Whether a parcel map is created for an engineering project, land development, valuation, tax assessment, land administration and management, for a subdivision, city, county, or whole country, the tools to create and manage them have dramatically improved. In the past, a key sticking point for surveyors was the lack of...

Understanding correction services for GNSS By Towfique Ahmed Real-time correction services were created to enhance the accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), reducing errors from tens of meters to precise, centimeter-level measurements. While some applications can function with sub-meter accuracy—such as those supported by regional Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS)...

This cybernetics engineer is laying the groundwork for robust automated systems that will help us construct our future spaces. Her spider-crane robots are already showing how it’s done. Dr. Anja Lauer is on a mission to help the construction industry build better. As the founder of the Department of Construction...