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Kaman Introduces New AMS Family of High-Precision Non-Contact Displacement Sensors

July 12, 2021 - in News, Products

Products are rugged, reliable, and designed for environments from 500 psi to over 22,500 psi Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance position measurement…

Teledyne Imaging announces development of new generation of CMOS sensors and cameras

November 18, 2020 - in News, Products, Technology

Thousand Oaks, California, November 18, 2020 -- Teledyne Imaging, part of Teledyne Technologies, announces the development of a new generation of CMOS…

Leica Geosystems innovates automated total station portfolio

November 4, 2020 - in News, Products, Technology

Range of automated total stations now with new integrated functionalities increase productivity in any environment   (HEERBRUGG, Switzerland ) –…

Traffic Sensors Will Aid Traffic Flow on I-15 During Upcoming Construction

March 21, 2017 - in News, Products, Transportation

POCATELLO – To aid traffic flow for tens of thousands of drivers during upcoming construction on Interstate 15 in eastern Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is turning to new technology. Bluetooth-based roadway sensors in the Interstate 15…

Washington, D.C., Digital Kiosks and Sensor Network to Harvest a Wealth of Urban Data Including CyberCity 3D Buildings and Maalka Software

October 12, 2016 - in News, Projects

Washington, DC --  At seven feet tall and featuring 55-inch screens, the 30 kiosks coming to downtown D.C. will be much more than glorified digital ad machines. Designed by New York–based Smart City Media, the kiosks will feature timely information relating…

Mobile LIDAR Systems and Services Guide

April 5, 2015 - in Uncategorized

Mobile light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems represent a new level of automation and accuracy for surveying roads, including route inventory, bridge structures, bridge clearance and highway-pavement surveys. Vehicle-mounted laser scanner systems have…

Wearable Computing and the Internet of Things

September 11, 2013 - in Column, Sensors

It is hard to go anywhere now and not see individuals or whole crowds of people staring at their “device”. I was walking past an outdoor café the other day and noticed that every single person on the patio was engaged in texting, searching and scanning.…

Sensor Sensibility: Communications Design Considerations for Energy Efficiency

April 17, 2013 - in Column, Sensors

One of the key design constraints in the deployment of a sensor network is the optimization of power consumption and energy efficiency. A problem familiar to those working with embedded devices is the need to eke out every possible capability while working…

OGC Sensor Web Standards and the “Smart City”

January 16, 2013 - in Column, Sensors, Smart Cities

Sensors are everywhere. There are now thousands of sensors for every human on Earth. And there will be even more thousands in the future. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, applications that use sensors to monitor your home environment, track your…

Sensor Sensibility: Applications to Analytics, Modeling and Simulation

January 9, 2013 - in Column, Sensors

Deploying sensors in the environment provides opportunities that previously were impossible, or at least cost prohibitive. Twenty years ago, monitoring a wide field meant a deployed field crew visiting areas of interest frequently, or perhaps aerial surveys…