• The technology now streamlining the surveying profession has become financially viable for all survey practices – irrespective of size. • Australia’s nascent Space Agency will contribute to the success and speed with which local industries can leverage the potential from space related infrastructure. Aptella’ CEO, Martin Nix, has been an active contributor to Australia’s surveying profession and its adoption of technology since the mid-‘80s. Here he comments to the latest in satellite navigation systems and the potential impact of the Australian Space Agency. Surveyors first to use positioning frameworks I’ve been involved with GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems – the generic term rather than the US system specific term- GPS) from the mid-80s. Surveyors were the first
Zoller + Fröhlich (Z+F) 3D laser scanning solutions to be sold and supported by Aptella across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Intelligent positioning systems provider Aptella announces the company’s appointment as master distributor for Z+F, a German-based electrical engineering firm that manufactures a wide range of precision industrial instruments including 3D laser scanning systems. Under the agreement, Aptella will be the primary contact for all sales, support and service enquiries of Z+F laser scanning products in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea (PNG). “We are delighted to announce this extension of our partnership with Z+F, which will offer customers local and reliable sales, service and support capabilities from our branches throughout the region,” said Martin
According to the Department of Jobs and Small Business, many employers are unable to attract surveyors to fill their vacancies due to a shortage of surveyors in South Australia, Victoria, metropolitan Queensland, and urban and regional NSW. To reduce the impact of this skills shortage on your business, implement the Topcon LN-100 3D positioning system from Aptella on your site and do the survey work yourself! The LN-100 layout navigator is a single operator solution for a precise 3D layout that enables you or anyone else you have working on site, to layout construction designs and checks work with survey accuracy! It reduces, or even eliminates, the need for a surveyor for setout tasks and lets them focus
Total cost of ownership (TCO) of the asset lifecycle needs to be factored in when setting rates and responding to tenders. Knowing what your business cost per hour to run can support your ability to adjust your rates to market without nasty repair and maintenance surprises. Weighing the positives and negatives of a technology refresh When you’re considering upgrading your surveying equipment and software, especially all at once, it can be daunting, and the potential risk and effort needs to be weighed against the RoI. The surveying profession is heavily workflow driven, so it’s important to consider that the latest equipment provides: Proven productivity and uptime gains. Quality and speed of output that places you well in front of the
