Tony from Kodi Civil took time out from his busy day to write to us about his recent experience on-boarding Topcon GPS and 3D excavator machine control. Sydney-based Kodi Civil recently invested in a Topcon HiPer SR survey rover, having seen it used by Campbellfield City Council for kerb, gutter and road set-out on a road construction job Kodi was contracted for. “It was like magic,” Operations Director Tony Dimcevski said, adding “the capabilities of the unit were amazing. From set-out to spot levels, everything was so easy!” “That same day I called Aptella for a consultation,” Tony continued. “The sales representative was very professional and explained the capabilities of the system on offer and I was so
Aptella pools expertise to install Topcon’s new SmoothRide paving solutions for Changi airport’s third runway Singapore’s Changi Airport is one of the world’s biggest and busiest airports, a major gateway to and from Asia. In the coming years, the airport is set to double in size with the addition of a third runway and two additional terminals (T4 and T5), with T4 planned for completion in 2017. By 2015, the airport is planned to cater for a staggering 135 million passengers every year. The airport’s third runway entails extending and upgrading an existing military runway to the southeast of the airport, to enable its use for larger passenger aircraft. Joint venture Samsung C&T-Koh Brothers has the contract for
Cynthia Papadopolous joined Aptella thanks to disability employment agency Wise Employment. Originally employed to help with some marketing admin such as direct mail and brochure printing, Cynthia has taken on more responsibility in recent months and is using her training in graphic design to put together brochures, flyers, digital advertising and much more. We are very proud to have Cynthia as part of our team and she is a great asset. Wise Employment recently put together the article below to celebrate Cynthia’s success: Cynthia flourishes in first job as graphic designer despite anxiety Having a job and working in a team has helped Cynthia to better manage her anxiety both in and out of the workplace. Before she
Sokkia distributor, Aptella NZ Ltd, announces the release of SOKKIA’s new iX Series robotic total station. Specifically designed for survey applications, the iX is built to exceed expectations with high precision and ultimate reliability. New ultra-sonic motors enable the iX Series to turn 150 degrees in a single second – fast enough to keep up with the most challenging of tasks. A third smaller than its predecessors, the iX is also compact and lightweight to make transporting and setting up easier. “Sokkia’s new robotic turns to a single point faster than ever, and is extremely user friendly,” said Jamie Nelson, Sales Manager for Sokkia’s exclusive New Zealand distributor, Aptella NZ Ltd. “When combined with the new SHC-5000 tablet, Sokkia’s
Topcon Positioning Group announces a new suite featuring four integrated solutions — three hardware products “fused” by a single software solution — designed to provide professionals with a powerful and complete survey system. The Topcon Elite Survey Suite — which includes the new GT series of robotic total stations, HiPer HR hybrid GNSS receiver, FC-5000 field computer and MAGNET® 4.0 software system — provides Topcon flagship geo-positioning products and technology in one system. “The individual products of the Elite Survey Suite were designed from the ground up to work together seamlessly through one software solution,” explained Cameron Waters, Geospatial National Product Manager for Topcon’s Australian distributor, Aptella. “The suite derives its power from the fastest robotic motor total
I’ve been providing hardware solutions to the geospatial industry for most of my career and there has been a consistent complaint from end users about unscheduled costs for the upkeep of instrumentation. It’s usually expressed in the high cost of replacements parts like batteries and cables, or sometimes the loss of income during a service or repair. The net cost of these ongoing expenses, plus the purchase price, amounts to the total cost of ownership. Want to know how to fix the total cost of ownership for up to five years? Like good car service agreements, some survey equipment suppliers include a certain amount of service costs in a maintenance package, although most fall short of offering a
