ESRI Canada announced that Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") has selected ESRI as its platform for building a global enterprise geographic information system (GIS). Through a three-year enterprise license agreement (ELA), Teck will deploy ESRI technology throughout the organization to support the...More>>

Topcon Positioning Systems announced that it recently signed a data license agreement with Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.More>>

The US Air Force has released more details surrounding the new 24+3 GPS configuration.More>>

INTERGEO East is being held in the Turkish capital Istanbul for the first time in 2010. The previously announced dates of 5 to 7 May have been changed and the sixth Trade Fair and Conference for Land Management, Geoinformation, Building Industry and Environment is now taking place from 19 to 21 May...More>>

Leica announced that their Jigsaw360 Mine Management Solution was chosen by Codelco to increase site productivity and machine uptime, while lowering operational costs. The installations are set to begin in 2010 and added to Codelco’s operations as they continue to grow. More>>

The VMX-250 mobile scanning system can collect accurate and precise data at highway speeds and provides unparalleled safety and significantly reduced project times. It consists of two VQ-250 scanners on a mounted platform accompanied by a GPS-INS, and up to eight digital cameras or video equipment...More>>

Precision technology company InterSense, Inc. has unveiled the NavChip OEM Developer’s Kit at the Institute of Navigation’s 2009 GNSS show. The kit includes a pre-release engineering sample of InterSense’s NavChip, which the company expects to become the industry’s first commercial inertial...More>>

Safety is a hot topic in the mining industry. Fatalities and lost-time injuries (a measure of safety performance) have started to increase after more than a decade of steady decline, which is worrying both governments and mining companies. Can GPS play a role in reversing the trend?More>>

Network-based real-time kinematic (NRTK) positioning reduces or eliminates the communication, integrity, and affordability problems associated with semi-automated guidance of bulldozers, excavators, and other equipment at centimeter-level accuracy. This new method addresses adequate height control,...More>>

A prototype system tells heavy equipment operators the location of nearby vehicles and obstacles, and warns them when they get too close.More>>