The Dirt Simple Express, April 2025
AGTEK’s AI-powered Reveal platform takes its performance to the next level with recent product updates. The Reveal Platform consists of Reveal Maps and Reveal Clean, which work together to streamline your drone data workflow.
Reveal Maps creates 3D point clouds and orthomosaic maps from your RTK drone flights with simple, intuitive, verifiable workflows. Simply drag your photos in, press a button, and compare the results both visually and numerically for high confidence in surface quality. Paired with Reveal Clean, the resulting point cloud is separated using AI into Heavy Construction objects that can easily be removed or edited to quickly give bare earth models for volumes and planning in Gradework.
Recent updates make the workflow even quicker and more efficient. Reveal Clean 2.0 is 300% faster than it was at launch, with greater ability to handle large flights. Other updates include better identification of building roofs, cleaner and improved identification of building materials, and enhanced recognition of curbs.
Reveal Maps 1.2 has significantly increased processing speed, with the greatest gains recognized on larger sites. It has a new ability to change the save/processing location, and an updated street map view. Other improvements include:
- Improved speed and ease of right-clicking on photos view during review.
- Streamlined registration.
- Ability to import multiple point clouds and multiple orthos together.
- Added language support for UK English, AU English, French, German, Swedish and Spanish.
Download new versions on our website today!
We hope you will join AGTEK as we present the AGTEK Forum, taking place during Hexagon LIVE Global from June 16-19, 2025. The event will take place at Las Vegas’s newest resort, the Fontainebleau. The AGTEK Forum is our opportunity to connect with you during the larger Hexagon event. We are offering:
- Executive Roundtable Sessions
- Intermediate/Advanced Seminar-Style Training
- AGTEK’s Dirt Simple Solutions Presentation Series
We hope you’ll come for AGTEK and explore everything Hexagon has to offer. Hexagon LIVE Global is the premier technology conference, bringing together leaders, innovators, and practitioners from around the world. With visionary keynotes from world-class speakers, educational breakouts, and interactive demos, this is where leaders and users alike will unlock the data-driven insights that power innovation.
AGTEK’s Allen Pegram says, “We hosted our inaugural customer roundtable at Hexagon LIVE 2023, bringing together top clients from across the United States to discuss how our solutions can further support their business growth. We returned with actionable insights and successfully integrated many of their requests into our subsequent product releases. This gathering significantly enhanced our communication, strengthened trust, and deepened our relationships with our customers. We look forward to continuing this meaningful dialogue in 2025.”
Your registration includes daily event-wide breakfast, lunch, receptions, and after-hours events. AGTEK’s customers get a special rate of just $899, offering you unlimited event access. Register on Hexagon’s website here and enter discount code AGTEK100 at checkout for the special AGTEK rate.
In the fast-paced world of heavy construction, mobile apps for construction have become indispensable tools for enhancing efficiency and ensuring consistency on the jobsite. These apps streamline communication, facilitate real-time data sharing, and enable seamless project management, allowing teams to coordinate effectively and make informed decisions swiftly. By integrating mobile technology into daily operations, construction professionals can access vital information anytime, anywhere, reducing delays and minimizing errors. They not only improve productivity but also foster a collaborative environment where all stakeholders are aligned, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.
SmartPlan is AGTEK’s easy-to-use cloud-connected mobile app that allows you to access detailed underground and materials information directly on your device. Walk your site with your cut-fill grid map, plan set, and takeoff quantities mapped into your smartphone or tablet for on-site navigation using the GPS positioning capability built into your Apple or Android device. Without stakes, SmartPlan guides you in closely approximating the locations of grading limits, balance areas, pad corners, slope toes, daylight lines and other plan features, and shows your position on your cut-fill grid map. Watch the short video on our website for more information.
SmartDirt, on the other hand, is all about dirt. The mobile app shows cut-fill and elevation wherever you’re standing based upon your takeoff, the latest drone topo, or the GPS model guiding your machines. It communicates grade and inspects models with 3D visualizations that move with you as you move across the site and lets you document progress with photos and notes. Watch a short video to learn more about SmartDirt.
Recent updates to the program include speed and efficiency enhancements, an added ability to toggle between different surfaces in 3D view, and a new view setting. If you’d like to learn more about mobile apps, contact us.
Get the help you need with AGTEK’s resources! Watch this Tech Tip video to learn how to access the Gradework Help option from the program menu. This feature provides quick access to video links and a wide range of help topics, including the AGTEK Community, where you can use advanced search options. Simply log in with your existing AGTEK credentials to use this valuable tool. The search function operates just like Google—type in what you’re looking for, and you’ll find videos, manuals, FAQs, webinars, and more at your fingertips.
For a more comprehensive understanding of AGTEK solutions, explore the AGTEK webinar series. Our expert trainers offer in-depth explorations of various topics, such as this month’s Material and Earthwork Takeoff Bootcamp, as well as past webinars like A Drone Simple Solution, Streamlining Data between AGTEK and HCSS, Harness the Power of Underground, Reveal Maps, New Features in Gradework 1.11, and many others.
No matter how you’re using AGTEK, assistance is always just a click away.
Construction modeling is the process of creating a digital representation of a construction project. This allows for better visualization, communication, and collaboration among stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
AGTEK’s Gradework enables models to be created based on a variety of data, including PDF and CAD to craft detailed, constructible models. These models facilitate both finished and subgrade construction by calculating accurate material volumes necessary for each phase. The ability to visualize the project as it will appear reinforces the accuracy of the models created, thereby reducing errors and optimizing construction strategies. Our modeling solutions not only focus on traditional tasks like earthwork cut and fill but also enhance planning for material hauls and streamline the overall construction workflow.
AGTEK’s construction software is designed to support various construction machinery, including dozers, graders, scrapers, excavators, and curb and gutter pavers, for all major equipment models and technology manufacturers, including John Deere, Caterpillar, Komatsu, Trimble, Topcon, and Leica Geosystems. Its intuitive interface simplifies the modeling process, making it accessible even to those new to using GPS/GNSS-based machine control systems. With compatibility across various data formats, our solutions cater to a mixed fleet, providing a comprehensive modeling tool for all equipment types.
As the project progresses, real-time data from machine control systems, grade checkers, or drones is integrated into the AGTEK software, allowing for swift and precise progress tracking. This updated information about cut-fill volumes is made readily available to project teams, enhancing decision-making in the field through mobile apps and allowing seamless export to third-party systems. This connectivity ensures that every team member is informed and can make the best possible decisions based on the latest data. Interested? Learn more about Gradework.
Introducing AGTEK University, a Learning Management System tailored specifically for universities and colleges to integrate AGTEK into their curriculum. Whether the focus is civil engineering, construction management, or related fields, the program provides hands-on instruction, practical exercises, and videos to harness the full potential of AGTEK software. Join us on a transformative journey where theory meets practice, and students emerge with an understanding of AGTEK’s innovative solutions to tackle real-world challenges in the construction industry.
One of AGTEK’s guiding principles is creating easy-to-adopt solutions. Our intuitive software modules help users tackle real-world challenges in the construction industry. This program reviews Gradework, Materials, Underground, Highway, SmartPlan, and SmartDirt, illustrating how our integrated workflow helps our customers take control of the construction process.
Learn how AGTEK’s solutions are used in various project types including roads, renewables, utility, residential, commercial, industrial, and recreation. Participants will learn introductory concepts and best practices, view video demonstrations, discuss real-world scenarios, and practice hands-on exercises.
Interested? Visit AGTEK University on our website.
Earlier this month, the AGTEK team participated in the Hexagon Geosystems exhibition at bauma 2025 in Germany. Attendees at the world’s largest construction trade show had the chance to interact with experts from Hexagon’s premier construction technology brands, such as Leica Geosystems, AGTEK, Xwatch, Bricsys, and OxBlue. These interactions provided insights on utilizing data to enhance productivity, safety, and sustainability, while also offering a comprehensive understanding of how these solutions integrate to seamlessly connect office and field applications.
A standout moment of the event was Bill Cope’s presentation on the transformative role of digital twins and AI in construction management. This session showcased how advanced technologies can revolutionize project workflows, optimize resources, and facilitate smarter, more informed decision-making both on and off the construction site.
The event was packed with engaging discussions, insightful product demonstrations, hands-on technology experiences, and exciting announcements. We sincerely thank every visitor, customer, and partner who joined us at our booth.
For those who couldn’t attend in Germany, we will be closer to home this June when Hexagon LIVE Global 2025 comes to Las Vegas. We look forward to seeing you there!
We have expanded our presence on social media, and we hope to connect with you wherever you like to scroll. Make sure to follow us as we share product updates, upcoming events, feedback from our customers, introduce you to our talented team, and much more!
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