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An arsenal of optical

Residents of New Orleans had a terrifying sense of déjà vu this past September when Tropical Storm Lee stalled offshore, dumping more than 14 inches of rain on many parts of the city. While concerns were high about a repeat of the catastrophic events surrounding Hurricane Katrina six years ago, the city averted disaster, largely because of changes that have been made to its protective infrastructure.

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PFG Australia takes on Topcon

PFG Australia is the new distributor of Topcon Precision Agriculture products. PFG is a leading supplier of tractors and farm machinery to the Australian and New Zealand agricultural markets and offers a wide range of products, sourced from leading world suppliers. “PFG is excited to be entering the precision farming arena with a prestigious line of products from Topcon, including their Systems 110, 150 and 350,” PFG Australia managing director Craig Maber said.

For West Virginia contractor, machine control Is a gas

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Changing the face of quarry management

Large-scale mining operations across the globe have become development and test sites for advanced positioning technology. Think of a mine or quarry site as a 50-year construction project on a very large scale. What is economically or chronologically unfeasible for the typical earthwork construction site can be deployed at a mine or quarry where cost and implementation factors can be spread out over longer periods of time.

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