Topcon’s all-in-one, handheld, dual frequency GNSS receiver and field controller includes everything a surveyor needs out in the field. With the flexibility to survey, map, navigate and communicate from the one device, Topcon’s GRS-1 makes field work faster and more efficient. The system includes TopSURV 8 on-board survey software, which allows you to create, […]
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Altus Positioning Systems to offer ikeGPS devices
Altus Positioning Systems recently signed a value-added reseller agreement with Surveylab to offer ikeGPS multi-sensor data acquisition devices as part of its product portfolio. The ikeGPS combines a GPS receiver, laser rangefinder, 3-D compass and digital camera in a single ruggedised handheld device, providing a fully integrated low-cost solution for geospatial data acquisition. […]
Amazing New Tablet Cures Mapping Headaches
With the Leica CS25, collecting and mapping feature and attributes, performing inspections, communicating with the office, and real-time transferring of data is made easy — while having the certainty that all collected information is protected from dust, humidity, and extreme temperature. The Leica CS25 tablet computer can be used as a hand-carried tablet, or […]
UNSW satellite navigation research wins major award
Dr Nagaraj Shivaramaiah from the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research has won the US Institution of Navigation’s Parkinson Award for outstanding new research, marking the first time that an Australian entry has won. Dr Shivaramaiah’s doctorate, for the School of Surveying & Spatial Information Systems at the University of New South Wales, […]
Trimble announces software updates
Trimble has announced the release of its next generation of Trimble TerraSync software, including the new TerraSync Centimetre Edition, and a new version of GPS Pathfinder Office. Key updates in the TerraSync software include: QuickPoint data collection mode for easy, productive one-click data capture. Working in Trimble QuickPointT data collection mode, repetitive […]
NovAtel announces new inertial measurement units
NovAtel recently added four Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to its SPAN line of GNSS/INS products: the HG1900 and HG1930 IMUs from Honeywell International Inc. and the LandMark 20 and LandMark 40 IMUs from Gladiator Technologies Inc. The addition of these compact MEMS IMUs to the SPAN line-up expands the […]
Mobile mapping vehicles at ELMF
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a drive in a Mobile Mapping vehicle and learn first-hand about the technology? As 3D laser scanning vehicles become an ever more frequent sight on our streets following the adoption of mobile mapping by local governments, environmental agencies, surveyors and consumer mapping […]
What accuracy can be achieved with MLS?
What accuracy can be achieved with MLS? There are many advantages of using Mobile Laser Scanning (MLS) for corridor surveys including improved safety of operators, increased speed of data acquisition, comprehensive coverage of all features within the corridor and the high measurement accuracies that can be achieved. This article focuses on the ability of MLS […]
Trimble introduces updated software, data processing service
Trimble recently introduced version 2.50 of its Trimble Business Centre software for surveying offices and a new Data Processing Service, a component of the Trimble Access Services. Trimble Business Center allows survey data managers to combine GNSS and optical surveying data as well as digital image data from Trimble surveying instruments into a […]
Trimble introduces new radio modem
Trimble has introduced the TDL 450H radio, a long-range radio modem designed to support high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) surveying applications. The radio modem features adjustable output power – from 2-35W – allowing the user to find the best balance between output power and battery life. The new radio model forms […]
