Intergeo, the world’s largest congress and trade-fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management, will this year be held in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 22nd to 24th September. About 16,000 visitors are...

Trimble (CA, USA) has acquired privately-held Crain Enterprises, Inc. of Mound City, Illinois, in an all-cash transaction. Crain is a leading manufacturer of accessories for the geomatics, surveying, mapping, and...

Sokkia BV (The Netherlands) has introduced the LT40, a compact cross line laser for inside and outside jobs. The LT40 is a new and versatile tool and replaces the former...

MCE Lasers, based in Melbourne Australia, has over the last 29 years developed a strong market niche for high-precision laser systems used in alignment across a spectrum of industries. The...

Buildings in the historic Vijzelgracht in Amsterdam (capital city of the Netherlands) had to be evacuated when they began to subside as a result of underground digging works that are...

Leica Geosystems (Switzerland) has introduced the Leica Sprinter 50, the one-button electronic level, and the Leica Sprinter 150/150M and 250M for advanced leveling. The Leica Sprinter 50 is a levelling...

State-of-the-art geodetic and remote sensing techniques can prove their potential through particular engineering applications. Here we discuss load test measurements of bridges over the Danube. Prior to the particular bridge...

The construction of iconic towers such as the 828-metre high Burj Khalifa (formerly Burj Dubai), officially inaugurated on 4th January 2010 in Dubai, poses many challenges to surveyors. Tall towers...

Intergeo, the world's largest congress and trade-fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management, will this year be held in Cologne, Germany, from 5th to 7th October. About 15,000 visitors are...

Established in 1981, MCE Lasers specialises in repairing metrological laser systems and developing custom-built lasers for specific applications relating mainly to alignment and levelling. Based in Melbourne, MCE Lasers today...