Tiger Contracting is using GPS technology on a new motor grader and a new dozer to complete site work on a 178,000-square-foot Lowes Home Improvement Center project in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. The ...

The overall performance of a satellite-based positioning system is affected by the number of satellites the receiver "sees" and by the angles (geometry) between the satellites and receiver. Poor ...

Topcon satellite-based earthmover grade controls locate the cutting edge using U.S. global positioning system, European Galileo and Russian GLONASS satellite signals. Comparing actual position to a ...

Several crawler dozer experts weighed in recently when we asked them to look into the crystal ball regarding future technology in their products. Naturally, the latest “smart dozers” and allied ...

Shantui has used the BICES exhibition in Beijing, China to unveil its first ever GPS machine controlled dozer, the DH17R. The 19.3 tonne, 127 kW machine was demonstrated using a Leica iCON GPS 60 ...

Topcon Positioning Group has released an indicate dozer machine control system — the i-53. The new system comes with the latest Topcon GNSS receiver, a graphical user interface and machine-control ...

Editor’s Note: This first installment of a two-part series investigates the potential upsides of automated 3-D grade control systems, along with the challenges of implementation. Next month, we will ...