Data to field operations of construction resources (personnel, equipment, materials) is vast, but the effort of
collecting, analyzing, and visualizing is hardly ever taken. One main reason that limits higher quality in project
site management decision making especially in resource intensive and complex operations is access to
real-time information and subsequent technology that enables effortless data collection, processing, and visualization.
Although recent developments in remote data sensing and intelligent data processing supplement
manual data recording and analyze practices, few data on visualization tools in construction exist that gather
data from dynamic resources and stream it to a field-realistic virtual reality environment in real-time. Stateof-the-art
technology in the field of real-time data collection and visualization is reviewed. A novel framework
is presented that explains the method of streaming data from real-time positioning sensors to a real-time data
visualization platform. Three case studies are presented which highlight its methods for recording data and visualizing
information of construction activities in a (1) simulated virtual construction site, (2) outdoor construction
setting, and (3) worker training environment. The results demonstrate that important construction information
related to both safety and activity in field operations can be automatically monitored and visualized in real-time,
thus offering benefits such as increased situational awareness to workers, equipment operators, or decision
makers anywhere on a construction project or from a remote location