Larsen & Toubro Construction commenced executing one of the largest communication networks in India for Telangana Fibre Grid Corporation Ltd in the year 2019. The scope included the laying of 65,000 of Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) as a part of the complete Optical Fibre Infrastructure Deployment in the state of Telangana. The purpose was to provide high speed internet connectivity across the state which gets initiated from its Zonal Headquarters right up to the homes via the mandal’s and Gram Panchayats.
The Challenges
In order to carry out the survey work in the field, the L & T was looking forward to a durable, waterproof 360 degree high definition camera, which would be able to withstand some of the harsh environmental conditions and a proper stabilization inorder to capture the best videos for references. Apart from this, they were also in the look out for devices which could be mounted on the rider’s helmet or can be easily fixed onto the rooftop of the car with ideally good battery life.
The solution
The solution we delivered to the client was the VIRB 360 which was the first of its kind in the market, with an ability to capture a complete sphere of high-resolution video, audio and even the images. The built-in sensors can be easily synced with GPS and GLONASS. Further to this, the device gets its customizations with other set of accessories such as barometer, accelerometer which could in fact help the organizations in taking 360-degree video, which could enable it to seamlessly take the entire survey in order to lay the optical fibre cables.
The Results
The device that we had given to the client, can substantially take on-with the 360-degree video for 1 hour, and with 1 charge which could bring in the fantastic results of helping the customer with video, audio and the images together in one go. The device can be vehemently used even when the camera is moved as it accompanied the spherical stabilization which ensures smooth video. The device comprises 4 built in microphones which can complement the 360-degree video. The added advantage to the customer is its maneuverability apart from being easy-to-use.