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Enhanced Google Maps backgrounds part of Carlson’s 2018 Precision 3D Topo updates
Enhanced visual Google Maps photographic background, point cloud loading and editing and polyline best fit alignment are some of the upgrades in Carlson Software’s just-released Precision 3D Topo 2018. Other 2018 features include automated Google surface creation, 3D Model editing and an improved DXF import/export for surfaces, polylines and points. The product gives users the […]
December 5, 2017
Technology
SiteAware, a LIDAR/camera unit, gives equipment operators 360-degree vision (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Inspired by the lane-keeping, radar and camera systems that have been improving safety and all the while forming the foundation for fully-autonomous vehicles in the automobile industry, Volvo Construction Equipment and Carnegie Mellon University have provided a peek at a still-in-development system which seeks to give heavy equipment operators 360-degree vision. Citing construction industry deaths nearing 1,000 […]
August 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
The future of innovative transportation solutions on the Battleship New Jersey
It almost seems symbolic that a seminar on innovative solutions that are shaping the future of transportation engineering is taking place on a historic battleship since moving our nation’s infrastructure forward with a lacking of funding has been a real battle. Next week, on Sept. 10, Leica Geosystems, in conjunction with the Surveyors Association of […]
September 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
FHWA research could improve visibility, safety for snowplow operators
Imagine clearing the roads in the thick of winter. The weather produces whiteout conditions and there is no visibility, yet your crew is able to safely remove snow and allow people, goods and services to begin moving again. That may soon be possible thanks to research the Federal Highway Administration is conducting. FHWA is working […]
June 11, 2014
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