Technology and machine control have taken over the construction industry and are the key factors driving earthwork efficiency. Do you want your site to run optimally? Do you want to improve the setup of your operators and in-house engineers for even more success?? If so, you should understand the differences between 2D and 3D machine control.

Depending on which brand of GPS equipment you’re using the file types and therefore file extensions will differ. The reason for this is that the brands each have their proprietary systems with their own file types as opposed to universal ones. For example, have you received files ending in .ttm, .dxf, .csv, .tn3, .ln3, or others and wondered what’s the difference between them?

So, you’ve invested in some GPS machine control technology. You’ve weighed the option of training or hiring an in-house person versus hiring an external service provider to handle the data prep. Based on your research, you’ve decided to partner with an external company that specializes in data prep and want to know what the next steps are.