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Type: News
Section: Equipment > Equipment Technology > Site Surveying & Layout
Construction Technology
New Autonomous Drones Being Tested for Mapping Without GPS
A group of MIT students has developed autonomous drones that can communicate and map GPS-deprived environments
November 12, 2018
Construction News
Komatsu Partners with Propeller Aero on Drone Analytics Solutions
Propeller Aero
The two companies are partnering to bring enterprise-grade drone analytics solutions to the construction industry
July 31, 2018
Financing, Insurance & Leasing
Report: Many Contractors Still Use Manual Data Collection Despite Shortcomings
Survey results find manual data collection on jobsites increases time needed to make decisions, hurts work quality and leaves firms facing unnecessary costs
May 3, 2018
Drones & Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
FHWA Releases Intelligent Compaction Guideline Documents
The Federal Highway Administration and pavement engineering firm The Transtec Group published two intelligent compaction technical briefs to help construction teams and organizations effectively and efficiently implement IC
September 5, 2017
Apps
Why Office Developer WeWork Bought Mobile Project Management App FieldLens
Shared-workspace developer WeWork plans to build out FieldLens features that support managing, and operating facilities in addition to streamlining construction-project communications
June 28, 2017
Site Surveying & Layout
UNR Seeks Assistance with 'Intelligent Compaction' Demo Project
A team of researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is seeking the assistance of the asphalt paving industry in testing some new "Intelligent Compaction" technology.
May 15, 2017
Drones & Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
DroneDeploy Introduces Complete Drone Mapping Solution to Construction
DroneDeploy
The construction mapping package provides construction industry with a turnkey solution to manage, measure and communicate site progress with aerial drone data
May 9, 2017
Business
Granite Nets $59 Million Subcontract as $1.6-Billion LAX Makeover Advances
Final parcel of land necessary to develop new midfield concourse turned over to construction crews for massive site-prep and utility installation
April 14, 2017
Construction Technology
UMass Amherst Trimble Technology Lab Expands Training and Research for Building Design
Trimble gift will establish a 1,300-sq.-ft. Trimble Technology Lab will include equipment such as Trimble's laser scanners, advanced robotic surveying systems, imaging rovers, GNSS receivers and more
January 26, 2017
Construction Technology
Trimble Designs New Construction Technology for Small Site and Utility Contractors
Trimble introduced today office software, site positioning and machine control solutions designed for site and utility contractors and owner/operators. These solutions offer small to mid-sized contractors a reliable, flexible and affordable option.
November 7, 2016
Construction Technology
Topcon's New Delta Solutions Offers Deformation Monitoring System for Construction
The system uses the Topcon MS AXII total station combined with Topcon Delta Watch software designed to monitor, manage and evaluate monitoring data as well as optionally trigger alarms
October 11, 2016
Construction Safety
OSHA Cites NJ Contractor with 13 Safety Violations Totaling $292K in Penalties
OSHA issued three willful, four repeat and six serious safety citations for lack of fall protection and other "preventable hazards"
October 5, 2016
Construction Technology
Sokkia iX Robotic Total Stations Now Compatible with Autodesk BIM 360 Layout App
'Now operators taking advantage of the iX series’ smoothest and most accurate prism tracking ability can also layout or QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) with the BIM 360 Layout app'
September 14, 2016
Site Layout
New Drone-Services Directory Helps Contractors Get Aerial Assistance
Online directory searchable by geography and service gives contractors, utilities, transportation and real estate organizations access to professional unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities
June 30, 2016
Theft Prevention
Anti-theft Protection Helps Recover $60K Premier Water Pump
This equipment recovery highlights the importance of installing advanced tracking devices that go beyond the GPS capabilities offered with telematics
June 23, 2016
Equipment
Topcon Launches Global Distribution of New Deformation Monitoring Solution
Topcon Delta is a system of software and hardware components delivering monitoring measurements and associated reporting to protect assets during work
April 13, 2016
Business
Construction Industries Dominate Fastest Growing Small Businesses
Half of the 10 fastest growing industries in small business are related to construction
June 18, 2015
Machine Grade Control, GPS, Laser & Other
Five Tips to Getting Employees On Board with GPS Tracking
How to introduce field-monitoring technology in a way that replaces the ‘Big Brother’ theory with benefits employees will gain
June 2, 2015
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