construction layout

TINY BUT MIGHTY

TinySurveyor's Big Impact On Land Surveying

An interview with CEO Jens Peder Kristensen on the future of the technology

December 14, 2020

TinyMobileRobots is the maker of the TinySurveyor, a mobile robot that land surveyors can use for layouts and road building, equipped with GNSS integration and total station compatible.

SOFTWARE

New Construction Layout Software for Land Surveyors, General Contractors, BIM Departments

Leica Geosystems introduces iCON field software version 6.0.

December 13, 2020

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The Leica iCON field software version 6.0 is designed to meet the needs of general contractors, concrete contractors, MEP and HVAC trades, and BIM/VDC departments.

SOFTWARE

Carlson Software's New Android-Based Construction Layout Solution

The latest features included with the new Carlson Layout software.

October 31, 2020

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Carlson Layout brings the advantage of the full Carlson driver library.

INTEGRATION

FARO Trek's Automated 3D Laser Scanning Pairs with Boston Dynamics Spot Mobile Robot

August 7, 2020

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Ideal for general contractors and construction managers to verify production and quality on job sites, Trek leverages Spot’s Autowalk feature to create a repeatable automated scanning workflow.

Fundamentals of Surveying: Construction Layout Checks

Wesley G. Crawford RPLS

August 1, 2020

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Common-sense checks of construction layout.

Point & Shoot

A Construction Stakeout at Devils Tower National Monument

A photo at basecamp submitted by Aaron Bicknese of Land Surveyor Incorporated

POB Editorial Staff

June 15, 2020

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A land survey photo at Devils National Monument Tower submitted by Aaron Bicknese of Land Surveyor Incorporated.

EVENTS

ENR Magazine Launches New Conference & Expo for Building and Design trades

POB Editorial Staff

April 30, 2020

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Submissions for speaking at the new ENR BuildTech Conference & Expo are being accepted through June 30, 2020.

Energy and Mining Center of Excellence for Unmanned Systems Formed

Nevada and Alberta to Form UAV Center of Excellence

November 5, 2019

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Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology’s Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems sign historic agreement.