Wayss & Freytag brings German fiber optic networks up to speed thanks to best tools

Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG - Bereich UT/BWE, part of the Royal BAM Group and based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, records fiber optic networks with marXact hardware and uses IntellinQ software to work with the data generated. Here's a look at their toolkit.

Laying the foundation

Working together to lay the -literally- foundation is as important in surveying as it is in construction. Wayss & Freytag recognized this early on by their choice to work with the marXact UNI-GR1 GNSS receiver and IntellinQ's GeolinQ platform. Dennis Terwoert is an engineer at Wayss & Freytag and knows best the benefits of these combined forces: "We are in the middle of this strong collaboration and benefit on all sides as a result.   

This whole thing originated in the Netherlands, when our sister company BAM Infra Telecom installed fiber optic networks and relied on IntellinQ and marXact to make processes simpler and more efficient. Germany is not yet at that level with fiber optics, but we are taking big steps to get there. Generating and processing data quickly and easily helps us do that. "

"I believe the basics start with the right data," says Tommy van der Heijden, co-founder of marXact. "Wayss & Freytag is living proof that you work more productively and efficiently when you prepare yourself for success. They chose both IntellinQ and us as partners. GeolinQ's strength is data management, while ours is centimeter-accurate positioning and making it universally available with the UNI-GR1 GNSS receiver. The two together is the perfect combination for them."

Using suggestions

"We have a no-code and web-based software platform to collect, integrate and share spatial data in an efficient and flexible way," said IntellinQ COO Boris van Luipen. "Virtually any application can be configured easily and without programming, including interfacing with marXact's UNI-Cloud. That's what makes this partnership so powerful. The strengths of the UNI-GR1 and GeolinQ fit well and meet Wayss & Freytag's needs. Suggestions and ideas to improve surveying and data processing for Wayss & Freytag can be realized without development. "

One of these suggestions led to the new and improved configuration, which was recently released. Van Luipen: "The new configuration is now in line with Wayss & Freytag's project-based work. For each surveying project, all objects to be measured from an imported design are shown, such as cables and trenches. The user measures in via GeolinQ and the linked UNI-GR1 and can link measurements directly to the objects from the design. Another major improvement is that surveying projects can be shared with project managers.

A map is shared with project managers to show surveying progress. The map for the surveyor and the map for project managers can be managed independently. "

"The improved interface and new features really make a difference for us. While our colleagues in the field are working with the UNI-GR1, the revision and design are instantly visible online. This is a very desirable efficiency boost for our operators and it significantly improves our performance. It allows implementers to recognize and react to unmeasured revision immediately, rather than later. It also increases speed: files are opened faster and by aggregating specific data, we can find it more easily than before. Combined with marXact's surveying equipment, this new interface is a real gamechanger for us, " said Terwoert.

Quick and easy

Van der Heijden: "Our mission is to make surveying accessible to everyone, no matter how experienced you are or how much money you have. A partnership like this with IntellinQ helps because we can support a specific company how they want and need. It shows how universal we are, also how our UNI-GR1 is and how cooperative our work as organizations in this industry should be."