Dredgers- 3D Machine Control on the Water: by Randy Noland - I recently was in Europe on a business trip and had the pleasure of visiting Dredging International, (D.I.) in Antwerp, Belgium. DI is one of the top four dredging companies in the world with offices and projects that span the globe. Peter De Moor, Survey Hardware Coordinator; along with his colleagues were ...

Test Drive Machine Control by Paul Hahn: Look before you leap alternatives - I think with the number of players in the game, it is obvious that machine control is here to stay. So it is a question of when, not if, machine control systems will be on most machines. It is well documented that both large heavy and highway and small site preparation contractors have realized ...

The Advantages of Companies Consolidation by Marco Cecala: - I’m sure you have been noticing the recent announcements regarding larger companies in our industry acquiring smaller ones. Often times this is seen as the strong taking the weaker company and gutting it to their benefit. However, this is not the case. I don’t want to get mired in the specifics of Company "A" buying …

Machine Control and the Land Surveyor: What’s Next? by Jay Jones: - Site Prep Magazine recently published its "Third Annual Machine Control Report." It is noted in the article that it is one of the few reports on the machine control market that includes information about the types of heavy equipment being utilized with machine control and the purchasing trends of the ...

Getting Connected Part 2 by Nigel Adams: What do we do with the data? – One of my previous articles – Getting Connected – gave a broad overview of the concept of Command and Control within the machine control environment explaining its purpose and application. Having since been involved at a more detailed level from both the user and client perspectives I thought it ...

Son of a TIN! by Ron Ciccarone, LS: – As we continue the study of building good 3D models, the edge or external limit of the TIN is very important to analyze for correctness. I am going to be using a term that needs definition for clarity. The word is Link. This is the term that I use for one side of a triangle in a TIN. The link connects two 3D points. Other software programs or ...

Digmaster Pro 3D Used in Germanys Jade-Weser Port by Jürgen Reineke: – Due to the current very good experiences with Digmaster Pro 2D and a long term usage of a machine within new construction of Jade-Weser Port, German excavator rental company von Barnekow has equipped its first machine with a DigmasterPro 3D system by German dealer Illig Lasersysteme. With ...