In addition, the app has the ability to reveal the history of the stockpile, which includes the movement of the pile on the site, the change in size of the pile and photos of the pile. Users can view videos of the pile being recorded, as well as an overlay of the site. The site also provides full reports of the stockpile, including cubic yards, tonnage, tonnage conversion and collective time. Based on data, it takes about two minutes, 13 seconds to measure small piles (0 to 1,000 tons) and about seven minutes, 11 seconds to measure large piles (piles 30,000-plus tons).Īfter completing one trip around the pile, users stop recording and sync the app with, where they can view information regarding the pile, including cubic yards and tonnage.

Stockpile size doesn’t matter, Boardman said. Then they record the stockpile while walking the perimeter of it. In order for the app to work, users must place two solid orange traffic cones 25 ft. Using its 3D computer vision technology, Boardman designed an iPhone application called Stockpiles, which allows users to determine stockpile volume data. “Tracking inventory is a hard problem and an inexact science,” said David Boardman, CEO of URC Ventures, at a session during the 2014 Trimble Dimensions User Conference.Īfter signing an agreement in August 2012 with Knife River Corp., a company with hundreds of sites across nine states, URC Ventures decided to create a solution for accurately measuring stockpiles.īoardman wanted to create an outlet for measuring stockpiles that required minimal training, was completely automated, and met accuracy and consistency requirements of the company. Measuring stockpiles can be a complicated process, from accurately measuring the piles to recording and storing data.

Stock pile app