Don Talend - Thu September 24, 2009
Topcon Extending the Reach of Technology in Phoenix
The breadth of global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-enabled machine control applications continues to expand, yielding benefits in the areas of dirtmoving productivity, worker safety and project profitability....
Tue September 15, 2009
RDO Integrated Controls to Host Topcon GPS/Machine Control Demonstration
RDO Integrated Controls will host a Topcon Global Positioning System (GPS) and Machine Control Demonstration on Sept. 23 and 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Roadshow presentation will be begin at 8:30 a.m....
Mon August 24, 2009
Hornstra Joins Topcon As Product Planning Senior VP
Mark Hornstra has been appointed senior vice president of product planning of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS). The announcement was made by Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of TPS. Hornstra has spent the past seven years at SanDisk Corporation in various director and executive level positions including vice president of worldwide sales operations and demand planning, and vice president of worldwide sales in the mobile handset business....
Wed August 12, 2009
Qualcomm, Topcon Tierra Announce Alliance
Qualcomm Incorporated, a provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, and Topcon Tierra have announced a transaction in which Topcon Tierra will acquire some of Qualcomm’s customer contracts for the GlobalTRACS Suite for fleet management....
Wed August 05, 2009
Topcon 3.4 G3 Firmware Provides
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) recently announced the release of its Version 3.4 G3 receiver firmware that upgrades the performance and usability of all Topcon GNSS receiver platforms including the GR-3 and GRS-1 systems....
Mon July 27, 2009
Topcon Tierra Awarded 2009 M2M Value Chain Award
Topcon Tierra, a world leader in remote asset management telematics solutions, has been awarded the coveted 2009 M2M (Machine to Machine) Value Chain Award in the Construction category. “Topcon Tierra uses advanced GPS technology and a simple back-office, web-based communications system to reduce cost and increase productivity…....
Wed July 01, 2009
Topcon Tierra Provides Solutions for Job Site Security
Topcon Tierra is a Web-based telematics service from Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) that makes data onboard any piece of rolling stock available from a remote location. Conversely, information operators need to see will be directly available on the vehicle on the job site regardless of location — local, regional, national, or globally....
Fri June 12, 2009
Topcon Receivers Track New L5 Signal
Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) engineers have successfully tracked the new L5 signal transmitted from a U.S.-based GPS satellite. More than four years ago, Topcon announced it had receivers capable of tracking L5 signals....
Mary Reed - Fri June 12, 2009
Topcon Draws More Than 170 Attendees to Sacaton
John Deere’s new 764 High-Speed Dozer (HSD) fitted with Topcon Positioning System’s 3D-MC2 machine control was introduced to more than 170 attendees at Deere’s March 2009 Fleet Smart gathering in Sacaton, Ariz....
Tue June 02, 2009
TPS’s 3D-MC2 Enhances Dozer Productivity
Murray Lodge, vice president of construction for Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), is very pleased with the job site results of Topcon’s 3D-MC2, a one-of-a-kind dozer machine control technology. Some of the top construction companies are using Topcon Positioning Systems’ 3D-MC2 system and reporting productivity gains more than twice that of regular 3D machine control systems, according to the manufacturer....
