Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...

While Trimble, Leica and Topcon own much of the market for equipment automation, Sodex, Unicontrol and Built Robotics are offering novel or more affordable technologies that may either push the ...

The new GPS900 RTK GPS system from Leica-Geosystems is a complete base and rover system conveniently packaged in a single, "ruggedized" case. The system, says Leica, provides a complete, low-cost, ...

Topcon Positioning Group has announced a new option for Caterpillar Next Gen excavator users to leverage Topcon 3D machine control functionality together with Cat Assist features. As a result of new ...

A new GPS datum will be in play by 2026. A precision ag expert says farmers and equipment operators will need to plan accordingly and potentially recapture on-farm corrections lines. Farmers ought to ...

LAS VEGAS, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® Siteworks Machine Guidance Module, extending the capabilities of Trimble Siteworks Software from ...

Over the last few days, heightened solar activity (and those heady geomagnetic storms) led to outages in the GPS navigation systems that guide some modern tractors from John Deere and other brands.

GPS is the principal source of positioning, navigation, and timing information for the U.S. military and its partners. The Department of Defense (DOD) has worked for more than 2 decades to modernize ...

BAE Systems has completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) for its Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program. This development is part of a $247 million ...