Topnet Live is employed in many high-profile construction projects, eliminating the need for on-site base stations in many of them.
Engineering & Design
Mapping Out GNSS Corrections for the World: Part Two
Over the years, Topcon has maintained strict development protocols verifying, fine tuning and optimizing the algorithms, always looking for ways to enhance performance.
Mapping Out GNSS Corrections for the World: Part One
Topcon’s Global Approach to Integrated GNSS and Network Corrections To trace the evolution of the global surveying and mapping industry…
Sea-Stainability: Oceans a Focus for Climate Concerns
Unmanned vehicles are a key component in the fight to protect oceans and lakes. To asrobiologists and astronomers, our earth is…
Percepto: Aiming for Sustainable Infrastructure
An updated system increases inspection capabilities. Nine thousand independent companies produce oil and natural gas across 33 states and offshore….
Powering Up
Advancements across batteries, solar and hydrogen fuel cells are leading to increased endurance and improved sustainability. While drones are…
Ada: A Self-driving Laboratory for Clean Energy Technologies
Flexible automation and artificial intelligence allow iterative planning, execution and learning from experiments in an autonomous loop. New materials are…
Evolving Tools Fight Natural Disasters
A roster of drones and sensors are being deployed against all phases of environmental threats. Jeff Strebler received the call…
Wind Inspection Evolves
As the U.S. and the world move toward sustainable power solutions, windfarms have become a familiar site across parts of…
Hexagon | VERIPOS introduces low SWaP anti-jamming protection and RF interference mitigation for offshore marine vessels
The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio…
FTUAS Selection Process Proceeds
The Army has announced that the procurement process for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System is accelerating. “The acquisition process…
CHECKING IN WITH INGENUITY
Hitting Double Digits, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has exceeded expectations “This flight was specifically designed to hit some high-value science targets,…
Microdrones and GE Bring Expertise, Scale to the GE Industrial Drone Line
On July 7, high-end UAV solutions company Microdrones and multinational conglomerate GE entered into a licensing partnership to provide powerful…
Mayflower Sets Sail, Turns Back After Minor Issue, Set to Try Again
Almost a year after The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) was originally scheduled to depart on its journey from Plymouth, England,…
Crysalis™ Offers Ground Control Simplicity, Interoperability to Frontline Combatants
In biology, a chrysalis marks a stage along a caterpillar’s transformation into a full-grown butterfly or moth. Now, AeroVironment is…
New GNSS/INS Positioning Family for Autonomy
Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of GNSS positioning products for autonomy. The PIM222A…
Use Case: SwissDrones – It’s All in the Design
When conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions via drone, payload capacity, stability and endurance are critical—and all are areas…