Eric Colburn, PLS

Category: GNSS

  • C-Nav Announces New 5cm GNSS Service

    C-Nav Announces New 5cm GNSS Service

    C-Nav Announces New 5cm GNSS Service Lafayette, Louisiana, October 4, 2011 – C-Nav, the premier supplier of international GNSS Precise Point Positioning services is pleased to announce the launch of its improved five-centimeter C-NavC2 GNSS subscription service.  C-NavC2 supports GPS + GLONASS corrections and delivers the most accurate real-time Precise Point Positioning solutions around the world.

  • National Geodetic Survey (NGS) New CORS Coordinates and Absolute Antenna Calibration Pages

    National Geodetic Survey (NGS) New CORS Coordinates and Absolute Antenna Calibration Pages

    National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Releases New CORS Coordinates and Absolute Antenna Calibration Pages NAD83(2011,MA11,PA11) epoch 2010.00 Coordinates On September 6, 2011, NGS updated the National Spatial Reference System NAD 83 (CORS96, MARP00, PACP00) positions and velocities for all CORS sites, to NAD 83 (2011, MA11, PA11). The NAD 83 (2011) frame, which is relative to the…

  • Leica SmartWorx Viva v4.0 for Viva Total Station and Viva GNSS with Exciting New Features

    Leica SmartWorx Viva v4.0 for Viva Total Station and Viva GNSS with Exciting New Features

    Leica SmartWorx Viva v4.0 for Viva Total Station and Viva GNSS with exciting new features 4 October 2011 (Norcross, GA Oct 4, 2011) – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce version 4.0 of the easy-to-use Leica SmartWorx Viva onboard software being available in November 2011. This new version is packed with exciting new features to make…

  • Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software

    Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software

    Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software NUREMBURG, Germany, Sept. 26, 2011 — Spectra Precision introduced today several additions to its growing portfolio of solutions focused on mainstream surveying and construction needs. The announcement was made today at its Worldwide Distribution Conference held in Nuremburg, Germany. The expanded product…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup September 25, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup September 25, 2011

    Updates & Upgrades In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup, I want to explain a few site upgrades in addition to this week’s summary. If you are a regular visitor here, you’ve no doubt noticed a new look. You also might have found some of the site features updated, too. What’s happening, simply is…

  • Javad GNNS Announces LightSquared Compensation and Integration

    Javad GNNS Announces LightSquared Compensation and Integration

    Javad GNSS Forward Looking or Industry Shill? Javad GNSS, Inc. has announced that its GPS receivers can now compensate for and integrate with the controversial LightSquared network. As has been widely reported, the LightSquared network will emit radio interference which may render useless existing GPS receivers, particularly high-precision units typically used by land surveyors. Does…

  • Topcon Announces MR-1 Modular GNSS Receiver

    LIVERMORE, Calif.–Monday, September 19, 2011 Compact, advanced technology, rugged design, simple integration Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces the release of the MR-1, a rugged, compact GNSS modular receiver with advanced technology. “The new MR-1 receiver is a ruggedized GNSS platform that delivers Topcon’s G3 and VISOR™ technologies in a compact and easy to integrate package,”…

  • Hemisphere GPS Announces New S320™ GNSS Survey Solution

    Hemisphere GPS Announces New S320™ GNSS Survey Solution CALGARY, Sept. 12, 2011 /CNW/ – (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS announces today the new S320™ GNSS survey receiver, XF1 data collector and survey software. S320 combines the advanced GNSS receiver performance of Hemisphere GPS’ Eclipse™ II technology, precise geodetic antenna, wireless communication and batteries all in a portable, rugged unit with…

  • Trimble Introduces New Compact OEM GNSS Modules for High-Accuracy Mobile Positioning Applications

    Modules Allow Integrators to Easily Add GNSS Capabilities to Advanced Positioning Products WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced the Trimble® BD910 and BD920 modules to its GNSS OEM portfolio. These small modules feature centimeter-level, Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning capabilities that are ideal for high-precision and control applications. Capable of receiving a wide range of…

  • Trimble Introduces Next Generation GNSS-Inertial OEM Modules for High-Precision Positioning and Orientation

    Embedded GNSS + Inertial Provides Continuous Mobile Positioning for Maximum Performance WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its next generation AP Series of embedded GNSS-Inertial OEM modules plus Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), featuring a high-performance 220 channel multi-frequency GNSS receiver with dual-antenna heading support. Integrators can now harness the latest in GNSS positioning…

  • What if LightSquared is Right about GPS?

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

  • Leica Geosystems Announces Major Trade-In Offer For Leica Viva GNSS RTK Rover System

    Leica Geosystems Announces Major Trade-In Offer For Leica Viva GNSS RTK Rover System (Norcross, Ga., 10, August 2011) – Leica Geosystems recently announced the start of an unprecedented trade-in program: From now through the end of the year, the company is offering new and existing customers $7,600 for any Dual-Frequency GNSS Receiver or Total Station unit…

  • The Truth About GPS: How it Works Video

    Col. David Buckman, Air Force Space Command, talks about GPS, how it works, and modernization. Watch the The Truth About GPS: How it Works Video

  • Testing Shows GPS Interference From Proposed LightSquared Network

    Various reports about recent testing performed to decide whether the proposed LightSquared Network will broadcast harmful interference to GPS say that, in fact, there will be a significant disruption to the GPS system. This potential threat to GPS, that much of the professional land surveying industry and other industries rely upon, is due to a waiver…

  • Trimble Extends its Range of Radios with the Trimble TDL 450H for Surveyors

    New Long-Range Capabilities Available for More Productive Surveys SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 9, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced the Trimble® TDL 450H radio, a long-range solution in the Trimble TDL 450 radio modem series designed to support high-precision Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) surveying applications. Trimble TDL 450H Radio Modem The Trimble TDL 450H is a 2-35 Watt…

  • Topcon GR-5 Satellite Receiver Sets New Standard in Signal Tracking, Job Site Precision

      LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 17, 2011 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces its patented Fence AntennaTM technology and expanded channel support in the new GR-5 GNSS receiver. The GR-5 provides industry-leading tracking sensitivity and multipath rejection in a compact and lightweight package. In 2006, Topcon introduced the GR-3 GNSS receiver, which made the term…

  • JAVAD GNSS Receivers Can Track Chinese Compass (Beidou-2)

    With modified firmware, all JAVAD GNSS receivers can track Chinese COMPASS B1 signal now. This is 6th GNSS system supported by JAVAD GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo (Giove), SBAS, QZSS, COMPASS). Log file, collected on TR_G3TH board in Moscow during weekend, reported up to 26 (!) satellites locked simultaneously see picture below.  Among them:

  • Ashtech Names DigitalGeo GIS Distributor for Portugal

    DigitalGeo, a startup Portuguese GIS distributor, has been selected to represent the Ashtech® GIS product line in Portugal. “We have high expectations for the innovative newly formed DigitalGeo,” said Ashtech EMEA Sales Director, Jean-Marc Ferre. “They have been fast out of the gate, representing industry leaders ESRI®, Digiterra Hungary, Laser Technology Inc. and now Ashtech.”

  • Gatewing X100 Light Unmanned Aircraft Remote Sensing Solution

    This video shows the Gatewing X100, an unmanned aircraft for aerial terrain mapping, in action. So much of the technology we use in land surveying and mapping is bleeding edge, technology gee whiz wonderment, so you’d think that we’ve seen it all and there’s nothing left to knock our socks off – And then comes…

  • Topcon Announces RTP-300 for High-Speed Surface Profiling

    LIVERMORE, Calif. – January 17, 2011 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) new RTP-300 Real Time Profiler collects surface data at speeds up to 65 miles per hour (105 km/hr) and creates an exact model of the existing surface. The RTP-300’s data collection system includes a Topcon GNSS dual-constellation satellite receiver system, three laser profilers, wheel…