Sensors

RFID Crazy: RFID-enabled infrastructure marking could become a cornerstone for a connected infrastructure management world.
March 19, 2019

Imagine if all public works engineers and utility company crew chiefs were equipped with a mobile device that could easily...


FINAL ARTICLE IN THE SERIES on Geospatial Processing & Visualization: Ubisense and Harris Geospatial Solutions
August 4, 2017

The line between vendors of geospatial software and providers of geospatial data is increasingly blurred, as more companies...


Project Management, Collaboration, the Cloud, and Robots!
April 12, 2017

Trimble launches a new solution for construction project management– and takes a futuristic leap into autonomous construction...


LIDAR Is Key To Autonomous Vehicles
February 23, 2017

Technology for autonomous vehicles builds on car navigation systems that have been commonplace for years and new collision-avoidance...


Mapping the Scottish Seabed
February 21, 2017

On land, surveyors face challenges due to rough terrain, human activity, weather, and more. Usually, however, the ground...


Robots of the Deep
October 10, 2016

We have mapped the surface of the Moon at a resolution of 328 feet. We have mapped the surface of Mars. Yet, here on Earth,...


Moving Dirt Just Right
August 30, 2016

GNSS receivers help steer earth movers, providing users with accurate positions and no complexities. NavCom–a wholly owned...


Wetlands Worth their Weight
March 2, 2016

"Wetland" is a generic term covering a wide variety of habitats that are wet for at least some period of time each year,...


Blending Realities
November 11, 2015

Imagine designing an object, in 3D and color, using only gaze, gestures, and voice (GGV) commands. Imagine designing an entire...


Sensor Fusion: Deriving Information from Data
April 9, 2015

The current explosion in the variety, capability and sheer number of sensors is generating a flood of data intended to enhance...