Contractors are leveraging cutting-edge technology, such as machine guidance and grade control systems for dozers to enhance their efficiency and productivity. Since their introduction to the ...

GPS machine control is making significant inroads in the site work and infrastructure construction field, and Sarasota, Fla.-based site work contractor KLM Services is one of the growing number of ...

The data card, which contains the digital terrain model (DTM), is placed into the machine-control system's computer. The next step is to "localize" or "calibrate" the system by instructing it to ...

Piloting a fighter jet, removing a brain tumor, programing a particle accelerator, and operting a hydraulic excavator all require a high level of skill. Quick thinking, eye-hand coordination, and ...