Downloads from and about Vaira

In this section you will find downloads for publications, presentations and more about Vaira. You can use this information either for your own browsing or to convince decision-makers in your own company about Vaira.

If you need further information or documents, please contact our sales team.

Rollout plan

for utilities to introduce digital construction documentation with their construction companies

Optimize the cooperation between you and your construction companies. Provide the impetus for the digitalization of construction documentation. Vaira will take care of the digital implementation for you.

Our rollout plan summarizes the most important aspects and gives you an overview of the necessary steps. The perfect basis for informing yourself or passing on the information in your company.

3D-Ansicht des Rolloutplan für Versorger
3D-Modell: Checkliste zur Softwareeinführung – Digitalisierung im Baugewerbe.

Checklist for software implementation

Digitization in the construction industry

Introducing new software to make work easier can feel overwhelming and complicated at first. But it doesn’t have to be.

Based on our experience in recent years, we can show you where the problems and pitfalls lie when selecting software. We have compiled the results for you in a software implementation checklist.

You can use it to search for the right software for you and introduce it into your company.

Handout

to the web seminar “Construction site meets office: The future of the construction industry”, October 2023

How can the office and construction site be combined in such a way that construction companies can hold their own in a constantly changing world and successfully lead their business into the future? What concrete measures can be taken to achieve competitive advantages?

Our Managing Director Max gave an overview and provided a handout at the web seminar organized by the Verband Baugewerblicher Unternehmer Hessen e.V. (Hesse Construction Industry Association).

3D-Modell des Handouts zum Webseminar Büro meets Baustelle: Die Zukunft der Baubranche.
3D-Modell des Interviews mit Torsten Mantei von RTN für den PDF-Export.

Customer interview

with Torsten Mantei

Site Manager at Rohrleitungs- und Tiefbau GmbH (RTN)

The demands on construction documentation continue to grow. Added to this are challenges such as a shortage of skilled workers and a generally high volume of orders. What is the best way for a construction company to deal with this?

We spoke to Torsten Mantei to find out more about his practical work with Vaira on the construction site. He is a site manager at construction service provider Rohrleitungs- und Tiefbau GmbH Neubrandenburg (RTN) and has been using Vaira in the trenches for some time now.

How has the use of Vaira changed his work?

Scientific final thesis on Vaira (excerpt, chapter 5)

by Ludwig Maria Rode

in cooperation with IMP GmbH

as part of his degree program “Surveying and Geoinformation (VGI19)” at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

The author Ludwig Maria Rode wrote his thesis entitled “Usability study on the integration of an augmented reality surveying component into existing pipeline documentation processes”.

This excerpt (Chapter 5) contains a comprehensive analysis of the structure, user guidance and procedure for analyzing the accuracy of AR surveying with the Vaira app.

Scientific final thesis on Vaira (review)

by Ludwig Maria Rode

in cooperation with IMP GmbH

as part of his degree program “Surveying and Geoinformation (VGI19)” at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

The author Ludwig Maria Rode wrote his thesis entitled “Usability study on the integration of an augmented reality measurement component into existing pipeline documentation processes”.

In his work, he looked at current processes and analyzed the structure and functions of Vaira. He also focuses on his accuracy analysis of the Vaira app and the methodology behind it. The work was rounded off with a performance audit.

As the work contains sensitive internal information from participating companies, the author has created the additional 12-page summary of the original 70-page work offered here, which we are happy to offer for download.

Transcript of an interview

Max as a guest in the podcast of
Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Michael Boldt

The host, architect Michael Boldt, and our managing director Max Erdmann spent around 50 minutes discussing the digitalization of the construction industry. With over 35 years of experience in the construction industry as a project manager, Michael was able to ask the right questions to gain a good understanding of the challenges facing the industry and Vaira. They also discussed the role of modern tools in employee satisfaction and how preparation can be useful even when an industry is still doing well.

3D-Modell des Transkripts zum KJUUP-IT-UP Podcast zwischen Max Erdmann und Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Michael Boldt.
The interview was recorded in June 2023 and available as a podcast episode on Spotify since June 18, 2023.
3D-Modell des Interviews mit Volker Schmitz von BEW für den PDF-Export.
The interview was conducted in spring 2023. It is also available as a 30-minute podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.

Customer interview

with Volker Schmitz,
team leader of network documentation at Bergische Wasser und Energie GmbH (BEW)

Volker Schmitz has been working at BEW for 26 years. In his role as team leader for network documentation, he talks in an interview about his initial skepticism toward AR surveying, the use of Vaira, and the added value on the construction site.

Technical article

The digital technicianwhat does it take to work digitally in the trenches?

The digital fitter is a forwardlooking concept for documenting construction work efficiently and accurately. The technical article accompanying the presentation focuses on how this transformation can take placeand how it can help solve challenges in construction. Guido Reimuth, who is responsible for network documentation at Stadtwerke Eschwege, is also quoted from his interview with us.

3D-Ansicht des Artikels in Magazin-Form: Vaira Fachartikel aus dem IRO Tagungsband 2023
The article is based on our presentation at the 35th Oldenburg Pipeline Forum (IRO 2023) and was also published in the accompanying conference proceedings. The article was slightly revised and rewritten for digital publication.
3D-Ansicht des Interview mit Guido Reimuth, Verantwortlicher für die Netzdokumentation bei den Stadtwerken Eschwege

The interview was conducted in winter 2022 as a textonly interview.

Customer interview

with Guido Reimuth,
Main person responsible for network documentation at Stadtwerke Eschwege

In a short interview, we talked about Mr. Reimuth and his role at Stadtwerke Eschwege, among other things. Other key topics included his views on digitalization, the added value he sees in using Vaira, and his impressions of working with the Vaira team.

Technical article

Surveying with a smartphone app and the digital techniciana fully digital process?

This technical article deals with the challenges facing the construction and utilities industries. It focuses specifically on fitters and the digital construction trenchand the extent to which utilities and construction companies can benefit from digital transformation.

3D-Ansicht des Artikels in Magazin-Form: Vaira Fachartikel aus dem IRO Tagungsband 2022 feat. BTC AG.
This article was written in collaboration with BTC AG. It is based on our joint presentation at the 34th Oldenburg Pipeline Forum (IRO 2022) and was also published in the accompanying conference proceedings. In the course of its digital publication, the article was slightly revised and retypeset.

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