As one of New Zealand’s largest waste management operators, Enviro NZ has a strong commitment to responsible, innovative, and sustainable resource recovery and management. Preserving the country’s natural beauty and environment is at the very heart of the company’s ethos, investing in innovation and technology to operate as sustainably and efficiently as possible. Some 12 months ago, Enviro NZ invested in landfill machine guidance technology at the Hampton Downs landfill in North Waikato. The site is one of the largest waste management facilities in the country, servicing a large part of the upper North Island, including Auckland. Installed on the company’s two Tana fifty-tonne landfill compactors, Carlson Landfillgrade machine guidance technology was adopted to further enhance on-site safety
Aptella, a leading provider of precision positioning solutions, has made history by conducting the first Australian predeployment flight for the latest Quantum Systems Trinity Pro VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) drone. This cutting-edge drone technology promises to revolutionize data collection in various industries, including mining, agriculture, and surveying. The Trinity Pro VTOL drone is specifically designed to excel in capturing highly accurate data over large coverage areas. With its vertical takeoff and landing capability, it offers enhanced flexibility and efficiency compared to traditional fixed-wing or quadcopter drones. This advanced feature enables the Trinity Pro to operate in challenging environments and access remote locations that were previously difficult to reach. In the mining industry, the Trinity Pro drone
Hopper Construction is an established civil construction company located in Orewa, Auckland, that has been using MAGNET Office from Aptella for over nine years. “Hopper Construction offers extensive experience in the construction of quality subdivision developments as well as a wide range of other civil construction services including municipal wastewater treatment plants. We have unrivalled expertise in complex canal and marina construction in New Zealand,” said Gavin Sims, Project Manager of the Marsden Cove Waterways Development and Survey Manager, Hopper Construction Ltd. “Our current applications for the MAGNET Office are: pulling set out information from received design data, creation of 3D surfaces for machine control data (diggers and bulldozers), in-house cut – fill design checks, basic design in
Ascon Survey and Drafting specialises in engineering surveys: civil, roads, pipelines, council works. Ascon Survey and Drafting specialises in engineering surveys: civil, roads, pipelines, council works. Director, Mathew Mattaboni found that when his team was working on site, his instruments were being interfered with by other units working in the same area. “More and more we’re relying on GNSS and I was finding that whenever we rocked up to a job site a lot of the time, with the older UHF technology, it was getting interfered with by other units within the area so I needed something that was reliable that I could fall back on to keep projects rolling forward,” said Mr Mattaboni. “There wasn’t really a
JG Civil delivers infrastructure works and specialises in larger sub-divisions operating in Rodney, North Shore and Auckland Central and West, in New Zealand. Neville Robertson, Engineer/Surveyor at JG Civil, is responsible for the set out of the works, preparation of as-built detail and progress claims, previously he would outsource the set out and would have to wait for the external supplier to complete this and provide information. On the advice of his hardware supplier, Mr Robertson engaged with Aptella to implement MAGNET Office software into his workflow. “We used to outsource this work but decided to do it internally. We now use MAGNET office to set out the roading strings and do the as-built files for the
The new location will serve both government and commercial customers in the Asia-Pacific region. Quantum-Systems Australia will house production, R&D and support facilities as well offices for executive, sales and administration staff. Aptella, authorised distributor for Quantum Systems throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, is excited by the recent announcement from Quantum-Systems GmbH, innovative developer, designer, and producer of advanced eVTOL UAVs that it has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in Brisbane, Australia. The formation of Quantum-Systems Pty. Ltd, also known as Quantum-Systems Australia. “We are excited that Quantum-Systems is investing in Australia, and we look forward to strengthening our relationship as Quantum’s exclusive distributor of commercial products in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia,” said Gavin
The collaboration will bring the u-blox PointPerfect service’s dm-level positioning accuracies to mass-market applications such as automotive and micromobility. u-blox (SIX:UBXN), a leading global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies and services, and Aptella, an Australasian provider of intelligent positioning solutions, have signed an MoU of cooperation to expand the availability of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) augmentation services in Australia and New Zealand. The partnership with Aptella is another step on the path to offering customers global coverage of the u-blox PointPerfect GNSS augmentation service. AllDayRTK assisted the Northern Territory’s trial of an autonomous bus shuttle service in Darwin A mass-market-focused offering for Australia, New Zealand Aptella is a well-established provider of real-time kinematic (RTK) GNSS
Adding grade control to your excavator comes with a host of benefits. It saves time by getting you to grade faster, reduces or eliminates overcutting and re-work, and can cut labour costs by negating the need for a grade checker. However, for many contractors, justifying the cost when margins are tight enough as it is can be a challenge. iDig is a lower-cost, versatile grade checking system that can be fitted to any make, model or size of excavator and work with multiple buckets, including tilt buckets and augers. There are also options for non-centre pivot machines. “This system is a game changer for contractors that want the benefits of grade control on their excavator, but can’t justify
