MOVING EARTH AUTOMATICALLY

Earthmoving is going high tech--thanks to computer-aided earthmoving that combines satellite signals of the Global Positioning System (GPS) with the force of heavy machinery. Researchers are developing a real-time, centimeter-level positioning system that will aid surveying, mapping, and staking at construction sites. This article explains the use of this advanced technology and notes that only a few private companies are currently marketing the equipment. Researchers believe that the system will eventually be used by state highway departments as an inspection tool. At the present time, the systems are prohibitively expensive.

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  Civil Engineering News, Incorporated

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  Kennesaw, GA  United States  30144
• Publication Date: 1995-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 39-40
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering News
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Civil Engineering News, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1051-9629

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Earthwork; Global Positioning System; Inspection; Mapping; State highway departments; Surveying; Technological innovations
• Old TRIS Terms: Heavy equipment
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715334
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1996 12:00AM