Geospatial in the News

Researchers and students in France want to immortalize the work of New Zealand soldiers who during World War I connected a network of abandoned chalk quarries to create a passage for allied soldiers to move underground. The researchers used the Trimble TX8, TX5, and Trimble RealWorks to capture a permanent digital record of the tunnels.
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Greenhatch Group used the Trimble SX10 to map rugged terrain for a construction project focused on building a new bridge for access easier to one of English Heritage’s most visited sites -- Tintagel on the North Cornwall coast. (page17)

Foth Infrastructure Environment used the Trimble SX10, R10 and several other Trimble products to capture survey data for a complex assignment they were tasked with for the Cedar River Flood Control System (CRFCS) project in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CRFCS was building a combination of permanent and removable flood walls, levees and gates along 11km of the river’s banks.

Detective Eric Gunderson of the Washington State Patrol used Trimble TX5 Scanners, RealWorks Forensic software, and a UAV to merge scan and UAV data into point clouds for reconstruction of the 2017 DuPont train derailment outside Tacoma.

Detective Eric Gunderson of the Washington State Patrol used Trimble TX5 Scanners, RealWorks Forensic software, and a UAV to merge scan and UAV data into point clouds for reconstruction of the 2017 DuPont train derailment outside Tacoma.

OHM Advisors used a number of Trimble solutions, including R10 receivers and TBC software, to access damage to water crossings and get topographic data for major failures after a freakish rain storm hit Midland county, Michigan.

A recent Dodge study on The Business Value of BIM for Infrastructure shows that BIM in the transportation sector has seen dramatic growth in the last five years, including a trend for even more implementation of BIM in bridges and tunnels.
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Article about Trimble's BIM portfolio

Fugro was hired to oversee the monitoring process of the construction of Rotterdamsebaan tunnel, built under The Hague, Netherlands. They used Trimble’s S9 total station for the work and then used the Trimble Precision SDK software development kit, which allowed Fugro to pair the S9 with their own monitoring software.

Chantal Arguin of Arguin & Associates used trimble MX7 mobile imaging system and R10 receiver to acquire 3D mobile mapping images of the roads of 8 villages and 5 provincial airports within Quebec’s remote BCN territories.

Using a Trimble S7 total station, an SX10 scanning total station and several Trimble software systems, Towill Inc was able to provide a Northern California utility owner with comprehensive survey data of 1,800 feet of its water pipeline. The information enabled the utility owner to install the largest possible liner to maximize pipe capacity without major excavation.

Trimble’s eCognition software was part of a technology solution used to accurately map multi-age citrus trees in California

Trimble CenterPoint RTX featured in article about how improved precise point positioning techniques are providing new levels of accuracy, flexibility, and reliability for surveying in remote regions.

Chantal Arguin of Arguin & Associates used trimble MX7 mobile imaging system and R10 receiver to acquire 3D mobile mapping images of the roads of 8 villages and 5 provincial airports within Quebec’s remote BCN territories.

By using laser technology -- including Trimble’s TX5 or TX8 3D scanners and Trimble RealWorks -- for collecting and analyzing tank inspection data, US-based inspection company TechCorr significantly reduced time spent onsite without cutting corners.

AG Surveys was tasked with surveying 80 beaches along England’s Southwest coast as part of a national coastal monitoring program to collect topographical beach surveys from around country. They used the Trimble UX5HP, Inpho UASMaster photogrammetry software, and Trimble Business Software to achieve the task.

Fugro was hired to oversee the monitoring process of the construction of Rotterdamsebaan tunnel, built under The Hague, Netherlands. They used Trimble’s S9 total station for the work and then used the Trimble Precision SDK software development kit, which allowed Fugro to pair the S9 with their own monitoring software.

Netherlands company Dura Vermeer used Trimble’s R2 receiver for location measurement of tar samples as part of the country’s effort to build new roads using recycled asphalt from old roads.

Trimble’s R2 GNSS receiver and CenterPoint RTX are being used in projects to install water distribution systems in underdeveloped communities in Rwanda as part of Engineers Without Borders.

To support telecom companies’ preparation for emerging 5G rollouts across the U.S., Land Info used Trimble eCognition software to create 3D models of select areas of interest, which included layered views of buildings, land cover, and trees.

BAM Contractors was tasked with completing a design for Antwerp, Belgium’s, new Noorderlijn tram line that would not negatively impact existing structures. They used the Trimble SX10 as a key part of their design solution.

Article by Boris Skopljak and Chris Trevillian discussing the key technology trends that will drive the geospatial industry forward over the next 18-24 months; Trimble’s MX9 Mobile Mapping System mentioned in article.

Tarrant Regional Water District in Fort Worth, Texas, developed a program that integrates survey data into its GIS in real-time to monitor the construction of 240km of pipeline. They used Trimble R8 GNSS receivers, Trimble Yuma 2 rugged tablets, Trimble Access survey field software, and Trimble VRS for the project.

Article on Trimble Dimensions 2018

Trimble Access Pipelines played a critical role in ensuring correct documentation for the entirety of a challenging 280-kilometer pipeline project in northwest Alberta, Canada, that was managed by McElhanney Geomatics Engineering

Fugro was hired to oversee the monitoring process of the construction of Rotterdamsebaan tunnel, built under The Hague, Netherlands. They used Trimble’s S9 total station for the work and then used the Trimble Precision SDK software development kit, which allowed Furgo to pair the S9 with their own monitoring software.

Using a Trimble S7 total station, an SX10 scanning total station and several Trimble software systems, Towill Inc was able to provide a Northern California utility owner with comprehensive survey data of 1,800 feet of its water pipeline. The information enabled the utility owner to install the largest possible liner to maximize pipe capacity without major excavation.

Mixed reality solutions including Microsoft HoloLens, SketchUp Viewer for HoloLens, Trimble Connect for HoloLens, and Trimble’s new hard hat attachment for HoloLens were tested on Trimble’s phase 2 building in Westminster, CO -- primarily for concept visualization, visual clash detection and as-built validation.

Geomatikk Survey was tasked with measuring and adjusting the sag of new, high-voltage power lines on a mountain in Sogn og Fjordane, a county in western Norway. By using Trimble’s SX10, they were able to cut their project work down to a single day because the sensor automatically locks on to the line itself, even with no prism, and adjusts their sag in real time.

Twenty-one year Washington State Patrol veteran Rod Green took the use of laser scanning to new levels with Trimble’s TX5 and RealWorks, improving the accident and crime scene reconstruction process on-scene and in the office.