Technology
Storm Water Treatment
It’s a nice, warm, and sunny spring lunch hour, and the U&R engineers are gathered in a darkened company conference room watching a vendor’s slide
October 12, 2007
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World’s Largest Map of California
By combining the digital detail of Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) and the high speed and accuracy of robotic total station surveying, U&R has created
April 20, 2007
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Laptops in the Field
Once plans for a construction project have been approved and finalized, U&R land surveyors mark the ground where construction will take place. It’s called staking.
June 15, 2006
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Success Stories
U&R Gains Public Support for Construction with 3-D Animations
Challenges: For decades, five high schools shared the Tak Fudenna Stadium of the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD). Fortunately, when the stadium needed to be
September 10, 2005
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Automated Grading Equipment with GPS
Up to now, construction companies shaping the ground for construction (grading) typically relied on many rounds of measuring the site and placing wooden stakes. Whether
August 2, 2005
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Historic Maps
Historic maps of the Bay Area and California line the hallways of U&R’s office. Dating from the 1860s to 1960s, these maps commemorate a time
June 10, 2005
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New Importance of Internet for Our Field
Today, the Internet provides moviegoers the convenience of online ticket sales. With services such as Fandango, you can locate nearby theaters, find out what’s playing
June 9, 2005
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‘Robotic Total Station’ for Surveying
Seeing U&R’s Robotic Total Station (RTS) in action is like watching a scene from a Star Wars science fiction movie. This elaborate land surveying equipment
September 15, 2004
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3-D Animation Gives Realistic Views of Construction Projects
Watch out Pixar! The newest entrant into the 3-D animation field is none other than…U&R. We use computer technology to create unprecedented realistic views for
July 15, 2004
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U&R Creates Mobile Survey Office
Regularly taking computers into the field, U&R needed to establish an office for our surveyors at each project site. True to our commitment to finding
September 25, 2003
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