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Thanks to the Aibot X6 agricultural experts can increase their crop yield, reduce their costs and protect the environment. Agriculturalists have to know which parts of their farmland need what kind of fertilization. UAV drones such as the Aibot X6 collect rapidly and flexibly the necessary soil data. The Aibot X6 analyzes the relevant area automatically after its flying route has been determined via GPS. High-resolution aerial images capture the ups, downs and structures of the whole area. From the color of the plants their nutritional state can be gathered.

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces a new reflectorless total station series that has multiple major technological innovations, including on-board MAGNET Field application software. Other new technologies of the new OS series include LongLink, a long-distance wireless communications system, and TSshield, an advanced telematics-based communications module designed to protect the owner’s investment.

AeroMetric has acquired and installed the new Leica ALS70 - an ultra high point density corridor and wide-area LiDAR system. The model acquired is the ALS70-HP, capable of achieving measurement rates of 500 kHz, and offering unsurpassed control over the scan pattern on the ground. AeroMetric will use the system to map a wide variety of terrain conditions, from floodplain mapping, to forestry, to detailed transportation, oil and gas and transmission line corridors. Read More

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today a new generation of GNSS devices for GIS field applications—the Trimble® Juno® 3B and 3D handhelds. With the new Trimble Juno series, mobile workforces ranging from public utilities to municipalities are empowered with rugged, integrated GNSS handhelds that are optimized for everyday field work such as asset management, data collection and inspections.