Topcon and DAQRI announce collaboration on wearable technology

Topcon Positioning Group announces a collaboration with DAQRI, a world leader in enterprise augmented reality, to collaborate on wearable technology designed to change the way construction, survey, mining and engineering professionals interface with the job site. Topcon and DAQRI — creator of the DAQRI Smart Helmet, an industrial-grade wearable that seamlessly connects humans to their work environments by providing information about the world around them — will work together to create a solution designed to make workers on the job safer and more productive through the use of augmented reality technologies. Topcon and DAQRI will collaborate to integrate DAQRI’s hardware and software solutions with Topcon positioning solutions. Powered by 4D Studio, DAQRI’s software platform for positioning, the partnership

Achieving 2-3 millimetre tolerances with Topcon mmGPS

Grader hire contractor Brett Chivers is consistently achieving better results than competitors using total station positioning thanks to Topcon’s unique GNSS and laser transmitter technology, mmGPS. Mr Chivers first adopted Topcon’s unique mmGPS solution seven years ago and says he hasn’t looked back since. “I first used it while working on the Bendigo Freeway in Victoria and a colleague recommended I purchase a system, not just for the technology but also because of the backup support provided by Topcon’s Australian dealer, Aptella,” he said. “I purchased a system and went on to win more work for a later stage of the same project. Once a client sees the system’s performance and the results it can deliver, there’s no