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Technology

Convert AutoCAD into Topcon construction solutions

Topcon’s eXchange software add on saves time by converting for AutoCAD Civil 3D civil engineering design data into files compatible with Topcon 3D construction solutions as well as the company’s Magnet software system. Once design data is ready to be sent to an active project site, Topcon eXchange simple converts the Civil 3D design information, […]

January 18, 2015

Construction Equipment

John Deere releases series of online videos to explain how its WorkSight and telematics tech optimizes jobsites

For those out there still on the fence about telematics or just looking to learn a bit more about how John Deere’s JDLink and WorkSight technologies work together, the company is using online content to provide a bit of education. Deere’s Construction & Forestry Division has released a series of videos that helps owners, operators and fleet […]

January 16, 2015

Business

Jobsite Unite’s social platform streamlines construction project information

Crews can streamline communication on the worksite with Jobsite Unite, a new mobile and web-based communication platform that allows superintendents, foremen, project managers and workers to more effectively communicate, boosting safety and awareness. The system works by allowing workers to check-in using tablets or smartphones, enabling location-based communication while creating a roll call. Users can […]

January 9, 2015

Technology

FAA gives Chicago contractor, Ohio design firm and Trimble permission to fly drones

Though the Federal Aviation Administration has largely dropped the ball with regard to establishing regulations for commercial drone flights, the agency has at least acknowledged the great potential the technology holds for the construction industry. The agency recently granted exemptions to its ban on commercial drone flights to three companies in the construction industry. Construction technology provider Trimble, […]

December 17, 2014

Technology

Construction and the Internet of Things: Own it, control it, get out in front of it…or it will control you

You’ve probably heard the hype about the Internet of Things—small sensors, transmitters and computer chips embedded in everything from thermostats to coffee makers to jet engines. Chris Rezendes has heard the hype and he hates the hype, but says: “I’m betting my economic future that we will deploy sensors, they will create value and they […]

December 15, 2014

Technology

RFID engine meter from OEM Data Delivery gives telematics information at a fraction of a big-system cost

If you’re intrigued by telematics-based equipment monitoring but hesitate about the cost, OEM Data Delivery has a RFID system that can record and transmit the most important machine data without you having to spend tens of thousands of dollars. RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identification and these devices use tiny computer chips to communicate information […]

December 14, 2014

Technology

FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later

The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]

December 11, 2014

Technology

Rugged new Trimble LL300S laser level stands up to jobsite abuse

Sensitive electronics don’t mix well with rough jobsite conditions, but the new generation Spectra Precision LL300S laser level was built to take just about anything you can throw at it. With its composite material housing, a metal sunshade and a glass lighthouse, the LL300S withstands drops up to three feet, tripod tipovers of five feet […]

December 11, 2014

Dealers

Cat dealer Cashman Equipment installing camera-based system that monitors an operator’s fatigue

Las Vegas-based Caterpillar dealer Cashman Equipment has now made available a fatigue monitoring system for heavy equipment operators. Initially rolled out on Caterpillar mining trucks in 2013, the Seeing Machines Driver Safety System is currently installed on 4,000 mining trucks worldwide, and working on 20 mine sites in the United States. Designed to work with mining […]

December 10, 2014

Technology

John Deere launches GoHaul smartphone app for quick reference on E-Series articulated dump trucks

For fleet managers and operators getting a bit of help or a few tips on the John Deere E-Series articulated dump trucks in your fleet just got as easy as pulling out your phone. Deere has released a new app for iPhone and Android users called GoHaul that serves as a quick reference for the […]

November 20, 2014

Technology

AEMP’s fall symposium: Telematics finally gets the jump-start it’s been needing

If you weren’t there, I’m sorry to say, but you missed it. What was “it?” It was the feeling of 300 light bulbs going off above 300 people’s heads at the Association of Equipment Management Professionals 2014 Asset Management Symposium. Held in Nashville, Tennessee, November 3-5, the theme for this year’s symposium was: Telematics: driving […]

November 18, 2014

Technology

Construction app PlanGrid playing a key role in Apple’s new focus on enterprise

When Apple and IBM announced a partnership focused on more efficiently spreading iPads and iPhones throughout the corporate world, many were shocked. This was after all, the company Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs dissed (openly) and repeatedly. In the late 1970s and early 80s, IBM was the droning, robotic, corporatized behemoth Apple sought to […]

November 11, 2014