Topcon Positioning Systems is the worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of precision positioning equipment and offers the widest selection of innovative precision GPS systems, laser, optical surveying, and machine ......Topcon Positioning Systems is the worldwide leading developer and manufacturer of precision positioning equipment and offers the widest selection of innovative precision GPS systems, laser, optical surveying, and machine control products. From open-field construction projects to isolated surveying sites and from rolling farmland to inner city utility projects, Topcon Positioning Systems provides innovative technology that provides a decidedly competitive edge to end-users. The recognized innovative trend-setter in its industry, Topcon has focused on developing an array of integrated positioning and automation technologies to meet the constantly changing demands facing construction, surveying, agriculture, utilities and law enforcement industries worldwide. TPS story of unprecedented growth in design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of quality, precise positioning instructions, software, hardware and applications begins with the acquisitions of several companies - notably Advanced Grade Technology (AGTEK) in 1995, originators of automated grade control technology, and JPS, Inc., in 2000, a leading provider of high-precision GPS and GPS/GLONASS products. The merger with Topcons optical product company, Topcon America Corporation, in July 2001 created a truly cross-functional positional systems company. The largest company in the world focused exclusively on positioning control and machine control products, software, and applications for the civil engineering and construction industries, TPS has pioneered more "firsts" in the positioning technology arena than any other company. Regardless of the needs of businesses -- quality craftsmanship, infinite attention to detail, improving productivity, enhancing job site safety, lowering operating costs, or increasing profits - Topcon technology leads the way. Bottom line: Topcon is also known for two things: 1) It is the industry leader in the conception, design and manufacture of creative, cutting-edge positioning technologies and products, and, 2) It is a company that prides itself on providing exemplary customer service.Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., (TPS), Livermore, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Topcon Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Mission Statement To be “The Primary Source” of superior value positioning systems that significantly improve the productivity and quality of work performed in civil engineering, agricultural, mapping, and measurement applications and markets. TPS Business Philosophy Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., has a business philosophy derived from the term "Total Positioning Solutions." In general, there are five aspects of any construction project: survey, layout, design, execution, and inspection. Topcon encompasses a product line that delivers unparalleled performance and technological integration across the entire range of any particular project. Coupled with Topcons history of technological advances in the industry and reputation for superior product reliability, no other company is positioned better to provide a sixth facet to the construction process- a "Total Positioning Solution". Having six sides, a cube becomes the perfect physical metaphor for these facets of construction. Go anywhere in the world and youll find surveyors, engineers, contractors, geodesists, cartographers, governments-big and small-relying on Topcon instruments and systems to make sure the work they do is precise and under their control. From survey to inspection, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., provides the innovative positioning technology that gives surveyors, civil engineers, construction contractors, and equipment owners and operators the competitive edge by addressing such critical issues as boosting profits, quality craftsmanship, improving productivity, lowering operating costs, and enhancing job site safety. From its beginnings, when Topcon Corporation acquired Advanced Grade Technology (the originators and proven leaders in automated grade control technology) in 1995, the company, then known as Topcon Laser Systems, was armed with a clear vision of its future. It focused on the increasing role of integrated positioning and equipment automation technologies that would be required to meet the demands being placed on o the construction industry worldwide. With the introduction of an amazing series of innovative positioning products, Topcon Laser Systems grew to become the driving force in the construction positioning industry. No other company would claim as many new product introductions over the next five years. In fact, no one has pioneered as many worlds first positioning technologies as Topcon. In August of 2000, Topcon acquired JPS, Inc., of San Jose, California, a leading provider of high-precision GPS and GPS/GLONASS products. Adding the worlds best GPS and GPS/GLONASS technology to the worlds most advanced surveying and construction positioning instrumentation line-up solidified Topcons objective of automating the largest manufacturing industries in the worl