Following the results of a tender, KOREC has been chosen to supply the UK’s Ordnance Survey with 180 Trimble R980 GNSS receivers.

The Ordnance Survey’s (OS) move to Trimble UK distributor’s, KOREC, has been based on both the performance and productivity that the Trimble R980 GNSS receivers can deliver, and ease of integration with OS’s existing data collection and handling software, the Esri suite of ArcGIS products.

“Ordnance Survey is pivotal in supporting the government, businesses, and individuals by maintaining and updating the digital master map of Britain with 20,000 changes a day,” said Michael McEvoy, OS Principal Production Consultant.

“Our field surveyors therefore need a modern, robust, and accurate GNSS system to assist with the capture of our data which will serve them effectively now and into the future.

“The KOREC Group has provided OS with a great solution that integrates into our existing production environment. It will also enable our surveyors to use new technologies and capture tools to improve efficiency, whilst other features will enable work in remote areas, reliably and to high precision.”

The R980 receivers bring together several Trimble GNSS technologies and, according to the OS, are particularly suitable for its purposes thanks to features such as Trimble CenterPoint RTX corrections for RTK level accuracy delivered via satellite or internet, without the need for a local base station or VRS network.

The GNSS receivers will be supported by KOREC for the duration of the five-year contract.

“This significant contract reflects not only the performance and reliability of Trimble’s leading-edge GNSS technology, but also the confidence that OS has placed in KOREC as a long-term technology partner,” said Mark Poveda, Managing Director – UK & Ireland, KOREC Group.

“We look forward to supporting OS over the next five years and ensuring their teams have the tools they need to maintain the highest mapping standards.”