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GNSS in Construction
Above: Using GNSS networks in construction saves time and reduces the potential for errors. Credit: Leica Geosystems. Forward-thinking contractors are signing up for network subscriptions in record numbers as the benefits become more widely understood. By David Rowlett John Hugerich still remembers using a base station and setting up a local network for every stockpile...
GPR and Surveying at Hilti
High-tech tools for construction surveying can also be used by land surveyors and new surveyors. By Jeff Salmon Construction, both residential and commercial, is the second-largest industry in the world–surpassed only by agriculture. From site plans and stakeouts to as-built surveys and, now, BIM, construction has and will continue to provide a major market for...
xyHt Magazine March 2017 Issue
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Weekly News Recap from xyHt – 3/10/17
Orbit GT and GeoCue Group, USA, sign Reseller Agreement Topcon announces next generation concrete paving system Hemisphere GNSS Introduces IronOne Rugged Display & Computer for Machine Control Applications Hemisphere GNSS Introduces GradeMetrix™ Software for Machine Control and Guidance Applications Topcon announces agreement to bundle Bentley reality modeling software with UAS software solutions BIM: A New...
xyHt News Links: 3/17/17
Cadcorp SIS service release supports latest OS products Trimble and Ordnance Survey Collaborate to Aid Geospatial Industry Innovation Orbit GT and LiDARUSA upgrade Snoopy interoperability UK’s Bluesky Acquires U.S. Aerial Survey Company Col-East IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires PacifiCAD OriginGPS launches ultra-compact GNSS module Trump administration proposes slashing NOAA funding
Project Management, Collaboration, the Cloud, and Robots!
Above: An autonomous farm tractor drives on a demonstration course at Trimble Dimensions. In addition to following predefined paths and instructions, the on-board tractor systems can sense and react to obstacles. Trimble launches a new solution for construction project management– and takes a futuristic leap into autonomous construction vehicles. by Matteo Luccio and John Stenmark Editor’s...
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