Eric Colburn, PLS

Sokkia CX Total Station Series Sets New Standard for Performance and Security

Sokkia CX

OLATHE, Kan. – January 16, 2012 – Sokkia announces a new industry standard for total station performance and security with the introduction of the CX total station series.

Denny Welch, senior vice president-survey, said, “The CX series of total stations is not simply the next generation of total stations. It sets a high standard for the entire industry by being more powerful and more accurate with features never before available in survey instruments.”

The CX models (1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 arc second accuracies) feature the “most powerful and accurate” RED-tech™ electronic distance measurement (EDM) technology available. “With the ability to shoot up to 500m (1,641 feet) reflectorless and 4,000m (13,123 feet) with a prism, and the fastest measurement time in its class, the CX gives extraordinary freedom on any job site,” Welch said.

The new CX series also comes with a world’s first technology – TSshield™. This telematics-based communications module provides remote security and maintenance options.

Ray Kerwin, director, global planning-survey products, said, “TSshield enables owners to receive on-instrument notices in reference to firmware updates. Additionally, if the instrument is lost or stolen, a future firmware release will allow the owner to send a coded signal virtually anywhere in the world to the instrument to disable it.

“This type of remote control functionality will be the first such system in the industry.”

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