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Leica Geosystems announces PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) v7.0
Leica Geosystems has announced v7.0 of its class-leading PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) machine control system for concrete paving applications. With v7.0, LMGS-S now additionally supports Guntert & Zimmerman (G&Z) S600, S850 and S1500 mainline concrete pavers. 3D machine control solutions are also available for G&Z’s PS1200 placer spreader.
www.leica-geosystems.com
Leica Geosystems announces a major update to Cyclone II
Leica Geosystems has announced a major update to Cyclone II TOPO, version 2.0 at SPAR 2011 International conference from 21 to 24 March. The new version automates the previously time-consuming process of creating accurate ground surfaces (TINs or meshes) from rich High-Definition Survey™ (HDS™) point clouds. Now, users can create these surfaces in minutes instead of hours or even days.
www.leica-geosystems.com/hds
Leica Geosystems announces new HDS7000 Ultra High-Speed, Phase Scanner
Leica Geosystems has announced the HDS7000, a new phase-based laser scanner that lets users take advantage of ultra-high speed scanning for more as-built survey applications on more sites. The HDS7000 features key enhancements over its predecessor thanks to its rugged design, excellent environmental specs, and low-noise data.
www.leica-geosystems.com/HDS7000
Maptek engages PT Globecon Indonesia as local Vulcan representative
Maptek has announced an agreement with PT Globecon Indonesia (PTGI) to promote Maptek™ Vulcan™ geological modelling and mine planning software in Indonesia. PTGI will sell Vulcan to the Indonesian mining market, as well as offer technical support, training and consulting for Vulcan users through its offices in Jakarta and Balikpapan.
www.maptek.com
Bentley launches New iWare Apps Site
Bentley Systems has announced the launch of its iWare Apps site at www.bentley.com/iware. The new site provides fast and easy access to Bentley’s no-cost iWare Apps for enhanced interoperability, along with links to free training in their use and in-depth reference documentation. It also provides iWare Links to additional no-cost apps developed by other organizations that also facilitate interoperability.
Bentley Advances Sustainable Licensing Through Portfolio Balancing
Bentley Systems has introduced, during its first Annual Corporate Update conference call, an innovative new “sustainable licensing” business model based on annual Portfolio Balancing. With this industry milestone, users no longer need to settle for software investments that depreciate in value due to changing technology, project mix, or operations needs. Through Portfolio Balancing, new purchasers of Bentley product licenses, along with existing Bentley SELECT subscribers, can annually exchange underutilized Bentley software for software of equal value (based on current list price) that meets existing or upcoming needs.
www.bentley.com/500.
Bentley acquires SACS
Bentley Systems has announced that it has acquired the SACS business from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. SACS is an integrated finite element structural analysis suite of programs that uniquely provides for the design, fabrication, installation, operations, and maintenance of offshore structures, including oil platforms and wind farms.
www.bentley.com/SACS.
Geneq Introduces Ultra-Small SXBlue GPS L1/L2 RTK Receiver
Geneq has announced an ultra-small SXBlue GPS L1/L2 dual frequency GPS RTK receiver for high accuracy positioning. One of the smallest dual frequency RTK GPS receivers in the world, weighing only 268g (~1/2 lb) and having dimensions of 11.26cm x 8.54cm x 3.53cm (4.43” x 3.36” x 1.39”), the SXBlue L1/L2 GPS is designed to be mounted on vehicles and use the vehicle power for machine control applications such as agriculture, mining, construction and other high-precision applications.
With a long-range Class 1 Bluetooth implementation capable of distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet) and RS-232 interface port, the SXBlue L1/L2 GPS is ideally suited for vehicle mounting in a variety of configurations and being controlled from a PDA, tablet, or notebook computer.
www.sxbluegps.com.
Timing for 4G networks
The TimeProvider 1500 is optimized to enable rapid deployment of 4G/LTE networks. It is a packet-based primary reference source (PRS), providing ubiquitous and continuous access to PRS quality reference sources for operators. The TP1500 is a packet-based synchronization system that delivers a PRS-quality clock without requiring a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna installation.
Until now, the only way to achieve traceable stratum-1 PRS network synchronization was to install costly GPS antennas or Cesium clocks, Symmetricom said. TimeProvider 1500 provides a stratum -1 alternative by combining the power of Symmetricom’s Rubidium oscillators and its advanced IEEE1588 soft clock algorithms to deliver stratum-1 synchronization without requiring GPS antennas or Cesium clocks.
JAVAD GNSS TRIUMPH-VS Tracks Galileo E5 altBOC Signal
Truimph-VS receiver has the option to track E5A, E5B and E5altBOC signals now.These 3 signals may be tracked independently, but as expected, E5 altBOC combination shows great multipath reduction compared with separate E5A or E5B signals. Javad’s superior multipath reduction (MPR) technique makes it almost perfect.
Six plots in this graph show three signals, each with and without JAVAD’s multipath reduction feature.
This plot zooms in the area of 30 degree elevation mask, where huge multipath existed due to a nearby metal roof.
PCI Geomatics to implement a high speed GXL system
PCI Geomatics has been awarded a contract for $520,000 (CAD) through the Canadian Space Agency’s Earth Observation Applications Development Program (EOADP). The contract is based upon its GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) product having two main objectives. The first is in assisting Parks Canada in meeting its Ecological Integrity initiatives as mandated under the New Parks Act of 2002. The second objective is developing methodologies, systems, and products for Parks Canada and Environment Canada to increase their utilization of RADARSAT-2 data to transition its usage into Government of Canada operations and to support the RADARSAT-2 user community at large.
OSM-3D as Virtual Globe
The interactive 3D web application has grown siginificantly from its original German coverage and covers now most European countries on a virtual globe. The virtual “osm.globe” combines the free geodata from OpenStreetMap (OSM) with DEMs offering a global interactive 3D experience made completely from free or crowdsoured geodata. OSM offers far more than only street data. The database currently stores about 30 million buildings for Europe. The 3D globe (XNavigator) developed mainly by Arne Schilling from the GIScience Resarch Group at the University of Heidelberg features a physical simulated atmosphere, simulation of daytime or additional new functionalities like the possibility to simulate flights following GPS-Tracks (GPX) provided by users.
Blue Marble’s GeoCalc Engine Supports Time Stamped Coordinate Ref Frames
Blue Marble Geographics released GeoCalc 6.4.5 coordinate transformation library and toolkit. One of the major enhancements of this release supports time stamped coordinate reference frames, which are critical for highly accurate mapping in areas of the earth where there is tectonic shifting and movement of the earth’s crust. It can be used alone or it can be part of Blue Marble’s developer tool kit, GeoCore 2.0.
AAM plays lead role in Australian Disaster Planning
Over the past three months, AAM has played a vital role in responding to natural disaster events in Australia. It has worked closely with Governments of Queensland and Victoria, as well as Brisbane City Council in pre and post disaster response for the Brisbane and Victorian floods. More recently, the Queensland State Government have enlisted AAM’s help in creating an online record of the devastation and reconstruction generated by the floods and Cyclone Yasi in their new website for the Queensland Reconstruction Authority: www.qldreconstruction.org.au. The website will feature aerial imagery of the devastation across Queensland and will be used as a critical tool for the public in future natural disasters.
Esri assists Japan earthquake and tsunami response
In response to the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami, Esri is providing assistance to a myriad of organizations involved in the disaster response. The company is working closely with both domestic and international agencies to provide on-site personnel, GIS software expertise, and project services. Esri is also providing organizations with software, data, imagery, and technical support.
Topcon introduces new GNSS receiver
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces its patented Fence Antenna technology and expanded channel support in the new GR-5 GNSS receiver. The GR-5 provides industry-leading tracking sensitivity and multipath rejection in a compact and lightweight package.
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