Topcon’s new FC-5000 is built as tough as they come: with industry-leading IP-68 and MIL-STD-810G certification, this rugged Windows tablet can withstand water, humidity, sand, dust, vibration, shock and extreme temperatures.
Founder of OpenStreetMap joins what3words
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016Steve Coast, the founder of OpenStreetMap, has joined the revolutionary what3words team.
OTOC acquires Linker Surveying in bid for Sydney housing market
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016Australian national surveying conglomerate, OTOC, will acquire Sydney based Linker Surveying.
Best of the Blogs Monthly – March 2016
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016Each month, Spatial Source looks back on the best of the month’s Best of the Blogs.
SIBA Breakfast @ Locate16 announces high-level speakers
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 201613 April: SIBA hosts Breakfast @ Locate16 with representatives of government and ground-breaking innovation.
New survey field controller withstands anything
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016The new Topcon FC-5000 controller is claimed to be the toughest on the market.
Australian FME World Tour Promotes Data Integration and Sharing
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016All this April: Free FME World Tour events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
FARO’s early adopter program for BIM tech
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 2016FARO Technologies celebrate new BIM solution with the launch of Early Adopter Program.
PNG Surveying Congress celebrates 50 years this July
By Anthony Wallace on 30 March, 201627-29 July: The Association of Surveyors of Papua New Guinea (ASPNG) 50th commemorative congress in Port Moresby.
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