Georgia contractor cuts earthmoving time in half with new gen machine controls

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 04, 2012

Josh Mathews, a Byron, Ga., earthmoving contractor, fitted two bulldozers and one excavator with Leica Geosystems’ PowerGrade 3D machine control systems last year. The systems paid for themselves in one 14-acre building project, says Mathews, the owner of Sunco. Because the ...

Leica GM10 all-in-one GNSS sensor for deformation monitoring

Better Roads Staff - May 23, 2012

As part of its unique monitoring solutions portfolio, Leica Geosystems, the Leica GM10 GNSS monitoring sensor with integrated communication and onboard tools can be used for a broad range of monitoring applications, including structural monitoring, landslides, seismic studies and offshore ...

Advanced Imaging Capability Added to Leica ScanStation C10 and Cyclone v7.4

Better Roads Staff - May 14, 2012

Leica Geosystems announces a faster, easier option for Leica ScanStation C10 laser scanner users to apply the brilliance of external camera imagery to laser scan point cloud data. The new option consists of a direct digital camera mount on the ...

Highway Contractor

Better Roads Staff - May 06, 2012

Make it Last, and Make it Smooth A Kansas project delivers. By Dan Brown, Contributing Editor For more than 30 miles, Interstate 70 in western Kansas was worn out. It was a full-depth asphalt pavement; sections ranged up to 20 inches deep. The ...

Leica Geosystems Hexagon 2012 is June 4-7, 2012

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 16, 2011

Leica Geosystems announces that customers and prospective users will be convening for the international Hexagon 2012 conference, June 4-7 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and that registration is now open. Once again, by bringing together the ...

Leica collaborates with GISi

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 09, 2011

Geographic Information Services, Inc. (GISi) and Leica Geosystems will be working together to extend GISi’s offerings for private and government GIS clients. “We chose Leica because it is a respected surveying brand that now has a full suite of GPS and ...

Leica Geosystems Machine Control Yields 10 Percent Productivity Gains for a Missouri Contractor

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 27, 2011

This article was contributed by Leica Geosystems A Leica PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) automated machine control system is saving more than 10 percent of the time it takes to complete a concrete paving project for a Missouri paving contractor when compared to ...

Leica Geosystems’ conferences form Hexagon

Lauren Heartsill Dowdle - Feb 17, 2011

Leica Geosystems' High-Definition Surveying Worldwide User Conference and Airborne Sensor User Conference expanded to become Hexagon 2011 International Conference. This new format will offer attendees a variety of sessions, hands-on training, networking and new business opportunities under the Hexagon 2011 ...

From World of Concrete: Freightliner, McNeilus develop bridge formula mixer chassis

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 19, 2011

Freightliner Trucks has collaborated with McNeilus Companies in the development of a new bridge formula mixer chassis, Freightliner announced on Jan. 18 at World of Concrete 2011 in Las Vegas. The new truck is on display at the World of ...

GNSS receivers withstand harsh winter conditions in Cumberland Trail survey project

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 01, 2010

In Winter 2010, Leica’s Viva GNSS receivers and integrated surveying system played key roles in a boundary survey that added a lengthy section to Tennessee’s nearly-finished Cumberland Trail. Working in extremely harsh winter conditions —during the 11 weeks of the survey, ...

Leica Geosystems showcases mine management system at Bauma 2010

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Leica Geosystems, has presented its full range of mine management systems, including truck and shovel fleet management and optimisation, and dozer, shovel and blast-hole drill high-precision GPS navigation and production monitoring systems, to the European market at Bauma 2010. Leica Geosystems ...

Manitowoc unveils ‘world’s largest’ self-erecting crane

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 28, 2010

Manitowoc unveiled the Potain Igo T 130 at Bauma 2010 and says it's the largest self-erecting crane in the world. The crane has an 8-ton maximum capacity. Vincent Milan, senior product manager for self-erecting cranes at Manitowoc, said the new ...

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