New software solution can cut recovery time and cost

 Thanks to huge strides in GNSS-enabled equipment, jobsite efficiencies continue to soar on both the survey and construction fronts. But until recently, the flow of real-time information and job-critical data between the office and personnel in the field have simply not kept pace with those onsite advances. But companies such as Sisemore Weisz & Associates (SW&A), which recently marked the one-year anniversary employing Topcon’s MAGNET Enterprise suite, are changing that—in a big way.  

 Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble introduced TerraFlex, a software and services platform to manage data collection activities for geospatial projects. Trimble TerraFlex helps managers maintain control of the flow of geo-enabled field data. 

Graebert GmbH, a developer of custom CAD software, solutions and services and the co-developer of DraftSight, the 2D CAD drafting product from Dassault Systèmes, announced the release of a plug-in that integrates the Esri ArcGIS Online mapping platform with DraftSight.

Autodesk launched Autodesk BIM 360 Glue, a cloud-based BIM solution.