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Bentley Systems strikes bridge monitoring deal with AASHTOA new partnership between Bentley Systems and the American Association of Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) looks set to yield significant cost benefits for the US. This move will see AASHTO... 16 November 2012
Bentley Systems is adding to its portfolio with more acquisitionsSoftware specialist Bentley Systems continues to add to its portfolio with the acquisition of the SpecWave software, on of a series of moves by the company. This follows on from its recent alliance... 14 November 2012
BNA-Micromine scoops honoursIntuitive software solutions provider to the mining and exploration industry, BNA-Micromine, has been honoured for the second consecutive year at the 5th Top Engineering Awards 2012. BNA-Micromine... 31 October 2012
Smart survey for TRLFugro Aperio collected and processed data from up to 7,000km lanes of English trunk roads as part of a just completed Traffic Speed Structural Survey (TRASS) contract. The work, commissioned by TRL... 31 May 2012
Yotta DCL to survey 140,000km of UK roadsHighway surveying company Yotta DCL has signed a four-year contract worth around US$3.61 million with the UK Highways Agency to survey and monitor some 140,000km of motorway and other major roads... 29 April 2012
StreetMapper cuts cost of highway surveying projectsDutch surveying company Geomaat is capturing millimetre accurate measurements in record times to support a range of highway design, construction and maintenance projects. Using the mobile laser... 09 March 2012
Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software's 'strategic' allianceUS firms Hemisphere GPS and Carlson Software have formed a 'strategic alliance'. The move, according to the companies, will provide a roadmap for new, integrated solutions for land survey, mapping,... 20 February 2012
Leica Geosystems wins prestigious UK contractAfter an 18 month competitive tendering process, Leica Geosystems has been awarded the contract to supply over two hundred survey grade Leica Viva GS15 GNSS receivers to Ordnance Survey, the national... 10 February 2012
Scania uses Navteq data for Active Prediction systemNavteq has been selected by Scania to provide map data featuring the accurate, reliable and detailed road attributes essential to its innovative new active prediction system. 09 February 2012
Hydro secures UK experts for new global consultancyHydro International is launching a new engineering consultancy for flood risk assessment and stormwater management in the UK and worldwide. 03 February 2012
TomTom chosen by Delcan and the AATomTom has announced a partnership with Delcan Corporation in which historical traffic data will be used for the Strategic Highway Research Program 2 (SHRP 2), which is managed by the Transportation... 25 January 2012
UK government calls satnav summit to tackle mapping problemsUK local transport minister, Norman Baker has announced he will host the governments first 'satnav summit' early in March to thrash out solutions to end the misery caused when lorry and car drivers... 09 January 2012