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the next few years saw a government mandate in the years that followed , which had an impact on how this type of technology moved on again . At that point in my career , I went from being the only champion in the digital team to having a team of over 50 people . By then , clients had gone from dipping their toes into what was available , to harnessing the power of a digital model with data . We started having the ability to manipulate the data into different formats : into computeraided facilities management systems ( CAFM ) and building management systems ( BMS ) and then there was the advent of Smart Buildings , where things are IP-addressed and linked intelligently , allowing the whole market of technologies to link and connect , not only from a data perspective but from an operational one as well .
Let ’ s look at another example , laser scanning for instance , that really came into its own around five years ago . It was relatively expensive at the start but as the cost of the equipment dropped over time , the technology became far more accessible . To give you an idea , a mid-range scanner can scan 600,000 points per second , it gives you lots of usable data that ’ s accurate . There are many elements that start to join the dots within construction that we didn ’ t have access to before . Another good example is some of the cameras available that can record and track the progress of a project with incredible accuracy . They capture
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