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Category: GNSS
Survey Earth in a Day 4D, Join Geospatial Professionals On the Day of the Solstice June 21, 2015 To Collect Data And Increase Public Awareness
Survey Earth in a Day 4D – come together once again as a global surveying community to gather data and increase public awareness of the surveying profession On the day of the solstice June 21, 2015, geospatial professionals around the world and members of Land Surveyors United Survey Earth in a Day 4D Event details
Precision and Accuracy in Geodetic Surveying Video by NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program
This brief video, produced in collaboration between NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey and The COMET Program, is aimed at surveying professionals, planners, policy-makers and others who use mapping products. The video emphasizes that survey measurements need to be precise as well as verified as accurate by relating measurements to a known reference system such as the…
Spectra Precision Introduces MobileMapper 20
WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 17, 2014 – Spectra Precision introduced today the MobileMapper® 20 GIS handheld. In the same form factor as the current MobileMapper 10 handheld, MobileMapper 20 offers enhanced capabilities: a new bright VGA color touch screen display, a 5 MP camera for higher resolution images, doubled memory capacity and 3.5G cellular performance. The…
Loctronix Makes Developing Software Defined Radio Solutions Easier with the New ASR Workbench
– User-friendly tools accelerate waveform experimentation and development for high- performance positioning, navigation, timing and communications – WOODINVILLE, WA – January 15, 2014 – Loctronix® Corporation, a provider of unified positioning solutions for GNSS-challenged environments, announced the availability of the ASR Workbench, a development toolset for the company’s recently released ASR-2300 software-defined radio (SDR) module.…
Hemisphere GNSS Announces Management Changes
Hemisphere GNSS Announces Management Changes – Charles Joseph Named President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors SCOTTSDALE, AZ – JANUARY 3rd, 2014 – HEMISPHERE GNSS, Inc. today announced that Chuck Joseph has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Joseph has also been appointed to the Hemisphere…
Juniper Systems Now Shipping Archer 2
Logan, UT — Juniper Systems has announced that it is now shipping Archer 2™ models to customers. Since the new rugged handheld was announced last month, it has generated widespread interest, generating a surge of orders for the product.
SuperSurv 3.1a for Android Supports High Definition Mobile Devices
Supergeo announced that SuperSurv 3.1a for Android now supports High Definition Mobile Devices.
SmartNet North America Releases New Tools for Improved GNSS Productivity
NORCROSS, GA, – SmartNet North America (www.smartnetna.com), the high-precision, high-availability network RTK correction service, has released a number of new tools to improve GNSS productivity and support, including additional support tools, online Rover Error Logs, and a RINEX Project Tool. With the launch of the new SmartNet Portal last year, SmartNet added a completely new…
3D Laser Scanning with GRP 5000 Video
“Fast, precise and easy 3D laser scanning. Amberg Technologies system solution for absolute (3D) clearance surveying provides unique, comprehensive, 3D environment surveying, track geometry and clearance envelope management.” Professional Land Surveyor Source: AmbergTechnologies
Juniper Systems’ New Rugged Handheld Features 4.3-Inch Touchscreen and Advanced Battery Technology
Logan, UT — Juniper Systems has announced the availability of its much anticipated new rugged handheld, the Archer 2™. With radical improvements over the first generation Archer™, the Archer 2 promises better overall performance with an astonishingly bright display, an extra-long battery life, enhanced GPS capabilities, and rugged IP68 construction. The latest generation handheld incorporates several…
Federal Government Shutdown Shutters NOAA NGS OPUS Website
If you use the Federal Government OPUS website operated by NGS and NOAA, then you may already have discovered that the site is non-functional and have already seen the notice in the image shown here. If you needed OPUS for your land surveying work, but did not realize that the OPUS website has been shuttered,…
CHC Releases LT400HS GNSS Handheld
Shanghai, China – (August 23, 2013) – CHC today announced the availability of the LT400HS a rugged 120-channel GPS+GLONASS Handheld Receiver designed to achieve sub-meter SBAS positioning to centimeter accuracy in RTK networks. The LT400HS is the most cost-effective and powerful GNSS Solution for Survey, Construction and GIS Professionals. The LT400HS is the perfect choice…
Trimble Introduces Ashtech Next Generation High-Performance, High-Accuracy GNSS Module for System Integrators
Trimble Introduces Ashtech Next Generation High-Performance, High-Accuracy GNSS Module for System Integrators WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today the Ashtech MB-One GNSS module. The MB-One delivers highly accurate GNSS-based heading plus pitch or roll in an advanced industry standard form-factor for system integrators. Its embedded Z-Blade™ GNSS technology uses all available GNSS signals equally, without…
ArcPad 10.2 Improves Integration with ArcGIS
Store ArcPad projects and QuickProject templates on ArcGIS Online for sharing with others. August 7, 2013 Redlands, California—Continuing its effort to connect desktop and mobile workflows in a seamless platform, Esri has released ArcPad 10.2. ArcPad is mobile mapping and field data collection software designed for GIS professionals. The new version of ArcPad improves synchronization with…
NGS Announces Release of Geodetic Data from Geoid Slope Validation Survey 2011 (GSVS11)
Between February 2011 and April 2012, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) executed one of the most comprehensive geodetic surveys in its history: the Geoid Slope Validation Survey of 2011 (GSVS11).
Leica Zeno GIS: Simplified Positioning With 3rd Party Applications
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 16 May 2013) – Leica Geosystems’ latest version of Zeno Connect supports the output of local grid coordinates in addition to the already supported output of WGS84 coordinates. The output of local grid coordinates allows Leica Zeno GIS users who have installed a 3rd party GIS application to benefit from Leica Geosystems’ high-precision projection…
Leica GR25 WLAN-Enabled GNSS Reference Server Provides Unique Internet Sharing
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 8 May 2013) – The Leica GR25 GNSS Reference Server has now been enhanced with a standard on-board WLAN module to extend its Ethernet and mobile wireless internet connectivity options. This is accompanied by the new RefWorx on-board firmware v3.00, adding unique internet connection sharing allowing other computers or network devices connected to Ethernet or…
MAPPS Commends Reintroduction of “Map it Once, Use it Many Times” Act in Congress
MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association for private sector geospatial firms, today commended Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) for reintroducing H.R. 1604, the “Map It Once, Use It Many Times” Act on April 17. H.R. 1604 is intended to reform, consolidate, and reorganize federal geospatial activities. Recently, a number of Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports have identified…
Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: How Satellites Work
A wee bit of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity with this older, but interesting, video describes how satellites work: “Geostationary satellites are positioned one-tenth of the way to the moon (about 36,000 km), but how do they stay there? This video shows how satellites stay in orbit.” Watch the Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: How Satellites Work
Leica iCON Introduces New ‘Roading’ Application and Major Productivity Gains with Updated iCONstruct v1.5 Field Software
Leica iCON Introduces New ‘Roading’ Application and Major Productivity Gains with Updated iCONstruct v1.5 Field Software Leica Geosystems has released a new, enhanced version of the iCONstruct field software for its pioneering Leica iCON portfolio of tailor-made positioning and measuring solutions for construction professionals. iCONstruct field v1.5 significantly improves and further optimizes construction workflow efficiency…