Trimble has recently unveiled the Trimble MX90 mobile mapping system. Integrating advanced Trimble GNSS and inertial technology with Trimble field and office software, the MX90 offers a comprehensive field-to-finish mobile...

Richard Groom provides pointers to articles from the FIG Congress in May. Papers can be downloaded from https://bit.ly/2yz8xlB. Changing Survey Muller and Klein (TS06C) look at moves to update the...

People often describe something hard and immovable as ‘solid as a rock’. But rock does not always live up to its reputation. Depending on its characteristics and local conditions, sections...

The IAG’s International GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) Service (IGS) held its biennial workshop from 23-27 June 2014 at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, USA. The workshop...

ARIDA (Association for Real-time Imaging and Dynamic Analysis) is a Japanese non-governmental organisation devoted to the development of the advancement of image sensing and its applications. The association's scientific interests...

The Leica AP20 AutoPole received the prestigious Wichmann Innovations Award at this year’s Intergeo in Essen, Germany. The award honours new technology that stands out for innovation, user-friendliness and practicality....

The European Commission has released version 2.0 of the EGNOS Open Service Definition Document (SDD). The revised document reflects recent improvements in EGNOS geographic coverage and other enhancements. The update...

Altus Positioning Systems has delivered 20 APS-3U GNSS surveying instruments to TerraView Surveys, a Canadian seismic surveying company based in Calgary, Alberta. Altus’s Canadian dealer, Butler Survey Supplies, was responsible...

The demand for 3D maps of cities and road networks is steadily increasing and mobile mapping systems are often the preferred acquisition method for capturing such scenes. Manual processing of...

Trimble has recently announced the Trimble X9 3D laser scanning system, a versatile reality capture solution for surveying, construction and engineering professionals. The X9 is built on Trimble's proven laser...