Positioning and navigation by satellites has now become part of everyday life for many citizens all over the globe, and a plethora of (commercial) services rely on the continuous well...

As per January 1, 2007 Sokkia (The Netherlands) has appointed the company Swissat as its new distributor for Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Managing directors of Sokkia BV and Swissat agreed by...

With the introduction of the Leica AT504 GG, Leica Geosystems announced a new version of its AT504 choke ring antenna for permanent reference stations and networks. This new antenna tracks...

Trimble (CA, USA) has introduced two new products as part of its Connected Site model—the Trimble R7 System with GNSS capabilities and the Trimble MultiTrack Target for both passive and...

The Geo-Siberia 2007 conference and exhibition was held in Novosibirsk, Russian Federation from 25th to 27th April 2007. Organised by the Siberian State Academy of Geodesy (SSGA) in Novosibirsk, it...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has presented a new products and solutions that capture and visualise spatial information: the Leica TPS1200+ Total Station, Leica RedLine, Leica GNSS Spider V3.0, Leica SmartRTK, Leica...

These are exciting times in satellite navigation. Selective availability for GPS switch-off has fuelled use of satellite navigation technology in professional and consumer applications and new signals and systems are...

At Intergeo, Trimble (CA, USA) has introduced the Trimble R6 GPS System and Trimble Business Center Software. With GLONASS capability available through the R-Track technology Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)...

The cusp carrying winter into spring saw three interesting geomatics shows across the USA from east to west. Tom Gibson, editor-in-chief of our US sister magazine, Professional Surveyor, visited one...

Topcon Europe Positioning (The Netherlands) has added two products to its series of 2D excavating control solutions – the 2DXi and the 2DXe. The new 2DXi solution for excavators can...