The Aptella Geospatial team attended this year’s InterGEO Conference, held in September in Stuttgart, Germany. The conference ran over four days and provided attendees with the opportunity to view the latest Geospatial technology in the market. Many of the products available from Aptella were on show, including products from Topcon, Sokkia, Tiny Mobile Robots, Z+F, Quantum, Teledyne Optech and Senceive. The Tiny Surveyor, one of the first robotic instruments brought into the survey industry, was on show demonstrating how it can provide massive gains in line marking. On the Topcon stand, attendees also had the opportunity to see the Topcon LN-150 next gen site layout tool which is being released early next year. This site layout tool features
Michael Connolly is the owner of Western Survey based in Dubbo NSW. After graduating from the University of Newcastle in 2007, Michael worked for a number of survey practices in the Dubbo region while securing his registration and learning his trade. Despite the presence of a large number of competing businesses in the Dubbo market, Michael believed that he could offer something new and different, and in 2018 he established Western Survey. We asked Michael to talk about some of the challenges he faced in starting his own business. Michael said, ‘as an employee in a business, you spend most of your time doing field work and you’re not exposed to business development, client
Another successful conference for the year! The annual MAGNET Conference, which was held on the 22nd and 23rd August, at the Intercontinental Sydney was attended by more than a hundred users from across Australia. This year’s conference was designed to highlight the changes that had been made to the software, by way of the previous year’s wishes and enhancements from the users, and how this can improve their workflows and productivity, with the release of the next version. Included in the day were workshops that were interactive training sessions. These workshops gave an insight into some of the features and methodology of the software, that wasn’t always apparent. Leading on from this, was a workshop that encouraged the
For many survey and geospatial professionals, the early career pathway is similar. After completing tertiary education, they work in a survey business and over the next few years, they gain experience and perfect their craft. While working as an employee in someone else’s business suits some people well, for others, the desire to be their own boss is compelling, and they wish to strike-out on their own and set-up their own survey practice. Starting a business is a big step and often involves leaving the security of paid employment for a more uncertain financial future, but if you have a genuine passion for what you do and relish the idea of building something different or better, then running
At Aptella, we’re pleased to support surveyors and geospatial professionals with a revolutionary workflow system developed by Topcon – MAGNET – that streamlines all your survey business processes and protects all your data. We guarantee you’ll see immediate time and cost-saving benefits for your business and greater productivity between survey crews and external stakeholders working on a project. We now offer you a fully-integrated, easy-to-use and intuitive MAGNET technology solution that streamlines your surveying business. MAGNET is your one-stop surveying software suite, and is 100% compatible with all Topcon and Sokkia surveying instruments and technologies, giving you information and reports at the touch of a button. No more travelling backwards and forwards between field and office, with the
Utilising a full range of design, mapping, variable milling, survey and paving machine control technology to transform city streets into a Formula 1 race track. For the second year running, Singapore contractor United E&P is tasked with preparing the racetrack for the country’s upcoming Formula 1 race in September. Unlike many cities that utilise existing race circuits, Singapore transforms some of the city streets into race car-worthy surfaces in a matter of days, shutting down roads for the shortest periods possible to minimise impact to residents, visitors and traffic. To meet the tight deadlines and deliver a track that will pass muster with the racing car elite, United E&P has partnered with Topcon Positioning Systems’ largest distributor in
Collision awareness and proximity detection technology originally developed for the mining industry is set to become standard on major civil projects to protect workers and increase transparency for project managers. With limited space to manoeuvre and multiple heavy machines working in close proximity, roadside infrastructure projects can be a dangerous worksite. To reduce the risk of collisions between plant, people and utility or other fixed assets, geospatial positioning equipment distributor Aptella has introduced a range of proximity detection systems for civil construction applications by manufacturer Blue Electronics. Although collision awareness technology was initially developed to increase safety in mining applications, Blue Electronics’ solutions come with a enhanced features and failsafe measures to make them suitable for civil projects.
Downer Group, an infrastructure and resource sector services company listed on the Australian stock exchange, recently invested in Carlson high precision machine guidance solutions to be deployed across four mine sites in Australia. In total, 27 machine systems will be installed across a fleet of dozers, excavators, drills, and supervisor vehicles to increase productivity and optimize mine site operations. As a leading mine contractor in Australia, Downer Group invests in technology and innovation to maximise safety, productivity, and operational efficiency across all stages of the mining lifecycle. Supported throughout Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia by Carlson’s Oceania distributor Aptella, Downer Group has implemented a tried and tested high precision machine guidance solution that is reliable, effective,
