KOREC are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Railtex. The show will bring to together technological innovation from across all sectors of the rail supply market. The KOREC team will be on hand to chat about the full range of equipment on display. Centre stage will be the GEDO rail trolley equipped with laser scanning capabilities. This provides accurate as-built survey documentation and clearance information for railway track maintenance and modernisation. The Aibotix Aibot X6 hexacopter will also be on the stand, allowing delegates a first hand view of the product which featured on Channel… Read More

At the start of December the London Mapping Festival held their 2012 Showcase at the home of cricket; Lord’s in London. The show is the UK’s largest, free to attend exhibition for the mapping and surveying community. The prestigious venue saw over 450 attendees, 48 exhibiting organisations and a full schedule of keynotes and master class presentations. We were joined on our stand by partners from the UAV world; Gatewing and SenseFly.  Both brought their unmanned aerial vehicles which received a lot of attention from guests. SenseFly displayed the brand new eBee, the successor to the Swinglet CAM which is… Read More

The latest edition of GeoConnexion is out now and features two articles from KOREC. Our Operations Director, Oliver Brooks, is a regular contributor with his  ‘Modern Surveying‘ column and this month looks at the subject of smart metering. Not to be outone, KOREC’s Mapping and GIS Consultant, Martyn Palmer, identifies the data capture challenges facing the Utilities and offers up a few solutions incuding Intelligent Trench’s RFID technology and Cloud Computing. The full article can be read online at www.geoconnexion.com  

KOREC Mapping Consultants Brock Ryder and Andrew Blogg have definitely launched something into the sky – but what is it?! Keep watching our front page news section for an exciting announcement on the latest addition to the KOREC mapping portfolio.

We are continuing with our webinar series next month with the first webinar from our Mapping and GIS team.  Richard Gauchwin, KOREC’s Northern Sales Consultant for Mapping and GIS will be providing an insight into how contractors and civil engineers can take advantage of Trimble’s Mobile GIS solutions. Richard will be using case study examples throughout his webinar, these proved popular during our earlier Rail and Monitoring webinars in 2010.  More and more people are starting to realise the benefits that can be achieved when integrating a GIS strategy into their projects, with location specific geographic information making it easier… Read More

After a break of a year the KOREC Mapping team are returning to GeoDATA 2011, with an exhibition and presentation scheduled for the event in London on March 30th which returns again to the Emirates Stadium. GeoDATA is a free event that brings together key figures from within the geospatial industry to talk about GI innovation, challenges and how to get the most out of spatial data and and technology. Whether you are new to geographic information or simply looking for smarter ways to develop your GI project, this is the event for you. KOREC will be presenting the latest… Read More

Halfway through the second day of Trimble Dimensions 2010 in Las Vegas and the KOREC delegation are still standing.  We arrived in Vegas on Saturday, a small group made up of KOREC staff and customers looking forward to a three day conference with a bit of sight-seeing thrown in for good measure. The theme for Trimble Dimensions this year is Converge. Connect. Collaborate. Trimble’s President & CEO Steve Berglund opened the conference on Monday using his Keynote address to discuss how organisations can use technology and innovation to create and enable collaboration and that with “intelligent use of information they… Read More

Whilst members of our KOREC Mapping Team are out and about, they are frequently asked questions about Reinstatement Work under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and how to comply with these new legal obligations. To help clarify these requirements, we’ve drawn up our own list of Traffic Management FAQ’s but will be delighted to answer any additional queries you may have on how KOREC can help you comply and avoid fines. Traffic Management Act 2004: what does it mean for you? Following the implementation of the new Traffic Management Act from 1st April, there is a new requirement for Utility… Read More

Trimble has launched its next generation of durable, lightweight field computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology — the new Trimble(R) Juno(TM) SB and Juno SC handhelds. These pocket-sized devices are packed with features and functionality. In addition to integrated GPS, both models include wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth(R) connectivity, a 3 Megapixel camera, a 533 MHz processor, 128 MB of onboard memory, a MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot, an all-day battery and a 3.5 inch display. “The Juno series handhelds are the ideal solution for GIS-enabled organizations that require high productivity from their mobile field workforce,” said Peter… Read More