Category: GNSS
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CHC Introduces New Cost-Effective GNSS X900 Receiver
CHC introduces new cost-effective GNSS receiver : X900 Shanghai, China – (December 19th, 2011) – CHC today announced the availability of X900 GNSS receiver bringing extremely affordable and reliable GPS+GLONASS real-time centimeter level solution to surveyors without the conventional cost associated with GNSS solutions. The X900 GNSS combines field proven 72 channels GPS+GLONASS technology and…
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LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS
LightSquared Video Claims Independent Tests Validate Coexistence with GPS There are, some say, two sides to every story…. I say, sometimes one side is even correct. Often, the real question is not the correctness of each combatant, but rather: Who will pay the price when the dust settles after the war is over? In the…
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Response to LightSquared Briefing Held Today on GPS Testing
Response to LightSquared Briefing Held Today on GPS Testing The following statement in response to a briefing held today by LightSquared can be attributed to Jim Kirkland, Vice President and General Counsel of Trimble, a founding member of the Coalition to Save Our GPS. “We look forward to studying the new test results announced today. It’s important…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 27, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Update 1 Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 20, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-20 Leica Viva GNSS Video Geographic and Land Information Society Board Votes to Continue GLIS as a Separate Organization Trimble Offers Custom Topographic, Aerial and Hybrid Map Prints…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 20, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-20 Leica Viva GNSS Video Geographic and Land Information Society Board Votes to Continue GLIS as a Separate Organization Trimble Offers Custom Topographic, Aerial and Hybrid Map Prints Esri Press Book Presents Latest Crime Mapping and Analysis Methods NSPS and ACSM Action…
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Leica Viva GNSS Video
Leica Viva GNSS Solutions “Leica Viva GNSS is a complete range of versatile GNSS solutions for you. From completely integrated, to totally modular solutions; Viva GNSS provides a system to master all of your tasks.” Professional Land Surveyor Source: Leica Viva GNSS Watch the Leica Viva GNSS Video
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 13, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-13 Knowing Your Numbers-How to Develop Project Metrics for Your Land Surveying Company Leica Viva – SmartWorx Viva – Image Notes Video Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites House Small Business Committee Ask the FCC to Halt Waiver on LightSquared Proposal Javad Ashjaee, GPS Pioneer and JAVAD Founder, Admits to GPS…
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New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment
New Jersey, New York Metro Architects, Engineers and Surveyors Access Expert Service and Quality Equipment at New TigerSupplies Showroom IRVINGTON, N.J., Nov. 3, 2011 — TigerSupplies.com (http://www.tigersupplies.com), the leading online resource for high-quality architectural, engineering and survey equipment, has brought its unparalleled expert service to main street with the recent opening of a brand-new showroom.…
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Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites
A Soyuz rocket has lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe’s space base in South America, carrying the first two satellites in the Galileo geopositioning system. The launch — the first by the veteran rocket beyond Russia’s historic bases at Plesetsk and Baikonur — is part of a commercial deal struck in 2003 to…
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House Small Business Committee Ask the FCC to Halt Waiver on LightSquared Proposal
Committee Members Ask the FCC to Halt Waiver on LightSquared Proposal Until Federal Tests Reveal No GPS Interference “LightSquared’s waiver should not be approved until federal tests reveal there will be no interference and unexpected consequences for small businesses.” Washington, Oct 28 – WASHINGTON— House Small Business Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today along with eight members…
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Javad Ashjaee, GPS Pioneer and JAVAD Founder, Admits to GPS Design Flaws
Javad Ashjaee, GPS Pioneer and JAVAD Founder, Admits to GPS Design Flaws The LightSquared verses GPS battle, which has transcended the technical battlefield spilling over into the Presidential political front lines, has recently led to disturbing revelations. Most significant, Javad Ashjaee, GPS pioneer, JAVAD founder and CEO, admitted to GPS manufacturers’ design flaws. In this…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 30, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-30 Atlas Machinery Supply Ltd. Expands into the Construction Market with Leica Geosystems Canada Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 23, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-23 NASA and Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth Gatewing X100…
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Carlson SurvCE Data Collection Software Now Available with Leica Viva CS10 and CS15
Carlson SurvCE Data Collection Software Now Available with the Leica Viva (Norcrosss, GA October 2011) All versions of Carlson SurvCE 2.56 and later now have updated drivers and feature sets available to work on the Leica CS10 and CS15, Field Controllers. “We think this will be a very popular combination,” says Bruce Carlson, president of…
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LightSquared Shows Filtering Technology
RESTON, Va. – October 13, 2011 – LightSquared, a wholesale carrier building a nationwide wireless broadband network that will create consumer choice and drive industry innovation, has collaborated with several high-tech companies to develop solutions to the GPS interference issue. Despite claims by GPS device manufacturers that a solution would take ten years and billions of…
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Topcon GR-5 Product Video
GR-5 Features: 216 Universal Tracking Channels G3 Tracking Technology (GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO) Advanced Fence Antenna™ Technology – Unsurpassed tracking and performance Sophisticated, High Accuracy RTK technology with position updates up to 100Hz Integrated Dual Communication System with multiple Radio and Cellular combinations 32GB SDHC storage support Dual hot-swappable batteries “One look at the new GR-5, and you…
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LightSquared – Part Two Video on The Communicators
On The Communicators, the second part of our look at LightSquared, a company building a national wireless broadband network. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee and Jim Kirkland, founding member of the Coalition to Save our GPS are critical of LightSquared’s goals and business practices. Also joining the discussion…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 9, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-09 Knowing Your Numbers-Project Metrics for Your Land Surveying Company LightSquared CEO on The Communicators Senator Chuck Grassley Continues to Pursue Information on LightSquared, Agency Interaction Elgin & Knowles-The U.S. Public Land Survey System (PLSS) for Arkansas Reference Book and Manual New…
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LightSquared CEO on The Communicators
On a special hour-long The Communicators, Sanjiv Ahuja, CEO of LightSquared, discusses the company’s effort to build a $14 billion high-speed wireless network and concerns that its network might interfere with GPS global positioning equipment, including some used by the military. Sanjiv Ahuja wrote a full-page letter to the American public published in some newspapers…
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Senator Chuck Grassley Continues to Pursue Information on LightSquared, Agency Interaction
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa continues to seek answers regarding the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its dealings with the firm, LightSquared. This week, Grassley wrote separate letters to the top investor in and the chief executive of the company, seeking materials that would shed light on why the agency has allowed the…