Topcon Positioning Systems: AI, automation & the democratisation of technology
May 27, 2025
In this exclusive episode of the Infrastructure Podcast, host Anthony Oliver sits down with Ivan Di Federico, President and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems, to discuss the massive digital transformation underway in construction and agriculture.
Topcon Positioning Group says its new BIM solution - the LN-100 – is the world’s first 3D positioning system designed specifically for construction layout.
Said to offer seamless integration and flow of project data from the design to the field, the LN-100 is simple to operate, removing “the intimidation factor and reducing the learning curve in performing construction layout tasks,” according to Eduardo Falcon, Topcon Positioning Group executive vice president and general manager for the GeoPositioning
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.
