Leica Geosystems AG, part of Hexagon, has been creating pioneering measurement solutions for nearly 200 years and have earned the trust of professionals worldwide. The wide range of core technologies – total stations, EDM (Electronic Distance Measurement), GPS/GNSS, 3D laser scanning, tilt and angle measurement, point cloud generation and analysis, and measurement software – is …
Both have strategies for using technology, with Komatsu recently unveiling its SMARTCONSTRUCTION concept in Australia. Since the introduction of its D61EXi-23 “intelligent” dozer with fullyRead More
We already have the technologies and processing power to “virtualise” our physical infrastructure but doing so will also demand greater collaboration between the parties involved in buildingRead More
If you grew up in Asia like I did, seeing tradies scale towering timber scaffoldings, and later, metal cages at a construction site was a common sight. Not anymore. Mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs)Read More
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Undertaken by the Global InfrastructureRead More
North America’s largest equipment rental company – United Rentals – celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Today, the company has 893 branches in the US and Canada and its 2017 revenueRead More
It wasn’t easy to miss the Manitowoc crane company stand at this year’s CONEXPO-CON/AGG. It not only housed the biggest cranes at the show but it was buzzing with news that the company wasRead More
Computer vision, machine learning, and cloud computing will create entirely new construction ecosystems. That’s the vision sketched out by Prakash Iyer, vice president of software architecture andRead More
This article is based on the observations made by Chris Heathcote, CEO, Global Infrastructure Hub, following this year’s Annual meetings of World Bank and International Monetary Fund leaders. NoRead More