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AI agent for land surveyors

Stakeout Verification Agent

Stakes match the current design within tolerance, and every point is verified before the crew builds.

Quality controlReal estate and construction
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Stakeout Verification Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A crew pours footings from stakes set to an old file version, and the error is found after the concrete is cured. This agent checks twice. Before staking, it compares the design coordinates with the control and the file version the engineer sent, flags any mismatch, and confirms the control points are valid. After staking, it compares field readings for each point with the design, flags points outside the tolerance, and lists re-stakes. It rechecks after corrections. You approve the stake report. Edge case: a point staked from a different control setup is flagged because its residual cannot be compared with the design.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Stakeout planned 2 USES A TOOL Load the design file, version and control data 3 CHECKS THE RESULT Is the design version current and control consistentwith the design? If not: Ask the engineer for the current file andrecheck control. Back to step 2. 4 DOES Build the stake list with coordinates 5 YOU APPROVE Surveyor approves the list before field work 6 USES A TOOL After staking, load the field readings 7 DOES Compare each reading with its design position 8 CHECKS THE RESULT Is every point within tolerance? If not: List the points outside tolerance and there-stake offsets, then compare again after correction.Back to step 6. 9 DOES Build the stake report 10 YOU APPROVE Surveyor approves the stake report 11 RESULT Stakeout verification report
Read the steps as a list
  1. Stakeout planned
  2. Load the design file, version and control data
  3. Is the design version current and control consistent with the design?If not: Ask the engineer for the current file and recheck control. Back to step 2.
  4. Build the stake list with coordinates
  5. Surveyor approves the list before field workThe agent waits here for your OK.
  6. After staking, load the field readings
  7. Compare each reading with its design position
  8. Is every point within tolerance?If not: List the points outside tolerance and the re-stake offsets, then compare again after correction. Back to step 6.
  9. Build the stake report
  10. Surveyor approves the stake reportThe agent waits here for your OK.
  11. Stakeout verification report

How it decides

A point passes when its measured position is within tolerance of design from verified control, using the latest design version.

  • Use only the latest design version confirmed by the engineer
  • Tolerance 0.05 ft horizontal and 0.03 ft vertical unless set otherwise
  • Flag points from a different control setup
  • Hold the report until all failures are re-staked

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Horizontal and vertical tolerance
  • Report format
  • Design sources
  • Re-stake rule

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Surveyor approves the stake list
  • Surveyor approves the stake report

Hard limits

  • Never release stakes or the report to the contractor itself
  • Never use unverified control

It stops when

  • Done: all points pass and report approved
  • Stop: control cannot be verified

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

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  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensFor a 42 point building stakeout, the agent found the design file dated two revisions earlier than the engineer's latest, and asked for the current file. After staking, 3 points were outside the 0.05 ft tolerance, one 0.11 ft off. The crew re-staked them and the recheck passed. The surveyor approved the report.

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