Cable trenching is the physical backbone of infrastructure build-out, but the documentation phase often creates costly bottlenecks. When you are deep into a fiber or electricity rollout, the last thing you need is a fragmented system where site photos,depth estimates, and manual GPS points are compiled offline, days or weeks after the trench is closed. This disconnect leads to poor documentation, difficulties validating construction quality, and project managers lacking real-time visibility.
Groundhawk brings the documentation process forward, making it an automated, seamless part of cable trenching. We enable your field workers to capture high-precision, as-built data while the trench is still open, ensuring accuracy and transparency from the moment the cable is laid. Welcome to the future where documentation speeds up, not slows down, your trenching projects.
Integrating Documentation into the Cable Trenching Workflow
The outdated approach to a cable trenching project involves stopping work or calling in expensive, specialized surveyors to map exact points and estimate depth after the cables are in place. This takes patience, time, and money—and the results are often inaccurate.
Groundhawk eliminates this wait and complexity. Our system is built for open trench mapping, which is done by the contractor already on-site. Using the device is simple and requires minimal training, making the high-precision technology accessible to anyone. Within seconds, your on-site builder can 3D scan the trench and log all required network elements with 10 cm accuracy across X, Y, and Z axes. This efficiency speeds up the final delivery date and makes project invoicing faster.
Guaranteed Quality and Visibility During Cable Trenching
A core challenge in any cable trenching operation is the difficulty in ensuring quality and depth compliance without constant, expensive on-site checks. Once the soil is backfilled, the evidence is gone.
Groundhawk delivers complete transparency throughout the cable trenching phase. The system leverages AI and 3D modelling to automatically derive cable location and depth—meaning the data you collect is verified and free from human error. The result is:
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Real-time as-built documentation that proves depth and installation according to specification.
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Geotagged photos of every cable protection, joint, and network element.
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Automatic data transfer that gives project managers a clear, real-time view of progress across all teams, greatly reducing the manual reporting burden.
By capturing construction quality while it is happening, Groundhawk helps you reduce quality control needs and resolve future controversies instantly.
