According to Safe Work Australia, the mining industry has seen a 51% increase in the number of serious claims for disease and injury between 2000-01 and 2013-14. Proximity detection and collision awareness systems are the kind of safe guards that mine operators can implement to reduce accidents, keep track of machine movements and mitigate risk across the site. Proximity detection systems can increase safety on site by alerting machine operators, drivers of light vehicles and individuals on foot to their proximity to other workers on site via small devices fitted to the machine or worn on clothing. Â Collision awareness technology alerts operators to collisions, either with other machines or assets such as coal valves, stacker and reclaimers on
Team Mo’sition Partners’ ‘starting moustaches’ Aptella’ Field Services NSW team is taking part in Movember this year and has banded together as MO’sition Partners NSW to raise money for the Movember Foundation. Mo’sition Partners NSW is aiming to raise $2,000 for the Movember Foundation. The Movember Foundation uses donations to address some of the biggest health issues facing men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide awareness. In the past 15 years, the Movember Foundation has funded more than 1,200 men’s health projects around the world. If you would like to donate or check out how team MO’sition Partners NSW is going, please visit: https://moteam.co/mo-sition-partners-nsw?mc=1
Topcon’s optical instruments are designed to be used in harsh environments, such as at construction sites, and offer a high level of quality and reliability. Topcon aims to always improve upon the quality of its instruments by focussing on improving its processes in design, development, manufacturing, sales and service.  Topcon’s mission is to provide a high level of quality and commitment to their customers by fulfilling the specifications to meet the customers needs at all times. This focus on quality ensures that Topcon only supplies products of the highest reliability. To support the continual improvement of its world-class quality instruments Topcon Corporation opened a new highly advanced technology factory in 2017 on the grounds of Topcon Yamagata, as
Cameron Waters, Geospatial Business Manager, Aptella Do you have a range of field hardware brands? Do you use multiple field data collection methods including levelling, static GNSS, traversing (to name a few)? Do you want to improve your field to office workflow? Do you want to combine field jobs into a single adjustable data set simply and quickly? Let me make this simple… Do you want to improve your data workflow efficiencies from the field to the office in a simple to use but powerful package that can consume multiple data types for adjustment all while delivering complete data integrity? In a recent article (Unlock your survey software’s potential), I discussed the inclusion of MAGNET TOOLS in all
Topcon Positioning Group announces new accessories for the FC-5000 field computer — a landscape-style keyboard along with a stylus. The accessories are designed to improve performance in the field in harsh weather conditions. “The new keyboard quickly and easily attaches to the FC-5000 with a clip and ram mount ball. It features a positive response, raised key, and a full QWERTY keyboard design,” said Ray Kerwin, director of global surveying products. “It offers an excellent alternative if touchscreen operation is inhibited by poor weather environments, or when operators need to enter detailed alphanumeric descriptions as well as navigate through MAGNET® Field menus without using the touch screen.” Additionally, the electrically grounded stylus is designed to only look for
Aptella has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Quantum Systems to sell the Trinity F9 RPAS system (pictured below) into Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Aptella were one of the first companies to bring RPAS to Australia specifically for the purposes of aerial surveying. Aptella have supplied fixed wing and multi-rotor systems to our customers over the last 8 years but both have limitations in terms of range and convenient use. The Quantum Systems VTOL/Fixed wing hybrid systems provides the solution for both of these issues. The company “Quantum-Systems”, was founded in January 2015 and specializes in the development and production of automatic transition aircrafts for civilian use. Their aerial mapping solutions combine reach and efficiency with
Cameron Waters, Geospatial Business Manager, Aptella To truly unlock your software and the earning potential of your surveying company, there is five key criteria to consider when you partner with a software company before you even get to the nuts and bolts. Digital surveying requires integrated solutions. Surveying data processes are changing and the isolated data of old, needs to evolve into the collaborative multi-disciplinary models of today. The MAGNET workplace is the home of collaboration and has transformed the workflow and value of surveying software. MAGNET is now providing simpler, comprehensive, high value products to meet the multi discipline survey workflows of today. Are you getting the best from your software provider? To find out, consider the following five key criteria:
Aptella has created a Drought and Hardship Relief Program to assist customers using the company’s AllDayRTK Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) network service who are experiencing financial hardship. The program is available when drought is declared by the relevant government authority, as well as for extreme events like recovery from fire or floods. Aptella recognises the hardship faced by Australia’s farming community due to the current drought affecting large areas of the country. To give some practical support, customers using the company’s national RTK network service AllDayRTK can draw on a new Drought and Hardship Relief Program. The program aims to provide financial assistance to cover periods of hardship caused by drought, fire, flood or other extreme events,
