Eric D. Colburn, PLS

Professional Land Surveyor News

Ashtech® has introduced a new GNSS firmware upgrade for the entire ProFlex™ line of products, including the ProFlex 500, ProFlex 500 Marine, ProFlex 500 CORS, ProFlex Lite and ProFlex Lite Duo.

The new firmware features as standard:

Hot Stand-By RTK: Doubles the assurance that an RTK position is always available and robust.

Advanced Raw Data Quality: Multi-criterion internal observation masks optimize raw data depending on reception parameters and the dynamics of the receiver.

Ashtech Optimized Messaging (ATOM) format: Freedom from radio link throughput issues using the new compact and ultra compact scenario of ATOM format.

RTC Bridge for ProFlex 500 only: Extends the number of users working in a given area by allowing one of them to forward its corrections, received through GPRS, to others through a radio link, thus saving money on mobile communication fees.

Legacy DBEN Base format support for ProFlex Lite only: Transit smoothly from legacy Ashtech sensors generation to the newest generation.

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Microsurvey's Point Cloud CAD 2010

Leica Geosystems and MicroSurvey Extend Software Partnership

(Houston, 8 February 2010) Based on rapid growth of High-Definition Surveying™ (HDS™) in civil/survey mapping applications, Leica Geosystems, the market leader in laser scanning products, and MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leader in mapping software, announced plans at SPAR 2010 for Leica Geosystems to resell MicroSurvey’s new PointCloud CAD mapping software on a global basis.

The new PointCloud CAD software was developed by MicroSurvey using Leica Geosystems’ point cloud engine (pcE) technology to efficiently manage large laser scan data sets from any scanner or aerial Lidar as users process point cloud data into mapping elements in the software’s final deliverables. The product is planned to be available from Leica Geosystems Feb. 15, 2010.

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Professional Land Surveyor News

Trimble Introduces New Additions to its Optical Total Station Portfolio

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today a wide range of new additions to its innovative portfolio of optical survey systems, giving surveyors a comprehensive selection of solutions for surveying and engineering applications.

“Surveying firms require flexible and integrated solutions to stay competitive. This is why Trimble’s Connected Site solutions are becoming the industry standard in Integrated Surveying techniques,” said Chris Gibson, vice president for Trimble’s Surveying Division. “One of our key objectives is to deliver versatile and scalable solutions that enable surveyors to quickly adapt to new market conditions.”

Trimble S8 Total Station

Originally introduced in 2007, the Trimble® S8 Total Station is Trimble’s most advanced Autolock® and Robotic total station. New 0.5″? accuracy models have been added for demanding engineering projects such as monitoring, precision build, and high-speed railway applications that require the highest levels of accuracy available.

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Professional Land Surveyor News

Brussels, 7 January 2010

Commission awards major contracts to make Galileo operational early 2014

The European Commission announced today the award of three of the six contracts for the procurement of Galileo’s initial operational capability. The contract for the system support services is awarded to ThalesAleniaSpace of Italy , that for a first order of 14 satellites to OHB System AG of Germany and that for the launch services to Arianespace of France. This will allow the initial deployment and service provision of Europe’s satellite navigation system as of early 2014.

Antonio Tajani, European Commission Vice-President in charge of Transport, said: “With this and the upcoming awards for the remaining procurement packages, we are concluding a critical phase of the Galileo programme. We can now focus on the actual roll-out and demonstrate to European citizens that Europe’s own satellite navigation system is firmly underway”.

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Multi-National Division Baghdad

Story by 1st Lt. Michael Lind

Engineer Troops Survey Liberty for New Maps

EngineerSupply Becomes Authorized Topcon National Dealer

October 16, 2009

EngineerSupply, a leading supplier of engineering and construction equipment, is proud to announce they have become a factory-authorized, national distributor of Topcon tools and equipment. Topcon is a leading manufacturer of machine control products, precision construction lasers and optical land surveying equipment and many more products used around the world.

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Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Military)

Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Military)

Product Description

Features: Compatible with digital maps, it is the perfect tool for planning routes in advance and storing the best ones for re-use Navigational functions calculate your present heading, remaining distance and time to finish, distance to the next waypoint and your drift from the planned route Mark home-find home function allows you to mark your home position easily and click find home when you decide to head back Compatible with National Geographic’s TOPO! State Series digital maps for route planning before the activity PC software gives you a graphical representation of your performance Altimeter-barometer functions include current altitude, vertical speed, weather alarm, 6-hour barometric trend graph, and 7-day weather memory so you stay in tune to incoming weather Time features include 12-24 clock, dual time display, calendar, 3 daily alarms, GPS time synchronization and a stopwatch with 29 split times USB recharger and PC connector included Specifications: Weight: 27 ounces Increments: +– 2-3 degrees Declination adjustment to Clinometer to Altimeter: Yes to Yes to Yes Battery type: Rechargeable Li-ion battery Battery life: 45 hr (1 sec GPS fixrate) to 12 hr (1 min GPS fix rate) to 2 weeks (manual GPS fix, 500 locations) to 2 months (in time and alti-baro modes) Channels to Waypoints to Routes: 12 to 500 to 50

Product Features

Kukri Machete, PVC Handle (97KMS) Category: Miscellaneous Knives

Cold Steel Knives – Rubber Training Peace Keeper

The Disto D5 Laser Distance Meter from Leica Geosystems is now available. As a Professional Land Surveyor, I use an older model, the Disto Plus Distance Meter from Leica Geosystems, in my professional land surveying business and find it to be indispensable for single person measuring applications such as measuring buildings, inverts and swing-ties, for example.

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada, February 3th, 2009

OnPOZ Precision Positioning has entered into an agreement with LandMark Systems to distribute its GNSS products into the North American forest industry. This agreement mainly focuses on the distribution of SubX™ GNSS receiver as well as on the software solution for data acquisition and post-processing. “We have developed specific technologies to address GNSS precise positioning in difficult environments like under dense forest canopy. Our many different trials in Canada and the US have clearly demonstrated performance that’s one step ahead. This agreement with LandMark Systems will greatly serve the North American Forest Industry”, said Denis Parrot, President of VGI Solutions. “As a leading provider of technical forest products, we are pleased to add the OnPOZ GNSS products to our portfolio. This will bring a significant value to our offer in the forest industry” said Brian Holley, Director of Sales for LandMark Systems Inc.

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