CSX Rails Against Traditional Asset Management Challenge CSX is one of the nation’s leading transportation suppliers of rail – based freight and intermodal containers, operating and managing over 21,000 miles of track spanning 23 states, DC, Ontario, and Quebec. Nearly two-thirds of Americans live within CSX’s service territory. In 2008, the Rail Safety Improvement Act mandated the implementation of Positive […]
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Railroad Corridor Mapping in Brazil with Microdrones Saves Customer 74% Measure, a Microdrones distributor who specializing in conventional topography, laser scanning, aero photogrammetry, drone Lidar, georeferencing, drilling and geospatial data, was tasked with surveying a 108km corridor of new railroad construction in Goias, Brazil, within a four-week time table. To meet the needs of their customer they used both the mdLiDAR1000 […]
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Becoming a Smart City For the first time in history there are more people living in cities than in rural areas; this trend is accelerating at breathtaking speed in China and India. The UN predicts that by 2050 two-thirds of the world’s population will live in an urban area. That adds up to nearly seven billion people – just one […]
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LiDAR technique on Delhi-Varanasi corridor: Ayodhya, Mathura, Prayagraj to get high-speed rail connectivity The data provided with the use of LiDAR technology can be utilized in various projects related to roads, surface transport, canals, landslides, city planning, irrigation among others. To conduct ground survey for the Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor, Indian Railways will use the LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technique with […]
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IoT asset tracking helps move RAIL industry forward Euclideon’s advanced IoT real-time tracking capability is set to revolutionise the worldwide RAIL industry. In addition to providing world-leading 3D data rendering of massive point cloud and photogrammetry models, Euclideon is opening up opportunities across the Rail market with a growing customer base taking advantage of live monitoring of passenger and freight […]
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RIEGL, based in Austria, is one of the leading providers of terrestrial, industrial, mobile, bathymetric, airborne, and UAV-based laser scanning systems for surveying. Focusing on pulsed time-of-flight laser radar technology in multiple wavelengths, RIEGL has been active in research, development and commercial production of LiDAR systems since 1978. Worldwide sales, training, support and services are provided by RIEGL’s Austrian headquarters […]
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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced the winners of the Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing design, construction, and operations of infrastructure throughout the world. Twelve independent jury panels of distinguished industry […]
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New distribution agreement for the US and Canada market provides easier access to innovative railways surveying solutions and factory-certified service Amberg Technologies, the world’s leading specialist for innovative and user-friendly surveying solutions, today announced that Hexagon’s Geosystems division has been appointed to distribute and support the complete range of Amberg Technologies rail surveying products and services in order to further […]
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Maser Consulting, a leader in the industry using Mobile Light Detection and Ranging (Mobile LiDAR), employs the use of Mobile LiDAR, 3D hi-definition laser scanners and other methods to assist in the implementation of PTC (positive train control). A PTC system must be able to reliably determine the precise location, direction and speed of trains; warn operators of potential issues; […]
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