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The Coronavirus crisis has been different for all of our clients. Some shut down completely, others - especially those dealing with crucial infrastructure projects - kept working throughout. But everyone has seen the way they work change. If you're still working things out, there are some great guidelines and checklists available on the CITB website here.  Social distancing guidelines have meant that sites by-and-large have to do more with fewer workers, so it’s either a question of being less productive or embracing the new technologies that will allow you to do more with less. Here are some things we suggest:...

       The Leica BLK360 is a thing of beauty. Its curved black dome houses a spinning mirror elegantly within the split bell, with all the functionality to use it provided by a single button, and a colour coded light that finishes off the space-age aesthetic. But what’s under the bonnet is much more impressive than the good-looking exterior. It boasts the ability to do 360,000 laser scan setpoints per second with the user able to select high, standard and fast resolutions as well as High-Dynamic Range (HDR) and thermal imaging. And it’s fast, taking less than three minutes for...

We have a Youtube channel now. We hope to fill it with surveying training videos, demonstrations and general content that will be valuable to our customers and anyone connected with the surveying industry. If you would like anything particularly to be covered, get in touch and we'll include it in a future video.    Here's our first video, a tutorial about the Geomax Zoom90 robotic total station and its fantastic X-Pad software:   www.youtube.com

Last week we announced the great new X-Pad Fusion product being added to Geomax's range. But in keeping with their philosophy of innovating, they have also brought out an update to X-Pad Survey and Construction.   There are great new features improving the work with total stations. New controls ensure error free measurements by constantly checking the instrument is in level and there is no false target lock. In case of prism loss, customers can take advantage of the controller’s GPS and start direct search of its position by significantly reducing the locking times. Those who work on site with...

It's the week of Intergeo, the enormous Geospatial conference and trade show in Berlin. Around this time all of the big brands come up with their latest innovations, and this year is no different. From Geomax this year, a new office software solution combining and managing geospatial data from multiple sensors in one single environment, GeoMax X-PAD Office Fusion. If you're lucky enought to be over in Berlin you can find Geomax in Hall 3.1, Booth C3.032 to hear about #FreshSurveying first hand but if not, here is the pitch:   Experience easy import of data, calculations, adjustments, scan registration and...