Entries by SITECH

Quarry Keeps Finding New Savings with Drone Data

Getting stockpiles surveyed for volume to complete Vista’s month-end reconciliations was a time-consuming routine. Surveyors could deliver data on the quarry’s 40 or more acres of stockpiles in about five days. The company bought their fixed-wing UAV in 2015 to save time and surveying costs on monthly stockpile volumetrics. They quickly discovered production efficiencies can […]

Real-Time QA on the Job Site

Georgiou Group is an Australian building and civil construction company that delivers a wide range of engineering services across industries such as urban development, oil and gas, transport, precast, water infrastructure and ports and marine. Jason Carolan, a quality representative for Georgiou, is currently overseeing a road upgrade project in the suburb of Narellan in […]

Precise 3D paving boosts safety at transport terminal

Usually asphalt is paved with ride-ability in mind but not at the NSW Ports’ Intermodal Logistics Centre at Enfield in South-West Sydney. It requires one of the world’s most level surfaces. Bumps, uneven grades or accumulated water can be hazardous to the wheeled cranes that carry 90 metric ton loads, high and heavy, across the […]

Trimble Earthworks Task Tutorial: Load a Design

See the step-by-step process for loading a design onto the Trimble Earthworks machine control software. Want to learn how to master the next generation of machine control? Go to http://learn.trimble.com and search for Trimble Earthworks for more in-depth training on Trimble Earthworks.