Augview expands in Asia

Augview CEO Mike Bundock recently travelled to Shenzhen in China, to meet with what could be Augview's first customer in China. Mike also travelled to Dubai to attend the Middle East GIS Forum. Mike shares his thoughts on his trip with us here.

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Augview shortlisted for Geospatial World Award

We were excited to learn this week that Augview has been shortlisted for a 2015 Geospatial World Award, in the category of 'Geospatial Application Excellence'. We're now busily preparing our final award submission ahead of judging. The winners will be announced in Portugal in May. Wish us luck!

Augview for when disaster strikes

Few people like to think about worst possible scenarios. However, often this is necessary, especially for owners of potentially dangerous underground assets. In the case of an emergency, such as an earthquake, fire, flood or other natural disaster, it is vital that asset owners know the exact locations of their assets so that they can quickly respond and mitigate potential risks associated with their infrastructure being exposed or damaged.

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Let's talk accuracy

Consumer devices are not yet able to provide repeatable sub-meter accuracy. In a new video,
Hatem Taha from Augview explains the ins and outs
of the map-grade GPS unit Neo-M8 and the two
related software applications, NTrip and RTKGPS+, and the accuracy can be achieved with it.

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The benefits of sharing asset data

We are undoubtedly living in an information age, and the amount of data available to users is ever increasing. This is not without good reason, as generally the more information available, the more effectively individuals and organisations can complete tasks - as those of you working in the field of underground asset and maintenance will know.

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Viewing buried infrastructure with augmented reality

Recently, a number of articles have suggested that in the future, it will be possible to ‘see’ buried infrastructure through the use of an augmented reality overlay. What they neglect to mention, is that this is already possible and in practice. A growing number of utilities around the world are adopting the Augview for a variety of spatial positioning functions.

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Disruptive technology – an opportunity for innovation

Disruptive technologies, or disruptive innovations, are those technological advances that fundamentally change a market or industry, often by displacing an existing technology.

The history of innovation is one of disruption, and many of the devices and technologies we take for granted and use every day were once considered disruptive.

While these innovations are often met with initial resistance, such technologies should be seen as transformative rather than destructive, often increasing productivity, resulting in countless benefits and paving the way for further innovation.

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Upcoming events

Augview will attend the APSEA awards this week (11 March, Brisbane).

Augview CEO Mike Bundock is talking at the Road Infrastructure Management Support forum (24-25 March, Auckland).

Augview will also be at the Hong Kong ICT International Expo 2015, running from 13-16 April.