SES and Gilat Join Forces to Make Connectivity at Sea More Accessible
LUXEMBOURG and PETAH TIKVA, Israel - SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) and Gilat Satellite Networks (NASDAQ:GILT) (TASE:GILT) today announced a strategic collaboration focused on delivering affordable connectivity to a broad range of small ships and vessels left underserved at sea in the Caribbean and beyond. Set for commercial launch in April 2017, the plug-and-play platform is the latest offering within the SES Maritime+ service, which was first introduced late l...
Atlas Copco Awards Recognize Innovative Breaker and Compressor Monitoring Technology
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco’s most prestigious awards this year recognize the development of a highly energy-efficient and ergonomic breaker, and a compressor monitoring technology that is generating significant savings for customers. The John Munck Award for technical innovations is presented to Olof Ostensson and Thomas Lilja, who work in technical development for the Construction Tools division in Kalmar, Sweden. They developed the handheld pneumatic breaker RTEX, which cuts energy cons...
Teledyne Optech Announces the New ALTM Galaxy T1000 with Dramatic Operating Cost Reduction and Performance Increases
Teledyne Optech is pleased to announce the latest addition to its innovative line of airborne laser terrain mappers, the ALTM™ Galaxy T1000 . This new system combines a 1000-kHz effective ground measurement rate with Optech’s...
Prototype for "Native LAS 1.4 Extension" of LASzip LiDAR Compressor Released
Just in time for ILMF 2017 in Denver, the makers of the popular LiDAR processing software LAStools announce that the prototype for the “native LAS 1.4 extension” of their award-winning open source LASzip LiDAR compressor is ready for testing. An update to the compressed LAZ format had become necessary due to a core change in the ASPRS LAS 1.4 specification which had introduced several new point types. A new feature of the updated LASzip compressor is the ability to selectively decompress of o...
DJI and Datumate Launch Designated Site Survey Solution Bundles for Field Construction, Surveying and Infrastructure
DJI and Datumate launch an upgraded Site Survey Solution bundles with industry specific capabilities for field construction, surveying and cellular infrastructure companies worldwide. The new bundles feature DJI's new Phantom 4 Pro drone, Datumate's DatuFly™ mission planning app for drones, as well as one of Datumate software solutions: DatuSurvey™ Enterprise, DatuSurvey™ Professional and DatuSite™ - tailored to address the range of professional needs. The DJI's new Phantom 4 Pro features a...
Topcon GNSS Modular Receiver Integrates with a Wide-Range of Applications
LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new modular GNSS receiver system — the MR-2. The system combines all current and planned constellation tracking with a comprehensive set of communication interfaces to service any precision application requiring high performance RTK (real-time kinematic) positioning and heading determination. The MR-2 can perform as a mobile RTK base station, marine navigation receiver, mobile mapping device and...
FINLEY Updates Software Platform to SOFiSTiK and Autodesk
FINLEY continually reviews and upgrades it’s technology to enhances problem solving at every stage of the project delivery process, from planning, preliminary and detailed design, construction engineering simulations and analysis. SOFiSTiK has created a seamless BIM workflow for structural engineering. It is a breakthrough in construction planning. For the first time, all necessary steps from modeling through to generating reinforcement sheets for civil and structural engineering project...
Two New Releases of Automated Utility Design Available
San Diego, CA – Spatial Business Systems (SBS) announces the availability of two new releases of their Automated Utility Design™ (AUD) product at the DistribuTECH Conference in San Diego. AUD is a new SBS offering based on the strategic alliance between SBS and Autodesk that was announced October 3, 2016. Through the alliance, SBS is now responsible for future development, support and licensing of the AutoCAD Utility Design software. AUD now has a new naming convention. Previous relea...
Jacobs Unveils Connected Enterprise Framework to Enable Digital Transformation
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) today unveiled its Connected Enterprise, a suite of integrated capabilities and solutions to enable digital transformation. Jacobs Connected Enterprise (JCE) provides clients the capability to connect, protect and analyze operational systems and data. JCE spans several core functional categories, including the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), information technology (IT) and network infrastructure, cloud solutions, data analytics and cyber se...
Kespry Announces Drone 2 with Increased Performance for Construction
MENLO PARK, Calif. - Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence platform provider, today announced that it has enhanced the Kespry Drone 2 with higher performance features that deliver significantly greater accuracy and reliability. These enhancements make Kespry Drone 2 even more ideal for a wide range of industrial applications, including those requiring survey-grade precision, such as in mining and the architecture, engineering and construction (A/E/C) markets. The new Drone 2 now achieves fo...
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Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
