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What if LightSquared is Right about GPS?

August 17, 2011 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Premium Membership, Professional Land Surveyor Practice

LightSquared Files with FCC: GPS Industry’s Failure to Comply With Department of Defense and International Standards for GPS Receivers Cause of Interference

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So, I’ve been thinking lately about how the land surveying industry has not demanded and been stewards for improvements, necessary and long overdue improvements, in various aspects of the resources and technologies we use as a profession.

This lack of improvement and stewardship in areas like: land records, business practices, location technology and software packages, are just a few examples of where we have not asked enough, nor done enough. In some areas, like land records, there has not been enough improvements to the systems by the governmental agencies overseeing these records.

In other areas, like GPS, there has been great strides and improvements in the technology available, improvements to the way land surveyors work, and is a technology that has brought great improvements to society as a whole.

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Professional Land Surveyor News Adapx GIS Data Collection for GeoPDF, ESRI MapIt, & Mobile Devices

July 13, 2010 in Adapx, Adapx, Associate Membership, Business, GIS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, News, Surveying Software


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Professional Land Surveyor News Adapx GIS Data Collection for GeoPDF, ESRI MapIt, & Mobile Devices

Adapx Introduces New Capturx GIS Data Collection Solutions for GeoPDF, ESRI MapIt, and Mobile Devices at ESRI User Conference

Handwritten data on paper maps and forms instantly scanned and sent to ArcGIS, GeoPDF files, and ESRI MapIt-enabled SharePoint lists using digital pens, Bluetooth and mobile devices

Seattle, 12 July 2010. Adapx, the company that is changing the way mobile teams collect data and collaborate, today announced new Capturx GIS solutions enabling field teams to instantly send georeferenced data collected on paper forms and maps into ArcGIS, GeoPDF files, and ESRI MapIt-enabled SharePoint lists using digital pens, Bluetooth, and mobile devices. The new solutions, along with Capturx for ArcGIS and Capturx Multimodal for ArcGIS, will be featured in the Defense and Intelligence Showcase at the ESRI 2010 User Conference in San Diego on 12-15 July.

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Professional Land Surveyor News: Trimble Posts $319 Million In First Quarter Revenue

May 4, 2010 in Associate Membership, Business, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, News, Surveying Software, Trimble, Trimble

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Professional Land Surveyor News: Trimble Posts $319.0 Million In First Quarter Revenue

On April 29th, Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced that for the first quarter, which ended on April 2, 2010, its revenue increased approximately 10% when compared to the first quarter of 2009. The total revenue reported by Trimble for the first quarter of 2010 is $319.0 million. The first quarter revenue for the first quarter of 2009 was $289.0 million.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location–including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

Statements by Steven W. Berglund, Trimble’s President and Chief Executive Officer:

“First quarter results reflected growing momentum in our markets, led by the Engineering and Construction segment,” said Steven W. Berglund, Trimble’s president and chief executive officer. “While the shape of the recovery in some economic sectors remains uncertain, our confidence is growing that we can deliver double digit revenue growth in 2010 with disproportionately higher earnings growth. We also believe we have improved our strategic position during the economic downturn and can take full advantage of the recovery as it gains strength.”

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Trimble Reported Financials:

  • Trimble First Quarter 2010 Revenue of $319.0 Million Up 10 Percent.
  • Non-GAAP EPS of $0.34 Up 21 Percent As Compared to the First Quarter of 2009.
  • Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 17.9 Percent.
  • Operating income for the first quarter of 2010 was $36.1 million, up approximately 49 percent as compared to the first quarter of 2009. Operating margin in the first quarter of 2010 was 11.3 percent, as compared to an operating margin of 8.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009.
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