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 | Innovative Surveying for an Innovative Stadium
Two seasons after winning the Super Bowl, the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts have moved into a new stadium. Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts’ new home, is a technological marvel. |
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 | Trimble Access: Connecting You to a World of New Possibilities
Trimble Access is a Revolutionary Field and Office Software Solution that Improves Workflow, Collaboration and Control through Constant Connectivity
Surveying is a detail-filled job. Preparation is paramount. Yet even with the best preparation, unforeseen challenges can occur... |
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 | Backwoods Boundary
A Mission to Provide Clean Water Turns into a Cadastral Adventure in the Jungles of Peru |
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 | Scanning Takes the Gold at 2012 Olympic Sailing Site
Tired buildings…an unsightly car park…derelict land. Recognizing that the Weymouth Pavilion and Ferry Terminal on England's south coast was a valuable asset going to waste, the Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has embarked on an extensive redevelopment program that will turn the site into a tourist destination and venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games’ sailing events. |
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 | "Break out the mead! It’s the equinox!" —Anonymous; Mittelberg Hill, 1,600 BC
While we can’t confirm the authenticity of that quote, it could have happened some 3,600 years ago during the Bronze Age. That’s when the Nebra Sky Disk was created as the world’s first known handheld celestial observatory. |
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 | Crossing the Pitt
Peter Kiewit Sons is no newcomer to building cable-stay bridges, but the unique construction and high-profile nature of the new cable-stay Pitt River Bridge in British Columbia, Canada, has added some extra challenges for exactness for its survey crew. |
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| | A Dam Down Under: Integrated Surveying Overcomes Challenges
Inland from the world-famous Gold Coast on Australia’s eastern seaboard, the integration of 3D scanning and GNSS satellite technology is revolutionizing survey work on a huge dam project. |
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 | Five Years Under Water: Scanning the Magdeburg Waterways Junction
Accuracy and reliability are crucial in a complex project with an unforgiving schedule.
A key connection in Germany’s waterway transit system lies near Magdeburg, where the Mittelland and Elbe-Havel Canals meet the Elbe River. Opened in 2003, the Magdeburg Waterways Junction provides year-round access connecting Berlin to Hamburg, Hannover and the Ruhr. |
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 | Going for the Green in Norway
In early 2007, Martin Ruud of Martin Ruud AS in Mysen, Østfold, Norway, received a slightly unconventional assignment. Askim Golf Park wanted to monitor the topography of its greens and transfer it onto a 3D model. |
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 | Rapid Response
Trimble GNSS Infrastructure Technology Delivers Fast Start to China Earthquake Recovery
On May 12, 2008, one of the most devastating earthquakes ever recorded struck central China. Centered near the city of Wenchuan in
Sichuan Province, the magnitude 8.0 quake caused severe damage throughout the region. |
