A brochure describing the Quantm Desktop software Trimble Quantm Alignment Planning solutions support road and rail planners and engineers through the complex process of selecting and generating 3D corridors and alignments. Its unique route optimization technology generates millions of alternative alignments and returns a range of 10-50 of the best options for review by various stakeholders. The Trimble Quantm solutions enable planners and engineers to reduce project planning time, substantially lower alignment construction costs, and deliver improved alignments that meet environmental, heritage, urban constraints, and design standards set by each project. The Trimble Quantm system enables a holistic approach that integrates design standards, terrain, geological, and hydrological data, environmental areas, property ownership, and cost information in a simultaneous optimization process. This delivers a range of optimal alignment alternatives that can be analysed quickly to address project owner and stakeholder concerns and maintain the momentum of the project.

1. Trimble Quantm Desktop
From Vision to Viability

2. Trimble Quantm Desktop
Trimble® Quantm® Desktop supports road and rail planners and engineers
through the complex process of selecting and generating 3D corridors and
alignments. Quantm’s unique route optimization technology generates
millions of alternative alignments and returns a range of 5-20 best options
for review by various stakeholders. Trimble Quantm Desktop software
leverages technology researched, developed and refined on over 12,427
miles (20,000 kilometers) of major infrastructure projects worldwide.
The software enables planners and engineers to reduce project planning
time, increase productivity, and deliver improved alignments that meet
environmental, heritage, urban constraints, and design standards set by
each project. It is designed for local and regional projects in study areas
of up to 12 miles (20 kilometers) in length.
PROVEN Benefits
Communities globally are increasing the influence they have over where
new roads and railways are created. The combination of community input
and the need to avoid certain urban areas, cultural heritage zones and areas
of environmental sensitivity have made the planning process extremely
complex. This is true not only for the initial alignment location, but also
during construction if sensitive areas are identified during construction and
alternatives must be quickly identified.
Trimble Quantm Desktop offers the following benefits during the planning
and design process:
• Reduced project planning time and delays
• Better productivity - more alignment alternatives can be explored in a
shorter amount of time
• Increased confidence in alignment validity and conformance
• Affordable solution for smaller projects and organizations
Additionally, during the construction phase Trimble Quantm Desktop
can be used to improve the management of and reduce the costs of
temporary haul roads.
Scoping Pre-feasibility
- Quickly identify and cost preferred corridors for detailed - Aid macro viability decision-making
examination using existing terrain and feature data - Generate multiple alignments that cluster into primary corridors
- Produce detailed reports for public consideration

3. Scalable Solutions
Trimble Quantm Desktop Premium and Trimble Quantm Desktop suit the needs
of the companies involved in the full planning process, or engineers wanting
to refine and balance earthworks on an alignment that has a fixed horizontal
corridor respectively. Quantm Enterprise and Quantm Professional are offered
for longer projects or where Trimble optimization expertise is required.
The Desktop Premium edition generates outputs to support public
presentation through NEPA or other planning processes. The final approved
alignments can be easily exported using a range of industry standard formats
for detailed design. Both Desktop and Desktop Premium can import updated
environmental data during the planning process from Trimble’s range of Quantm Visualizer
GIS data collection products. The models can be transferred to Trimble Trimble Quantm Desktop includes an integrated visualization engine to
solutions for corridor flight planning, ground survey, construction staking and facilitate design reviews and public consultation
earthmoving.
Quantm Desktop Premium
Desktop Premium can be applied at every step of the planning process from
initial scoping through feasibility and value engineering. Desktop Premium
performs corridor identification, and full horizontal and vertical alignment
optimization. It considers environmental, social, geological, engineering, and
construction constraints to provide an optimal alignment for detailed design
Case studies have shown the software can provide a reduction in project
planning time and a 5-15% reduction in construction cost for projects
Quantm Desktop
Quantm Desktop offers vertical optimization only. It is intended for engineers
and contractors to refine the vertical geometry and earthworks of alignments
that lie within a defined corridor with final or fixed horizontal geometry. Interactive alignment editing
Quantm Desktop optimizes the vertical geometry to minimize costs based on Graphically edit alignments to update volume and cost information
barriers to construction, dump locations and borrow locations. in real-time.
Feasibility
- Use for testing and selecting feasible alignments VALUE ENGINEERING
- Optimize and refine the clustered alignments - Analyze a design to identify possible improvements
- Add new constraints based on data collection, social and - Add construction criteria and refine the vertical geometry to reduce costs
environmental factors - Analyze material flow

4. The Trimble Quantm system – Australia (Headquarters)
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