Position Partners to offer Carlson Machine Control to South East Asia March 27, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Position Partners recently signed a contract with Carlson machine guidance, enabling Position Partners to offer Carlson machine guidance and fleet management solutions for the mining, quarrying, dredging and landfill operations in South East Asia. “We are delighted to be able to offer our customers this complete range of machine guidance options,” said Martin Nix, Managing […]
One-man bathymetric surveys March 27, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Shane Watson is a Senior Mine Surveyor for Newmont Mining Corporation, based at Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia. The recent downturn across the Australian resources sector has resulted in many companies exploring the latest technology to improve efficiency and lower operating costs. In response to a callout by Newmont to reduce operating costs across […]
Position Partners expands into Indonesia March 24, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Position Partners has announced it is expanding into South East Asia, with the opening of a new branch in Indonesia. This latest move sees the Australian-owned positioning and machine control solutions company building upon its recent expansion into New Zealand, to meet the increased demand for its services outside Australia. Position Partners managing director Martin […]
Yielding results in agriculture with aerial mapping March 24, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Cohen & Associates is a Tasmanian survey company with a core business of land surveying, including cadastral and engineering projects. Recently, the company has invested in state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology and is pushing the boundaries in near infrared and aerial mapping for the agriculture industry. Adrian Fairfield is a Director of the company […]
Eagle-Eye for Modern Surveying March 6, 2015 /0 Comments/in At work! /by admin Jared Reeves has worked as a Surveyor for more than 10 years. When Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology came across his radar, he saw the huge potential to save time, improve data quality and increase efficiency for a wide range of surveying tasks in numerous industries. “Having spent many years working in the field collecting […]
Deliverinig hands-on experience to undergraduate mining engineers March 5, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Every year, a group of University of Queensland mining engineering students gets have the opportunity to work with the latest mine surveying technology through a unique arrangement with positioning systems and machine control supplier Position Partners. For the past three years, Position Partners has hosted a practical field survey course for University of Queensland (UQ) […]
Training for Success February 24, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin If you’ve invested in machine control technology, congratulations on embracing a more efficient and productive way to get to grade! However, your purchase is only the first step in the process of reaping the benefits – to really take it to the next level you need to ensure that you fully understand it, and for […]
Civil-ised Surveying February 23, 2015 /0 Comments/in Position Partners /by admin Coastwide Civil is the primary contractor on a complex harbour excavation project at Shellharbour, on the NSW south coast. The new boat harbour forms part of the Shell Cove development project and, upon completion, will include 300 wet berths and a platform for associated harbour-side development and facilities on the 20-hectare site. Scott Rogers is […]
Adam spends more time at play thanks to his Hybrid Solution! January 22, 2015 /0 Comments/in Topcon /by admin Adam McCaull, Survey Manager with Le Mottee Group in Raymond Terrace, north of Newcastle is one of two winners of Position Partners’ Topcon Hybrid competition. The other winner was Queensland surveyor Matt Watterson, of Max Watterson and Associates. Le Mottee Group, which carries out all types of survey, planning and engineering work across the Hunter […]
Introducing the Topcon GLS-2000 January 16, 2015 /0 Comments/in Topcon /by admin Topcon Positioning Group announces the release of the newest edition to the GLS line of laser scanners — the GLS-2000. Featuring an expanded field of view, the GLS-2000 is designed to pair with ScanMaster v3.0 software for quickly capturing and processing 3D point cloud data. “The GLS-2000 is the fastest and most versatile scanning system […]
