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Sokkia is here to stay: Position Partners celebrates strength in geospatial industry

Position Partners has acquired Sydney-based Sokkia distributor Total Survey Systems (TSS). This acquisition will make it possible for customers to be offered a wider range of geospatial solutions to better meet their needs. Position Partners is pleased to add the Sokkia range of geospatial products to its existing geospatial range.  “We are really excited to […]

Position Partners acquisition combines market leading geospatial customer support, customer service and workshop

Position Partners has acquired Sydney-based Sokkia distributor Total Survey Systems (TSS), combining Position Partners’ market leading strength in geospatial customer support with TSS’ market leading strength in geospatial customer service and workshop. Position Partners dedicated geospatial service team, many of whom have more than 25 years’ experience with Topcon and Sokkia optical instruments and GNSS, […]

Do you have a technology skills gap?

Landfill operators are increasingly realising the huge productivity and operational gains that machine guidance and reporting solutions can deliver. These landfill management tools offer a host of benefits to landfill operations such as optimised density, increased safety, reduced leachate and the ability to eliminate overfill. Machine operators typically embrace these systems and learn to use […]

Position Partners focussed on R&D in 2018

Geospatial solutions provider Position Partners is focussed on research and development in 2018, and will be concentrating on the Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) for Construction project and the Satellite Management Assisting Rail Transport (SMART) Rail project. Position Partners has partnered with the CRCSI and UNSW for the SBAS for Construction project. This project will […]

Tiny Surveyor robotic pre-marker tool now available from Position Partners

Position Partners to exclusively distribute the Tiny Surveyor robotic pre-marker tool, across Australia and New Zealand. Geospatial solutions provider Position Partners announces an exclusive distribution agreement with TinyMobileRobots, the Danish company that builds high-precision, reliable outdoor robots. The new partnership will see Position Partners exclusively distribute the Tiny Surveyor robotic pre-marker tool throughout Australia and […]

Topcon FC-5000 survey tablet upgraded with new features

The Topcon FC-5000 survey tablet has been upgraded with new productivity enhancing features. The FC-5000 is already a market leading piece of equipment and with these new features coming in March, the world’s best survey tablet just got better! The Topcon FC-5000 survey tablet is now available with double the storage, a huge 128GB. This […]

An introduction to machine control

Machine control systems are now an everyday sight on construction sites. If you do not already use machine control systems, chances are that you soon will. This technology is quickly becoming standard and contractors are realising that they need to implement this technology simply to stay competitive. Bidding a job now without factoring in the […]

Improving the vertical accuracy of 3D machine control

Hazell Bros mmGPS Komatsu grader with laser GPS/GNSS-based 3D grade control systems have made a major impact on how heavy construction is done, but they still have limitations when it comes to achieving very tight vertical accuracies. This is true regardless of which brand you use. While multi-constellation (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and more recently Beidou) […]

Topcon announces new manual total station with advanced performance and accuracy

Topcon Positioning Group announces the new GM-100 total station designed to provide a powerful EDM along with advanced integrated communications technology in a manual package. “It delivers the latest technological advantages in a small, sleek design,” said Ray Kerwin, director of global surveying products. “Whether operators are performing tasks such as site layout or as-built […]