Aptella has announced it is expanding into South East Asia, with the opening of a new branch in Indonesia. This latest move sees the Australian-owned positioning and machine control solutions company building upon its recent expansion into New Zealand, to meet the increased demand for its services outside Australia. Aptella managing director Martin Nix said there was increasing demand in the region for new technologies. “By opening an office in South East Asia we will be able to offer a range of solutions for the mining, engineering and construction industries,” he said. Mr Nix said Aptella’ South East Asia would offer sales and hire services across a range of positioning technologies, including Topcon Machine Control for civil construction,
Cohen & Associates is a Tasmanian survey company with a core business of land surveying, including cadastral and engineering projects. Recently, the company has invested in state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) technology and is pushing the boundaries in near-infrared and aerial mapping for the agriculture industry. Adrian Fairfield is a Director of the company and a registered land surveyor. He explains that his team’s prior experience with remote sensing applications using satellite-based and manned aircraft led them to explore the possibilities of saving time and increasing efficiency with an unmanned solution. “Over the years, we’ve developed unique processes for remote sensing applications using satellite-based and manned aircraft,” he said. “These had their limitations, however, as you needed to
