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Telematics 101: How to drink from the fire hose of heavy equipment data
Editor’s Note: This is the second part in our ongoing Telematics 101 series of articles. To view the other articles in this series Click here. Contractors sometimes complain that reading telematics data is like trying to take a drink from a fire hose – too much information, too fast. True, OEM and third party telematics […]
April 1, 2016
Roadbuilding
Topcon launches SmoothRide system for mapping road surfaces at highway speeds
Topcon has launched a vehicle-mounted system for mapping road surfaces for road construction work that allows scanning at highway speeds. The information collected can be used to enhance work for pavers or milling machines for machine control using GNSS with sonic tracer sensor guidance, the company says. Because the SmoothRide system can scan at high […]
March 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
AASHTO survey finds increase in state DOT drone use for inspections, data collection
State departments of transportation are increasing their use of drones for inspections and data collection, providing a direct bottom line result of cost savings, according to a recent report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). AASHTO found that 17 state transportation agencies have studied the use of drones, while 16 […]
March 29, 2016
Technology
John Deere’s new ROI calculator lets you see how much JDLink telematics could save your fleet
For those contractors and fleet managers interested in telematics but hoping to see those benefits illustrated in dollars and cents, John Deere has released an online ROI calculator for its JDLink telematics service. The aptly named JDLink ROI estimator is primarily designed to give those Deere customers facing the decision of whether or not to […]
March 28, 2016
Construction Equipment
Wheel loader as a lower-cost finish-grader? With Trimble’s new GPS system, it’s possible
Say again? GPS on a wheel loader? That was our first reaction too, but after talking to Jeff Drake, business area manager, Trimble Machine Control Systems, we discovered there’s a lot to recommend in it. While dozers and motor graders are the machines most people enhance with GPS/GNSS machine control, until Trimble brought out its […]
March 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Topcon unveils robotic LPS concrete paving system
Topcon Positioning Group has introduced a local positioning system for concrete paving for use when GNSS signals aren’t available. The company says the LPS system uses multiple Topcon PS series robotic total stations with tracking prisms mounted on the paver for steering and elevation control. The LPS system uses an MC-i4 receiver with LongLink for robot-to-robot communication, and the […]
March 1, 2016
Construction Equipment
Caterpillar unveils the S60: the first phone with a built-in FLIR thermal camera is Cat’s most powerful yet
When Caterpillar launched its first Android smartphone, the B15, back in 2013, it was unclear just what the company expected out of a product so foreign to its traditional yellow iron segments. Was it simply a stab at a licensing success (such as Cat boots and apparel), meant to gauge demand for that CAT logo […]
February 19, 2016
Technology
The SiteWatch 700 is a solar-powered, streaming jobsite surveillance system with any-device access
Thanks to advances in cameras and the reliability of wireless networks in recent years mobile surveillance towers are officially a growing industry within construction. And while there are companies like Cameras Onsite that will rent these towers, which capture high quality footage of intruders and even call the police, to contractors, those firms interested in […]
February 18, 2016
Technology
Preco VideoLink II adds audible, radar object detection to in-cab camera backup camera systems
Backup cameras are good. Radar object detection systems are even better when it comes to preventing accidents. At the World of Concrete last week, Preco announced its newest product the PreView VideoLink II—a radar-based object detection system that integrates with existing in-cab rear-vision and backup cameras. With a camera-only system an operator does not know […]
February 12, 2016
Construction Equipment
Time-tracking app busybusy releases major update aimed at better serving larger construction firms
Digital timesheet app busybusy has made a few changes that improve the app’s ability to facilitate larger construction firms. We first reported on this app just under a year ago following a meeting with founder Isaac Barlow, an excavation contractor from St. George, Utah. After pinpointing labor costs as the primary reason most construction businesses fail […]
February 11, 2016
Technology
AR hard hat maker Daqri expands leadership, including hire of former SpaceX exec
We went nearly a year without much news from Daqri, the tech company behind a new hard hat equipped with augmented reality technology. But in the last few months the company has made a few interesting moves. The latest is the expansion of its leadership team with some notable hires, according to a report from […]
February 11, 2016
Technology
Trimble’s new HV302G interior construction laser features visible green beam
During the World of Concrete show last week in Las Vegas, Trimble introduced a new interior construction laser that self-levels and has a visible green beam. The new HV302G can be used in a variety of horizontal, vertical and plumb applications and features a rugged design that withstand drops of up to 3 feet onto concrete […]
February 10, 2016
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