Connected Construction

A 20km long elevated expressway in Dhaka will be one of Bangladesh’s first Public Private Partnership transport projects – words and pictures by Ruby Kitching, on behalf of Mott MacDonald.

PTV Group said that it has been retained by Transport for London (TfL) as a supplier of tactical and operational modelling software.

Trimble is now offering a novel service for pre-owned products. The innovative Trimble Exchange service is an e-commerce platform that connects its SITECH dealer network with customers in the US looking to purchase pre-owned, refurbished and legacy Trimble products. Equipment listed on Trimble Exchange comes only from authorised resellers. Customers shopping on Trimble Exchange complete their purchases through a local dealer. “Trimble's civil construction customers can take advantage of a wide select

Topcon Postioning is now offering a sophisticated surveying tool in the shape of an auto-collimating total station for surveying professionals looking for a motorised solution. The firm says that this rugged waterproof total station benefits from the latest TSshield technology for advanced security and maintenance. The system can also be upgraded to Autotracking when the customer is ready to advance further to robotic applications. The GT-503M can be used for Tunnel Guidance and Periodic Monitoring applicat

Topcon Positioning Group is introducing a new generation of scanning robotic total stations. The firm’s new the GTL-1000 is a compact scanner integrated with a fully featured robotic total station. The firm says that the system is designed to offer a powerful instrument for single-operator layout and scan on a single set up. Combined with the ClearEdge3D Verity package, it offers effective construction verification workflows. The instrument includes a complete robotic total station with layout functionalit