Ask about machine-guidance options for excavation where level control and repeatable measurements are useful.
Accuracy saves time and money, and Sutherland Shire iDig Technology brings 3D machine guidance to the excavator. Operators dig to plan with live depth, slope and position information, reducing guesswork and over-excavation.
Send us your plans and levels, and we load them into the system for your site. Precise digging supports better footings, pads, trenches and pool excavations, and it helps your builder move to the next stage faster.
Across Caringbah, Cronulla, Miranda, Gymea and Kirrawee, tight tolerances matter on sloping and constrained sites. Technology-assisted digging delivers consistent, accurate results and a cleaner handover.
Explore the scope ↓iDig gives operators live depth, slope and position information in the cab, helping them excavate accurately to plan and reducing the guesswork usually involved in manual digging, improving overall quality. Fewer manual level checks are then needed during the dig.
Digging exactly to design levels saves material, time and money, avoiding the cost of unnecessary excavation and the extra fill required to correct dug-out areas, improving your project budget significantly. It can also reduce the number of truck loads needed.
Technology-assisted digging produces accurate footings, pads, trenches and pool excavations, with consistent falls along stormwater, sewer and other service lines, helping your builder move quickly to the next stage with confidence in the finished levels, on every single dig site.
Guidance systems show the operator depth, grade or position relative to a reference, so they do not rely on eyeballing or constant staff checks.
Shows depth against a benchmark, helping avoid over-digging or having to go back to dig deeper. Over-digging under footings or slabs often means extra fill and compaction, so steady depth control saves imported material and keeps the job on schedule.
Useful for drains, pads and driveways where the slope matters. The operator can follow a set design fall while digging, which helps stormwater run to the right point and reduces ponding against walls, driveways and neighbouring boundaries after heavy rain.
Consistent depth across many holes or along a long trench. This suits jobs such as pier holes, footing runs and service trenches, where small variations add up quickly and can cause real problems for formworkers, plumbers and other following trades.
The operator can see levels in the cab instead of waiting for someone with a staff. Fewer pauses mean steadier progress, and the ground crew can stay further from the working machine, which also improves safety around the open excavation.
Some systems can use design data, but survey set-out is still needed. Boundaries, benchmarks and key positions should come from a registered surveyor or the builder, with guidance simply helping the operator follow them more consistently while digging on site.
Guidance supports good survey control; it does not replace it. For small digs, traditional methods may be perfectly adequate.
Levels, falls and depths come from the plans, engineer or builder. Check that everyone on site is working from the current drawings, because a superseded plan can lead to a dig that has to be refilled, recompacted or redone entirely.
A surveyed point or laser reference gives the system something to measure against. The benchmark should sit somewhere it will not be disturbed by machinery or deliveries, and be checked again against another reference if anything may have moved it.
Set up and check the system so readings match reality. Ask how this is done and verified. Calibration usually involves physically checking the bucket tip against a known level, and repeating that check whenever buckets, hitches or attachments are changed.
The operator digs to the displayed depth or grade, checking against fixed marks as the job proceeds. Rock, soft spots, groundwater or unexpected services may still require stopping to consult the builder or engineer before the operator continues to excavate.
Check the finished levels independently with a laser, level or survey before moving on. Record results in writing where the builder needs them, especially before inspections or concrete pours, so any errors are corrected while the excavation is still open.
Without a surveyed benchmark or laser, the numbers on screen can be precise but wrong. A system set to an incorrect starting height will repeat that error across the whole job, often unnoticed until the inspections or concrete pours begin.
Calibration drifts and bucket wear matters. Spot-check levels with an independent tool. A quick manual check with a laser or dumpy level at regular intervals catches small errors before they spread across a whole trench, slab pad or footing run.
Not every machine or attachment suits every system. Confirm before booking. Sensors must be fitted and set up for the specific machine, and swapping buckets or tilt attachments may affect readings unless the system is reconfigured to match each one.
Guidance supports a survey but does not replace the people who set out your boundaries and levels. Boundary identification and building set-out remain the job of a registered surveyor or builder, especially near neighbouring fences, walls and other boundary structures.
Accuracy saves time, materials and money, and iDig technology helps our operators deliver it. Live 3D guidance shows depth, slope and position in the cab, so excavation closely matches your approved design with less guesswork and less over-digging. We load your plans and levels into the system, then dig footings, pads, trenches and pool excavations to very tight tolerances. Clear communication keeps your builder informed about progress and levels. With local knowledge of Sutherland Shire sloping and constrained sites, our technology-assisted approach delivers consistent, repeatable, accurate results, reducing rework and helping your project move to the next stage with confidence.
Talk to our team ↗ Design levels, machine compatibility and equipment availability.
Ask us about your project ↗No. It helps the operator follow set levels, but benchmarks and set-out still come from survey or builder control.
Often not. It tends to help where depth or grade must be repeated across a large area or a long run. Ask for an honest opinion.
That depends on set-up, calibration and the reference used. Ask the contractor what tolerance they work to and how they check it.
Design plans, levels and benchmark information. The more precise these are, the better any guidance can perform.
Share the address, the access and the result you need.
Details first. Then a plan that suits the site.