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New surveying system represents leap forward in field technology to maximize daily output and solve common challenges with confidence MUNICH and WESTMINSTER, Colo., Sept. 15, 2026 — Trimble today announced the launch of the Trimble® ST30 smart target, a new-generation surveying system. This system breaks new ground by integrating optical and subscription-based GNSS functionality into…
Korntal-Münchingen, Germany, September 15, 2026—FARO INSIGHT, a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., introduces Focus i.1 and Focus i.1 X terrestrial laser scanners and the Rovi i.1 reality capture package to its solution lineup. The portfolio updates will be showcased this week at INTERGEO in Munich and Autodesk University in Las Vegas. The Focus i.1 and…
The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has released a new map charting the cumulative thickness of tephra erupted at Kīlauea’s summit, built from a helicopter lidar survey flown July 29, 2026. The map, published September 3, shows the tephra cone on the western rim of Halemaʻumaʻu crater has reached 1,186 meters (3,891 feet) above sea level…