Topcon buys Sokkia, and the two giants of the surveying and positioning world join forces to compete from Japan with the rest of the globe. This most recent announcement by...

Korec (United Kingdom) has released new versions of the following FastMap software; FastMap Lite, FastMap Tablet eAs Laidf, FastMap DataFlow, FastMap FotoFlow and FastMap WoodPlan. FastMap Lite Ideal for large...

Compared to the 2004 product survey on total stations, this new survey includes some newly introduced and some upgraded and/or restyled existent models. The expected total station integrated with GPS...

Integration continues on its role. New and recent techniques are becoming integrated with older techniques such as the total station. Integration has been going on for years, of course, but...

Neil Other has been named sales manager of Australia and New Zealand by Topcon Positioning Systems - TPS (CA, USA). In this new position, Other will be responsible for all...

Attendance more than doubled at SPAR 2006J, Spar its second annual forum on capturing and managing existing-conditions data last week in Kawasaki, Japan. Total attendance reached 187, up from 65...

Spatial Data Technologies (SDT) (CO, USA), developers and integrators of mobile mapping solutions, have released the CartoPac Data Interchange for ArcGIS. This new extension provides ArcGIS users with expanded mobile...

Trimble (CA, USA) has announced it has supplied GPS reference stations and Trimble VRS (Virtual Reference Station) software to establish five new infrastructure networks throughout China. Located in Shanghai, Wuhan,...

Nikon-Trimble Co., Ltd. (Japan) introduced the 602 Series of Nikon Total Stations, new high-precision mechanical total stations that includes both a prism and prismless (reflectorless) model. The company also added...

The KOREC GIS Mapping Solutions Division (UK) has added four new faces to their mapping team. Peter Lloyd has taken up the new role of Business Development Director and will...