Articles by Doug Cashman

The Leica Geosystems GM10 GNSS Sensor is the latest addition to the brand’s pioneering deformation monitoring equipment stable, and has been designed to be used for a wide range of monitoring needs, including structural monitoring, landslides, offshore infrastructure and seismic studies. [more]

A major new set of updates have been launched for Leica Geosystems’ Zeno GIS series, including improvements for the Zeno Field, Office and Connect suites. [more]

Leading surveying and 3D technology experts from the UK played a prominent role in the success of the recent SPAR International 2012 industry expo held in Texas last month. [more]

Leica Geosystems has announced the launch of the Leica CS25 LRBT. [more]

Specialist survey equipment has been used to reveal interesting findings about a 2,000-year-old site in Ilfracombe. [more]

A Scandinavian surveying firm has successfully completed a major aerial LiDAR survey in Finland as part of the continued development of the nation’s railway system. [more]

Leica Geosystems has staged an online launch of an update of its Leica GeoMoS Web, the web-based service for visualisation and analysis of monitoring data. [more]

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) students in the US state of Maryland have created comprehensive land use maps of the state’s new legislative districts, which have now been officially adopted for use by all 188 of the state senators and delegates. [more]

Leica Geosystems has unveiled its new Ready Program, made in cooperation with John Deere Construction, tailored for the brand’s J-Series Crawler Dozers. [more]

The US Army is taking full 3D body scans of thousands of its soldiers as part of work to recalibrate the standard sizes of army uniform. [more]

Leica Geosystems has recently announced that new features will be added to its Leica mojoMINI and Leica mojo3D products. [more]

Leica Geosystems will be among the exhibitors at the 2012 Esri UK Annual Conference in May, highlighting how geographic information systems can aid with business information needs. [more]

Engineers in Slovakia have been able to use equipment from Leica Geosystems to carry out automated monitoring of one to the key bridges over the Danube river in Bratislava. [more]

Innovations in the field of automated machine control have been put to the test in a demanding autonomous snowplow competition organised by the US Institute of Navigation (ION) Satellite Division. [more]

With a spell of Arctic weather forecast to grip the UK in the coming days, a fleet of GPS-controlled ‘smart’ gritting machines are being tested on a pilot run, to make sure that the grit goes where it is most needed and Britain’s busiest roads stay open. [more]

A large-scale 3D surveying project has taken place in the capital of the Isle of Man, to aid with ambitious regeneration plans for the town. [more]

A team of researchers from Bristol University has been awarded nearly €3.5 million from the European Commission to carry out advanced geodetic surveys on volcanic activity in Europe and Latin America. [more]

The new GPS surveying system that is being put to use by the Accident Investigation Unit at a police department in Georgia has improved the way in which serious accidents are handled. [more]

Two geological surveyors from New Zealand have embarked on a trek to the South Pole, armed with a range of surveying equipment, to take the latest measurement of the exact magnetic pole. [more]

The exemplary track and road surface monitoring capabilities of Leica Geosystems' surveying equipment is proving integral to the alignment of Washington DC's 23.1-mile Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, which will result in a major expansion of the reach of the existing regional rail system. [more]

The US Defense Department’s DOD Task Force for Business and Stability Operations is assisting with the Afghanistan Geological Survey. [more]

More than 150 of the world's top GPS engineers gathered in California last week to explore how GPS-reliant systems will be kept stable in the face of modern technological developments and natural events. [more]

The managing director of international 3D imaging and data management conference, SPAR Europe, has said that this year's combination of traditional presentation and live demonstrations proved to be of immeasurable benefit to the delegates. [more]

An experimental archaeology project to assess the stability and construction of Scotland's distinctive, historic stone brochs used laser levels to attain results with the highest possible accuracy. [more]

The deck reconstruction of the 150-year-old crucial Arnside Viaduct in Cumbria, was made possible with the integral support and capabilities of a range of surveying equipment, including an invaluable total station. [more]

Leica Geosystems has taken the INTERGEO 2011 trade fair this week as an opportunity to launch the new Leica GR25 GNSS Reference Server. [more]

Leica Geosystems is creating surveying technology that is "future-proof" according to top surveying and construction publication, International Construction. [more]

The new 3D Disto from Leica Geosystems is giving tradesmen and engineers the most advanced and precise levels of room measurement they have ever been able to achieve. [more]

A GPS-controlled airborne photographic survey of parts of St Andrews have revealed the remains of what is thought to be Scotland's first council building. [more]

The annual AGI GeoCommunity conference - the largest digital mapping and geospatial event in the UK - will be held in Nottingham on 20-22 September this year. [more]

Leica Geosystems is holding a major forensic scanning conference at the famed Silverstone racing circuit next week, to highlight the finer points of 3D laser scanning technology to collision investigators and scenes of crime specialists. [more]

The market for 3D laser scanning instruments is likely to grow at 15.4 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the next year, according to statistics from a leading business information company. [more]

A US man has described how a chance viewing of a TV show on the Discovery Channel inspired him to apply for and land the marine surveying job of his dreams. [more]

The spaceport from where elite tourists will travel to the edge of space has used Leica Geosystems' precision paving equipment to make sure the runway is the most pristine in the world. [more]

The fall-out of the disastrous toxic sludge spill in Western Hungary last October has been carefully and crucially monitored and documented through the use of advanced surveying equipment, including systems provided by Leica Geosystems. [more]

Land surveyors from Shrewsbury used a range of surveying equipment from Leica Geosystems to perfect all the necessary processes and monitoring needed to establish a new footbridge over one of the UK's busiest train lines. [more]

Specialist Leica Geosystems survey equipment has been used in Estonia to bring the unique Piusa sandstone caves to life for tourists. [more]

Worries that the planned LightSquared 4G broadband transmitters could radically disrupt GPS services have prompted calls for continued testing of the system to address the interference issues. [more]

The managing director of Leica Geosystems in the UK will be making his way across Eurasia in an ambulance as part of this year's Mongol Rally - but whether or not he'll be using his company's high-end GPS equipment to help him get there is yet to be decided. [more]

The global use of GPS surveying systems for accurate land documentation has been further highlighted, with the completion of a pilot program in rural China that could give farmers digitally generated land certificates that clearly define rights and ownership. [more]

The Jamaican Government has taken delivery of a number of key pieces of surveying equipment that they hope will be able to clarify their land management and administration processes. [more]

Surveying equipment that was once used by the USA's founding father, George Washington, is to be sold in a highly anticipated auction to be held in Texas this weekend. [more]

A Canadian expert on construction and home improvement methods has said that the development of the laser level in the mid-1990s was nothing short of industry changing. [more]

A team of roving surveyors have used GPS equipment to settle the increasingly contentious matter of where the official highest point in the county of Nottinghamshire is. [more]

The railway arm of construction services giant, Balfour Beatty, is using laser-precision surveying equipment to lay the train tracks in one of the biggest engineering projects Europe has ever seen. [more]

Some of the Premiership's top football teams have turned to attaching GPS equipment to their players to track their activity during training and contribution on the pitch. [more]

A group of technical education institutions in the US have come together to form the National Geospatial Technology Centre (NGTC), with the aim of “the voice for geospatial programs nationwide.” [more]

Budding surveyors and geodetic experts from across the world are all heading for Newcastle this week to take part in the 24th annual International Geodetic Student Meeting (IGSM). [more]

Local officials in the Florida city of Naples have granted a request for GPS surveying equipment by its environmental department - in order to plot the locations of all of the city's trees. [more]

Leica Geosystems has announced the release of version 7.0 of its PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) machine control system. [more]

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, which operates Japan’s quake-hit nuclear power station, had conducted underwater surveys that should have revealed the plant’s vulnerability to a tsunami, according to reports. [more]

The expertise of the surveying department in the University of Salford (UoS) is being shared with the Colombo School of Construction Technology (CSCT) in Sri Lanka, which will now offer a four-year honours degree in Quantity Surveying, awarded by the UoS. [more]

A US Army geodetic surveyor has spoken out about the time he has spent developing a nationwide GPS infrastructure in Iraq. [more]

The system that will provide Europe with it own equivalent to GPS has undergone a major testing exercise six months ahead of the launch of its first satellite. [more]

Surveyors and archaeologists from across Wales have gathered at a conference this week aimed at highlighting how advanced surveying equipment can best be used in surveying the country's historic monuments. [more]

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines has set a standard reference for all the nation's future surveying and mapping activities, aligning it to the global standard World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84). [more]

An update to the Leica MobileMatriX systems operations software will allow for the full integration of the new Leica Viva Total Station, among other improvements. [more]

Leica Geosystems has entered into an agreement that will continue to see its pioneering stringless paving technology used with the equipment of global leader in concrete construction, GOMACO Corporation. [more]

A construction company in Kansas has said the use of Leica Geosystems surveying equipment will see them finish a major flood erosion restoration project well ahead of schedule. [more]

The efforts of Leica Geosystems to keep their precision surveying and measuring equipment at the very edge of technology have continued with a new update for their leading line sensor workflow software, Leica XPro. [more]

Precision surveying equipment is increasingly being used to determine long-disputed boundaries across the globe, and has now been turned to settle an ancient contentious border in India. [more]

GeoSpatial Experts has launched three new GPS camera bundles designed especially for geotagging and mapping digital photographs. [more]

One of the largest suspension bridges in the world is being built with the use of a comprehensive system of Leica Geosystems surveying and monitoring equipment. [more]

Geophysics and surveying students at a Virginia university have been enlisted to help survey an old family graveyard that has been all but reclaimed by nature. [more]

Polish troops could have been forgiven for feeling a little confused while they were on a mission in Afghanistan, when their GPS navigation equipment told them first that they were in Africa, then that they were in a small village in their home country. [more]

A group of Devon teenagers have been taking part in demonstrations of advanced professional surveying equipment, to see how the maths that they learn in the classroom can be applied in the practical world. [more]

The three surveyors who have taken on the task of remeasuring Britian's mountains to GPS accuracy have been praised by the Ordnance Survey (OS). [more]

Surveying experts in the US are lobbying to change the standard national datums used for mapping and geodetic reference systems. [more]

A company of specialist sports surface designers and installers is using Leica Geosystems surveying equipment to make sure their projects are 'pitch perfect.' [more]

Successful flight tests have been carried out on the new Density Multiplier technology for airborne LIDAR from Leica Geosystems. [more]

Leica is taking to the internet to help its clients learn how to make the very most of their HDS CloudWorx software application for AutoCAD. [more]

Leica Geosystem's latest development in dozer grading technology is a piece of surveying equipment that aims to revolutionise how contractors move dirt and fine-grade. [more]

Precision surveying and locating equipment has unearthed an early 19th century mass grave in Pennsylvania that proves the gruesome origins of local lore and ghost stories. [more]

The neutralising of an enormous Swiss landfill site is being carefully controlled with the use of Leica surveying equipment. [more]

State-of-the-art surveying equipment was being used by detectives in Worcestershire yesterday to search for the remains of estate agent, Suzy Lamplugh, who went missing 24 years ago. [more]

Police are warning construction and surveying specialists to be vigilant about locking up their equipment, as thieves have begun to show increasing awareness of the value of specialist surveying hardware. [more]

GPS and laser technology are being used by a team of mechanical engineers in a bid to make the longest ever driverless car journey. [more]

Leica has revealed completely modernized and updated support accessories for TPS and GNSS measurement and surveying systems. [more]

A Scottish family-run satellite tracking firm has been lauded for innovative development of a new system of integrated GPS trackers with web-based mapping services. [more]

No accuracy is being spared in the construction of the London Olympic Village for the 2012 games, with GPS technology even being used to construct the gardens. [more]

In the year since the Italian town of L'Aquila was devastated by a 6.3 earthquake, the most advanced laser surveying equipment and techniques have been used not only to help rebuild the town, but to examine the cause of destruction. [more]

A company that devises millimetre-accurate communications networks using Leica High-Definition SurveyingTM technology has been rewarded for its innovation at the Global Telecom Business Awards. [more]

Users of the Leica VIVA GS15 receiver will now no longer be bound by wire, after a leading wireless solutions company launched a brand new VIVA-compatible transceiver. [more]

Extensive underwater laser and GPS surveying of the Dorset coast has produced a comprehensive map of the seabed surrounding the Jurassic Coast. [more]

GPS technology is being used to help farmers map and create precise and efficient drainage systems in their fields. [more]

Precision measurements from Leica instruments allowed the tallest ever shipment to pass under San Francisco's Bay Bridge. [more]

Scientists believe that they have only just scratched the surface of the role lasers can play in modern technology, as the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the ruby laser approaches. [more]