RTLS for Construction
Warn workers and machine operators before a collision or a hazardous zone, and find every machine and tool on a site that keeps changing.
- real-time UWB accuracy in industrial sites
- < 50 cm
- one Hybrid Tag 4.0: BLE, UWB & Precision Finding
- 3 modes
- self-install and go live
- In days
- deployments worldwide, across 35+ countries
- 6,000+
Key benefits
What RTLS changes on a construction site
Safety Zone alerts workers and machine operators when they come too close, with tags and a phone or tablet and nothing to install. Hybrid RTLS shows where every machine and tool is and how much it is used. Start with one and connect the other later.
Prevent accidents
Cut the risk of collisions between machines and people on foot.
Cut machine costs
See how much each machine is used before you hire or buy another.
Avoid delay penalties
Know where machines and teams are, so they go where the schedule needs them.
Guard hazardous zones
Alert workers before they enter a hazardous area.
Overview
RTLS in construction: safety and efficiency
A real-time location system (RTLS) shows where people, machines and materials are on site. Ubudu locates cranes, bulldozers, excavators and tools, the workers and supervisors around them, and hazardous materials as they move. The site office sees progress and delays as they happen and keeps people away from what can harm them.
Each part of the site gets the technology it needs: battery-powered BLE anchors where there is no cabling, UWB where you need a position to under 50 cm, and compatible partner LoRaWAN and GPS trackers under open sky. Everything feeds one Location Engine, and as the site grows you extend coverage without re-cabling.
Use cases
Track equipment & tools
See when, where and how often each machine and tool is used on site, and spend less on them.
Stop searching for machines and tools
Every machine and tool on one live map, so crews spend their time building, not looking.
Avoid misplacing or losing equipment
Get an email or webhook alert when a tool sits idle too long or leaves the site boundary, and act before it is lost or stolen.
Optimise equipment utilisation rates
Time spent in each zone and moves between zones show which machines are underused, so you can move them before you add more.
Use cases
Ensure worker safety
Alerts reach workers before an incident, not after, and lone workers stay visible to the site office.
Avoid accidents between machines and workers
When a worker and a machine get too close, the worker's tag flashes and vibrates and the operator's phone or tablet sounds the alert, so either one can stop in time.
Control access to hazardous areas
Workers are reminded of the risk before they enter a hazardous area, and supervisors see every alert on one dashboard.
Locate workers in case of emergency
In an emergency, see at once who is still in the affected area.
Industries
Industries that use Ubudu RTLS
RTLS for Manufacturing & Logistics
Make operations more efficient by optimising flows and increasing visibility on production.
RTLS for Quick Service Restaurant
Stop waiters wasting time searching for customers at their table and make the experience more seamless.
RTLS for Healthcare
Help staff find the equipment they need, cut yearly spend on new kit and improve patient satisfaction.
RTLS for Construction
Get more from expensive machinery on-site and reduce the risk of accidents from collisions or hazardous zones.
Can it be entirely wireless?
Yes. Safety Zone needs no infrastructure: tags on workers and machines, plus a phone or tablet. To locate machines and tools, Hybrid RTLS runs on battery-powered BLE anchors with no cabling and a gateway that sends data over 4G.
Which rules trigger geofencing alerts?
Zone entry and exit, time spent in a zone and the number of assets in a zone, with filters by asset or zone type. Safety Zone adds a proximity rule between tags.
Does it work on any device?
Yes. The RTLS applications run in any web browser, on a computer, tablet or phone. The Safety Zone mobile app runs on Android.
How are tags worn?
On a wristband, armband or lanyard, or fixed with velcro tape. Ubudu supplies the accessories.
Trusted on construction sites
See it on your construction site.
Start with Safety Zone on a few machines or one tracking zone, then grow to the whole site.