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Technology

FAA testing smartphone app that shows drone operators where they can and can’t fly

Last month the Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to drone operators: for crying out loud, stop flying so close to airplanes. Just a little more than halfway through the year, reports from pilots of planes and helicopters of drones drifting dangerously close into their airspace was up nearly 200 percent over the full 2014 […]

September 3, 2015

Technology

Sony’s drone prototype is a mini plane with vertical takeoff built for inspections and surveying

With drone use exploding and applications for commercial use exemptions flooding into the Federal Aviation Administration, Japanese tech giant Sony is showing off the prototype for its own unmanned aircraft. RELATED >> How Rogers-O’Brien Construction deployed a drone fleet throughout its workflow (PHOTOS, VIDEO) According to the Wall Street Journal, the AS-DTO1-E is being developed with […]

September 1, 2015

Technology

Caterpillar unveils the S40: Rugged smartphone’s slim design combines Cat DNA, user feedback (PHOTOS)

Two years ago, the no. 1 manufacturer of heavy equipment in the world entered a market comprised of concepts and products very different from those it has delivered for nearly 100 years. In early 2013 the company famous for hulking bulldozers, rugged trucks and other equipment meant for moving mountains of dirt here in the […]

August 27, 2015

Technology

Sharpening the saw: AEMP’s 2015 Asset Management Symposium to focus on how telematics can improve safety

Everybody knows telematics can improve productivity, but fleet managers and contractors are just beginning to discover how this technology plays a big role in making heavy equipment and trucking safer. That’s the theme for the Association of Equipment Management Professionals yearly Asset Management Symposium, which will be held October 6-8, in Cleveland, Ohio. The education […]

August 21, 2015

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

Technology

Vermeer’s InSite Productivity Tools eliminate paperwork, provide whiteboard for horizontal directional drilling bores

Planning, mapping and recording the bore; keeping everyone informed as in-field adjustments are made; providing as-builts and finally invoicing: the paperwork behind horizontal directional drilling can quickly bury you as deeply as the lines you’re installing. “When you go into a contractor’s office, paperwork is everywhere,” says Jon Kuyers with Vermeer. “There’s a lot of […]

August 18, 2015

Technology

How Rogers-O’Brien Construction deployed a drone fleet throughout its workflow (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

How many drones does it take to fix a leak? As Blake Potts tells it, just one. During a recent presentation at a conference for construction IT professionals in Chicago, Potts, a virtual design and construction specialist for Texas-based general contractor Rogers-O’Brien Construction (ROB), recounted the warranty call that would alter his company’s workflow, marking […]

August 14, 2015

Technology

How to operate a drone for construction and not get sued

There is no longer a question as to whether or not drones will impact the future of the construction industry. It’s already happening. Unmanned aircraft are in use on jobsites all over the world, will likely assist in the full-automation of heavy equipment and have even spawned a rental service that sends a pilot and […]

August 14, 2015

Technology

Get the bandwidth your remote jobsite needs with the Portabella

Today’s data heavy telematics can require a lot of bandwidth that isn’t always available in remote locations. The Portabella wireless broadband bonding appliance from Mushroom Networks provides ultra fast mobile Internet connections over 3G and 4G systems in challenging physical environments found in transportation and construction applications. The Portabella 7100i and 6100iw bond together multiple […]

August 14, 2015

Roadbuilding

Drone footage shows progress from 4 angles at $1.27B Ohio River East End Crossing project

The billion-dollar Ohio River Bridges Project is still more than a year from completion, but the team behind it sent up a drone to capture footage and give an update on the progress. The Ohio River Bridges project, which is under construction by the WVB East End Partners, will connect the east end of Louisville, Kentucky, to southern […]

August 6, 2015

Technology

PHOTOS: Company unveils 3D printed homes that can be built in under 3 hours

What if it were possible to reduce the process of buying and building a home to less than a day? In China, one company has quite the head start on such a disruption. According to a report from the Daily Mail, Zhouda Group, based in Xi’an, Central China, has developed new technology to 3D print […]

August 5, 2015

Technology

Drone makes first FAA-approved delivery with medicine drop in rural Virginia

In what Australian drone manufacturer Flirtey called a “Kitty Hawk” moment, in reference to the first flight of an airplane by the Wright brothers, the first delivery made by an unmanned aircraft was made earlier this week in Virginia. According to a report from The Verge, a Flirtey drone with permission from the Federal Aviation […]

July 24, 2015