Spending is increasing and lasers are among tools being added.

Weighing the cost of new gear with better capabilities and capacities against the actual value it might deliver is tough.

Categories studied include total stations, data collector/controllers, geodetic survey-grade carrier-phase GPS receivers, mapping-grade code-phase receivers, 3D laser scanners, UAVs, and wireless cloud computing.

At times, the geospatial world sounds like it is “throwback Thursday.”

Here’s how two professional concrete scanners are using GPR, how they get the most out of it, and their thoughts on accessories designed to make their jobs easier.

James Pemberton introduces rugged, purpose-built, enterprise devices from Zebra Technologies at the 2019 Esri User Conference.

Laser scanning and imaging systems are rapidly making their way into every surveyor’s toolkit.

DT Research introduced the first purpose-built rugged tablet for GIS with built-in Real Time Kinematic (RTK) satellite navigation, used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems.

Topcon’s T-18 handheld controller is designed to drive geopositioning, construction, mapping and vertical construction applications.