The data card, which contains the digital terrain model (DTM), is placed into the machine-control system's computer. The next step is to "localize" or "calibrate" the system by instructing it to ...

Although global positioning system (GPS) technology has been around since the mid-90s, it's really taken off in the construction industry during the last few years. One reason for that, says Fred ...

Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...

Hemisphere GPS, a leading innovator and manufacturer of advanced GNSS products, continues to expand its intellectual property portfolio with newly awarded patents. These patents represent the latest ...

Guidance and precision control, the base elements of modern machine control for construction, have continued to evolve since broad productization began in the mid-1990s. However, the value proposition ...

Machine control technologies range from 2D and 3D grade control to automation, robotic control, and augmented reality. GPS/3D control – eliminating the need for placing stringline by hand – is ...