342 Topcon Positioning Group has agreed a partnership with Ascending Technologies to brand and distribute its rotary-wing unmanned aerial system (UAS).
The agreement gives Topcon exclusive distribution of Ascending’s AscTec Falcon 8 unmanned aerial system (UAS), as well as the GeoEXPERT and the InspectionPRO sensing and feature packages.
The Topcon-branded UAS includes the latest AscTec Trinity autopilot technology.
Ascending Technologies, based in Germany, develops and manufactures micro UAS for professional, civil and research use.
Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems are planning to run a collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The first session is being held in Livermore, California on February 13th, 2018. The two firms have joined efforts to provide opportunities designed to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices in constructioneering, a process of managing and integrating survey, engineering, and construction data, to streamline construction workflows and improve project delivery.