FHNW inaugurates Trimble Technology Lab
The University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) has inaugurated a Trimble Technology Lab at its Muttenz campus. It houses state-of-the-art software solutions and digital measuring instruments for architecture, construction and geomatics in one central location.
The University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland(FHNW) has opened the world’s 25th Trimble Technology Lab at the Muttenz campus. According to a media release, the focus is on planning and geomatics. The technology centre thus offers a complete solution consisting of hardware and software components for teaching, research and training at a central location.
The research area of architecture, construction and geomatics benefits from a “unique infrastructure”, FHNW professor and project manager Stephan Nebiker is quoted as saying. It brings advantages for geomatics and civil engineering, virtual design and construction (VDC), sustainable construction, planning and architecture.
The equipment includes augmented reality solutions, GPS systems, innovative robotic total stations and the latest generation of 3D laser scanners, as well as software applications for data management, digital planning and collaboration. Students can use the platform for exchange among themselves, it says.
Like the Trimble Technology Lab at the FHNW campus inSursee LU, which opened in March 2022 with a focus on construction, the new technology centre was financially supported by the technology company Trimble.