Solidworks, 3DStudioMax (3ds & max),
3Dipsos (IPS), Realworks (RWP), Pointools (POD/PTL) , PDMS (macros), PDS
and of course all the open format files like IGES, OBJ, STEP, VRML etc...
3D images, including comments and collaborative exchange (Scan-review)
3D model
Structured 3D model, with attached catalog
Points cloud
2 dimensional images (cut sections, layouts, …)
2 dimensional digitized file ( cut sections, layouts,…)
Scan-review (Collaborative review of laser survey through panoramic images)

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