BOMAP Connect automatically logs real-time roller data

Bomag’s BOMAP Connect provides networked control and documentation of all rollers working on a jobsite, regardless of brand.

All compaction data collected by BOMAP Connect is cloud-based, allowing quick access to compaction documentation from a computer or mobile device anywhere an internet connection is available.

An operator simply activates the BOMAP app from an Android tablet or smartphone from a BOMAG roller, and the app connects with the machine’s interface and registers its parameters. All compaction passes are then automatically recorded.

If required by job specification, the interface can connect with BOMAG’s Job- link via Bluetooth, and in addition to roller passes, the system also records asphalt temperature, vibration frequency and amplitude of the Bomag rollers and adds the data to the documentation.

For other roller brands in the fleet connected to the networked jobsite, BOMAP Connect logs and transmits the number of passes, generating a pass map for the entire site.

GPS reception is maximized by equipping rollers with an optional high-precision antenna to further increase documentation accuracy, which is especially helpful when working in urban areas or in poor weather conditions.

Real-time map display

Data collected from the site is combined in real time and displayed as a coloured map in Google Maps. The coloured areas on the map indicate where compaction has already been achieved and where compaction is still necessary. Compaction visualization for the entire site allows roller operators to see which areas have already been compacted, the degree of compaction and position on the tracked section.

BOMAP Connect enables all roller operators to achieve optimum compaction in the minimum number of passes. This helps to reduce fuel consumption, lower operating costs and increases roller efficiency.

BOMAP Connect enhances parallel planning of different projects within BOMAP, including construction site planning. Using 3D planning data combined with online map services, the system makes it possible to specify all relevant core project parameters and to plan the construction process in detail.

Project planners can input compaction specification details, such as the number of roller passes or soil compaction value, and the deployed rollers display these project parameters when connected.

At the push of a button, BOMAP Connect transmits the final project parameters to the mobile devices of the roller operators, foremen and site managers.

Project changes can be uploaded to the program and quickly be transmitted to the field in real time. Once the project is completed, that data is archived for record keeping.