RadiaSoft • April 2020

Three Reasons Why You Should Wrap Legacy Codes in GUIs

Scientists often develop code that runs locally on the command line. Meaning, a user interacts with the computer via commands given in text form, rather than using menus or graphics.

Propeller • January 2020

Colorado’s Zak Dirt Gets Fast, Accurate Topos for Road Job [Case Study]

Zak Dirt focuses on highway and heavy construction projects. They recently started construction on the Boulder Canyon project, a 14-mile-long road cutting through complex terrain.

Propeller • January 2020

NX2 Uses for Total Worksite Management on New Zealand’s National Motorway Project [Case Study]

Near Auckland, the $709.5M National Motorway project is underway. Extending from Pūhoi to Warkworth, this massive roadwork job will expand the four-lane National Motorway, a.k.a SH1, 18.5km (11.5mi).

Propeller • December 2019

Source of Truth, Seamless Data Sharing Eliminates Disputes for Oslo’s NCC [Case Study]

Based in Oslo, NCC is a leader in Northern European construction. With many subgroups under their umbrella, NCC works on everything from property development to infrastructure.

Propeller • November 2019

Why PTO Improves Company and Employee Productivity Alike

With startup-like business practices inundating mainstream work and a younger generation conquering the workforce, the status quo is changing.

Propeller • October 2019

California’s Whitaker Construction Tackles Complex Projects, Stays Cutting-Edge [Case Study]

Headquartered in the Central California wine country city of Paso Robles, Whitaker Construction was originally founded in 2007. They’ve been serving California’s central coast since 2009.

Propeller • October 2019

Blount Contracting Saves Processing Time, Easily Creates Machine Surfaces in Arizona [Case Study]

At family-owned and -run Blount Contracting Inc., saving even an hour in somebody’s day makes a big impact. After struggling to process high-volume survey data on their own, Blount looked into using Trimble Stratus, powered by Propeller.

Propeller • September 2019

How Lidar Drone Surveying Works

After being introduced for commercial use 20 years ago, lidar has proven to be a powerful tool in the surveying toolbox.

Propeller • September 2019

Kentucky-based Haydon Materials Uses for Quarry End-of-Month and More [Case Study]

About an hour south of Louisville, Kentucky, in Bardstown, sits the headquarters of Haydon Materials, an aggregates and paving operations company. Family-owned, it began its first iteration in 1952.

Propeller • August 2019

California Landfill Calculates Remaining Airspace, Tracks Compaction [Case Study]

Serving the City of Santa Maria, the Santa Maria Landfill is one of the largest in that coastal area, covering some 200 total acres.

Propeller • August 2019

How PPK Drone Surveying Works

With the release of DJI’s Phantom 4 RTK drone last year (and the Propeller PPK solution), there’s been a lot of talk about PPK and RTK drone surveying. We wanted to give a quick explainer of what PPK drone surveying is and what its benefits are.

Propeller • August 2019

Hensel Phelps Tracks Earthwork With Drone Data on Hospital Build [Case Study]

Headquartered in Colorado, Hensel Phelps is a nationwide construction and contracting company. They serve every corner of the US, including Hawaii. And it’s in Honolulu that they’ve been hired to build the Hawaii State Hospital.

Propeller • July 2019

Hensel Phelps Manages Hawaii Airport Jobsite in 3D [Case Study]

One of Hensel Phelps's current projects is building the Daniel K. Inouye Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii, an international airport that will see a lot of air traffic.

Propeller • May 2019

3cm Landfill Liner Breach Detected With Aerial Data and As-Builts [Case Study]

At every landfill, cells are lined to protect the surrounding environment from contaminants. Built on a slope so rainwater drains easily, the liquid is captured and processed or recirculated before it’s released back into the environment.

Propeller • March 2019

Sukut Is Using to Save Time, Money on California Dam Project [Case Study]

Sukut Construction LLC is one of the largest heavy civil engineering contractors in the western region. Headquartered in Santa Ana, CA, they bring in over 50 years of superior performance on a wide variety of residential, public, commercial, and industrial projects.

Propeller • February 2019

Suez Uses Drone Data to Improve Performance at Hallam Road Landfill

Suez Australia, a part of the worldwide company Suez, helps governments, businesses, and communities access natural resources and create new resources by reusing and recycling water and waste.

Global Mining Review • February 2019

Drones: Successful ROM Pad Surveying, Global Mining Review (February 2019)

Advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology over the last decade have made the drone an affordable tool for mines. While drones can seem like fancy pieces of equipment, they are no more unusual than other surveying tools – and just as crucial. But unlike traditional surveyor equipment, you do not need years of special training to use it.

Propeller • November 2018

How it works: GCP vs PPK drone surveying

Post-processing and real-time kinematic workflows are more accessible as newer drones come to market. But there’s still a lot of confusion about what the technology is, how it works, and what’s best for your surveying needs.

Propeller • October 2018

How You Actually Get Drone Data Accuracy Down to a 10th of a Foot

Propeller has been fine-tuning our PPK workflow for drone surveying, which uses a DJI Phantom 4 RTK drone and one of our AeroPoints. This fully integrated solution provides a streamlined workflow for getting survey accuracy of 1/10ft (3cm) or under.

Propeller • August 2018

Get The Most Out Of Your Company Retreat

Early last month, all 50 Propeller employees traveled to Sam Roi Yot, Thailand, from seven different countries to spend a week hacking, workshopping, and beaching for our third—and by far most successful—company retreat.