Tiger Contracting is using GPS technology on a new motor grader and a new dozer to complete site work on a 178,000-square-foot Lowes Home Improvement Center project in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. The ...

Illustrated here are the two basic types of satellite-based earthmoving systems. The motor grader is equipped with a machine-control system, and the worker is carrying a Topcon Pocket 3D ...

The overall performance of a satellite-based positioning system is affected by the number of satellites the receiver "sees" and by the angles (geometry) between the satellites and receiver. Poor ...