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ConsensusDocs Coalition Releases New Land Survey Standard Agreement
WASHINGTON – Owners and land surveyors will have a standard agreement to guide their contracting now that the ConsensusDocs Coalition is publishing a new Land Survey Agreement. The new agreement is designed to meet the unique characteristics of land surveying, which is an essential part of many road and building projects.
FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational Research in Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland to benefit technology development WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is ready to conduct research vital…
Federal Highway Administration Announces $1.48 Million For Bridge Improvements in Five States
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia to receive extra funding WASHINGTON – U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today awarded $1.48 million in grants to help five states – Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia – improve bridge construction and repair using cutting-edge technologies. “There are many benefits to advancing new construction and repair…
SAM Opens Full Service Office in St. Louis, Missouri
SAM is one of the largest geospatial firms in North America and St. Louis is the sixth full service office for the company. The firm has experienced exceptional growth recently, being ranked second on The Zweig Letter 2013 Hot Firms list, as well as ranking 97 among the Engineering News Record 2014 Top 500…
Smart Mapping SuperSurv Available on App Store and Google Play Now
Supergeo Technologies, a leading global provider of GIS software and solutions, launches SuperSurv, the mobile GIS app, on the App Store and Google Play. Containing comprehensive GIS data collection functions, SuperSurv is now more accessible for global users. Designed for both iOS and Android powered devices, SuperSurv integrates with GIS and GPS technologies to provide…
Datumate Secures $5M in Financing Round Led by Battery Ventures
Datumate Secures $5M in Financing Round Led by Battery Ventures Nazareth, Israel, March 20th 2014 — Datumate Ltd., a market leader of ‘field-to-plan’ technologies for the civil engineering and architecture industries, has secured $5M in financing round led by Battery Ventures. Existing investor Al-Bawader, an Israel-based investment firm, also participated in the round. The new…
Spectra Precision Introduces MobileMapper 20
WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 17, 2014 – Spectra Precision introduced today the MobileMapper® 20 GIS handheld. In the same form factor as the current MobileMapper 10 handheld, MobileMapper 20 offers enhanced capabilities: a new bright VGA color touch screen display, a 5 MP camera for higher resolution images, doubled memory capacity and 3.5G cellular performance. The…
USGS Webinar: Using The National Map Services to Enable your Web and Mobile Mapping Efforts
Are you a developer, firm, or organization using mobile or web applications to enable your users? The USGS has publicly available geospatial services and data to help you! The USGS’ National Geospatial Technical Operations Center (NGTOC) will be hosting a 30 minute Webinar on “Using The National Map services to enable your web and mobile…
Focus on Blurred Lines
Surveyors and Various Geo-Groups are part of Something Bigger – Time to Look Around… Guest Post By: Gavin Schrock, PLS – Associate Editor Professional Surveyor Magazine Blurred Lines The notion that the lines are blurred between the many fields and disciplines driving the geospatial world was particularly evident at the March 2014 CONEXPO, drawing over…
FARO Launches New X Series Laser Scanner: The Focus3D X 130
Lake Mary, FL – FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging and realization technology, announced the release of the new FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D X 130. The Focus3D X 130, the newest member of Focus3D X Series range of laser scanners, delivers tremendous power, compact design, and the…
Topcon Unveils New Features for MAGNET Enterprise
iOS mobile application and new project manager extensions introduced Topcon Positioning Group announces two new updates for MAGNET® Enterprise – the cloud-based solution for managing field and office data in a web browser environment. New to the system is the introduction of MAGNET Enterprise Mobile, an application for mobile devices, as well as new…
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Live Tour Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8am – 4pm
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Live Tour Friday, March 28, 2014 from 8am – 4pm Learn how to survey using a regular camera in the field and then map features right on the images using DatuGram™3D Limited Seating Includes Free Admission, Complimentary Lunch and Special In-Show Pricing* Learn How To Survey Easier, Faster, Safer at High AccuracyDatuGram™3D allows making…
Commercial Drones Legal (For Now)
This news is republished from the Professional Land Surveyor Newsletter, which you can read and subscribe to here »»http://eepurl.com/PUWDP Judge Rules Commercial Drone Use Legal Yesterday, National Transportation Safety Board administrative judge Patrick Geraghty ruled that it is legal to use UAS, or drones. This has not been the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) position for several years. This…
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Tour Tuesday, February 11, in Fishkill, NY
Learn How To Survey Easier, Faster, Safer at High Accuracy DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan Live Tour Tuesday, February 11, 2014 from 8am – 5pm Free Admission, Complimentary Lunch, and Chance to Win a Samsung NX 1000 Digital Camera* DatuGram™3D allows making geodetic measurements and technical drawings directly from images of regular cameras,
ABC’s Construction Economic Update-Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls in December
Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls in December December represented the end of a three-month winning streak for nonresidential spending growth. According to a Feb. 3 release by the U.S. Census Bureau, nonresidential construction spending fell 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 1.1 percent on a yearly basis in December. Spending for the month totaled $573.07…
Sokkia Announces New DX-200 Expands Robotic Working Range, Features Hybrid Versatility
New DX-200 Expands Robotic Working Range, Features Hybrid Versatility OLATHE, Kan. – January 31, 2014 – Sokkia Corporation announces enhanced abilities and versatility to its DX series of total stations with the introduction of the DX-200 in the North American market.
Trimble Introduces Trimble Field Points Software for Building Construction Projects
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the new Trimble® Field Points software for construction field layout. The application enables contractors to create layout points in their computer-aided design (CAD) models. Trimble Field Points helps field crews to increase productivity by quickly and accurately matching the digital design on the physical construction site. This…
Loctronix Makes Developing Software Defined Radio Solutions Easier with the New ASR Workbench
– User-friendly tools accelerate waveform experimentation and development for high- performance positioning, navigation, timing and communications – WOODINVILLE, WA – January 15, 2014 – Loctronix® Corporation, a provider of unified positioning solutions for GNSS-challenged environments, announced the availability of the ASR Workbench, a development toolset for the company’s recently released ASR-2300 software-defined radio (SDR) module.…
USGS Landsat Update – Special Issue 1 January 2014
Landsat 8 Reprocessing Notice Beginning February 3, 2014, all Landsat 8 data held in the USGS archives will be reprocessed. All Landsat 8 scenes will be removed from the online cache at this time and the data will then be reprocessed starting with the most recent acquisitions and proceeding back to the beginning of the…
Topcon Names Wilson New Agricultural Test Engineer for North America Product Testing
OLATHE, Kan. – Monday, January 6, 2014 Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) has named Jared Wilson as ag test engineer for the North America market. Wilson will report to Kurtis Kenne, TPA manager of global field testing.