The Bottom Line: Position, Information and Communications Create Endless Possibilities - In the mid nineteen-nineties, I sat in a meeting with the country’s largest transportation contractor. We had made several presentations on the newest machine control technologies (your typical “death-by PowerPoint….

It's All About the Data: Who Can Build Data for Machine Control?  - Like most of you I wear a lot of hats. For this offering, I will attempt to wear two at the same time; that of an employer and observer. We get resumes and calls all the time from people looking to build data. Not many of them are qualified to do the type of work that makes the customer want to....

Machine Control & the Land Surveyor: Keeping Pace with the Technology Race - In my last article at MachineControlOnline.com, I stressed the importance of understanding the construction process. I want to continue discussing skill sets and challenges I feel are important to the successful implementation of 3D Machine Control. Land surveyors possess the...

Data Prep: Tips, Tricks & Techniques: Don’t Take Contours from Strangers  - At one point or another, most everyone who builds data has been tempted to do it. You’re under the gun to finish your model quickly. Time races toward the deadline, when all of a sudden a shimmer of hope; you feel like you have found a break and fortune has smiled upon you as...

Excavator Machine Guidance : Applications  - My previous articles have focused upon the technical educational content and have therefore been rather verbose and possibly heavy going (albeit highly informative!). So this month I’m giving us all a break and taking it a bit easier by describing some of the applications for machine guidance that we at Prolec have encountered...