SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today TILOS version 9.0 time and location
planning software for highways, railways, pipelines, tunnels, water
engineering, transmission line construction and other linear civil
engineering projects. Trimble® TILOS merges technical
and schedule information into one dynamic plan, giving users more
information than Gantt charts or network diagrams alone. The new
version of TILOS offers better linear construction project
visualization and improved integration with Primavera project
management software and Trimble Business Center – HCE office
software for heavy civil construction takeoff and data
preparation.
Enhanced Visualization
Trimble TILOS version 9.0 introduces a new Gantt chart format
that visually connects the site layout with the user-defined time
frame of a project. Graphics representing project locations such as
bridges, culverts and intersections as well as work types such as
concrete, steel or earthworks provide additional clarity, making
the plan more intuitive and easier to read at a glance. The new
grouping and formatting represent the schedule in a digital wall
chart format, which is frequently used in lean production to show
progress in a simplified manner. In addition, TILOS can now plan
and manage non-linear parts of the infrastructure project for a
more complete solution.
Improved Integration
To simplify data exchange, TILOS version 9.0 has been redesigned
to improve the integration functionality with third-party project
management software such as Primavera, Microsoft Project and ASTA
Powerproject. The improved integration allows users to import
detailed activity data that includes structures. TILOS version 9.0
also now works directly with the Primavera P6 native .xml file type
with no API needed for seamless conversion to a linear schedule in
TILOS.
Tighter integration with Trimble's Business Center – HCE, office
software for construction takeoff and data preparation, gives users
the ability to easily and quickly convert a mass haul plan created
in Business Center – HCE into a linear construction schedule in
TILOS. Using these optimized mass haul plans, which calculate the
volume of material multiplied by the distance it is moved during
construction, can enable users to create the schedule with more
accurate results in less time.
TILOS version 9.0 is now available worldwide from a TILOS
partner.
About Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division
Trimble's Heavy Civil Construction Division is a leading
innovator of productivity solutions for the heavy and highway
contractor. Trimble's solutions leverage a variety of technologies,
including Global Positioning System (GPS), construction lasers,
total stations, wireless data communications, the Internet and
application software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site
strategy, these solutions provide a high-level of process and
workflow integration from the design phase through to the finished
project—delivering significant improvements in productivity
throughout the construction lifecycle.
For more information, visit: construction.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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