CASE STUDY

Construction

Eberhard Unternehmungen: Digital twin of forest for sustainable planning

Eberhard Unternehmungen planned the expansion of a landfill site for inert materials in the canton of Zurich. A key task was to bring the operational development into line with cantonal regulations and official requirements. This involved assessing the impact on nature, in particular valuable oak stands.

Industry

Construction

Location

Zurich, Switzerland

About

Eberhard Unternehmungen

Eberhard Unternehmungen, one of Switzerland’s leading construction and environmental engineering companies, is responsible for major earthworks, demolition, and recycling operations across the country. Their projects often involve complex terrain, strict environmental requirements, and large-scale material flows, making accurate and up-to-date spatial data essential. Svarmi’s high-resolution mapping and platform support Eberhard in monitoring progress and ensuring precise execution in line with regulation.

Industry

Construction

Location

Zurich, Switzerland

The Challenge

Challenge

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The Solution

how we did it

To support Eberhard Unternehmungen in submitting the project for the expansion of a landfill site, Svarmi created a high-precision digital twin of the entire area, especially the forest. On this basis, a comprehensive inventory was created with all relevant data – including the number of trees, tree heights, trunk diameters, and the exact distribution of different tree species and other natural values.

Thanks to Svarmi's solution, Eberhard Unternehmungen has a modern, efficient, and transparent basis for combining ecological responsibility with operational development.

Implementation

& Experience

Key Benefits of DATACT for

Eberhard Unternehmungen

Clear basis for decision-making

The inventory enables a well-founded assessment of nature values and creates a reliable basis for monitoring future changes – both through natural developments and through the planned landfill expansion. Thanks to the inventory, it is possible to quantify the loss of nature and, above all, to reduce it by adjusting the landfill perimeter.

Efficiency through data integration

Different data sources, such as drone and terrain data, are fed into a central solution. This eliminates the need for time-consuming comparison of various types of information, saving time and resources. The collected data can be accessed and viewed by the customer at any time and can be presented clearly in meetings.

Better communication with stakeholders

The digital twin generated by Svarmi in 2D and 3D, as well as the inventory of natural assets, opens up a new dimension of transparency. Authorities, NGOs, landowners, and other stakeholders can obtain clear information about planned scenarios and their effects.

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