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Leica Geosystems announces PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) v7.0

Leica Geosystems has announced v7.0 of its class-leading PaveSmart 3D (LMGS-S) machine control system for concrete paving applications. With v7.0, LMGS-S now additionally supports Guntert & Zimmerman (G&Z) S600, S850 and S1500 mainline concrete pavers. 3D machine control solutions are also available for G&Z’s PS1200 placer spreader.

www.leica-geosystems.com

Leica Geosystems announces a major update to Cyclone II

Leica Geosystems has announced a major update to Cyclone II TOPO, version 2.0 at SPAR 2011 International conference from 21 to 24 March. The new version automates the previously time-consuming process of creating accurate ground surfaces (TINs or meshes) from rich High-Definition Survey™ (HDS™) point clouds. Now, users can create these surfaces in minutes instead of hours or even days.

www.leica-geosystems.com/hds

Leica Geosystems announces new HDS7000 Ultra High-Speed, Phase Scanner

Leica Geosystems has announced the HDS7000, a new phase-based laser scanner that lets users take advantage of ultra-high speed scanning for more as-built survey applications on more sites. The HDS7000 features key enhancements over its predecessor thanks to its rugged design, excellent environmental specs, and low-noise data.

www.leica-geosystems.com/HDS7000

Maptek engages PT Globecon Indonesia as local Vulcan representative

Maptek has announced an agreement with PT Globecon Indonesia (PTGI) to promote Maptek™ Vulcan™ geological modelling and mine planning software in Indonesia. PTGI will sell Vulcan to the Indonesian mining market, as well as offer technical support, training and consulting for Vulcan users through its offices in Jakarta and Balikpapan.

www.maptek.com

Bentley launches New iWare Apps Site

Bentley Systems has announced the launch of its iWare Apps site at www.bentley.com/iware. The new site provides fast and easy access to Bentley’s no-cost iWare Apps for enhanced interoperability, along with links to free training in their use and in-depth reference documentation. It also provides iWare Links to additional no-cost apps developed by other organizations that also facilitate interoperability.

Bentley Advances Sustainable Licensing Through Portfolio Balancing

Bentley Systems has introduced, during its first Annual Corporate Update conference call, an innovative new “sustainable licensing” business model based on annual Portfolio Balancing. With this industry milestone, users no longer need to settle for software investments that depreciate in value due to changing technology, project mix, or operations needs. Through Portfolio Balancing, new purchasers of Bentley product licenses, along with existing Bentley SELECT subscribers, can annually exchange underutilized Bentley software for software of equal value (based on current list price) that meets existing or upcoming needs.

www.bentley.com/500.

Bentley acquires SACS

Bentley Systems has announced that it has acquired the SACS business from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. SACS is an integrated finite element structural analysis suite of programs that uniquely provides for the design, fabrication, installation, operations, and maintenance of offshore structures, including oil platforms and wind farms.

www.bentley.com/SACS.

Geneq Introduces Ultra-Small SXBlue GPS L1/L2 RTK Receiver

Geneq has announced an ultra-small SXBlue GPS L1/L2 dual frequency GPS RTK receiver for high accuracy positioning. One of the smallest dual frequency RTK GPS receivers in the world, weighing only 268g (~1/2 lb) and having dimensions of 11.26cm x 8.54cm x 3.53cm (4.43” x 3.36” x 1.39”), the SXBlue L1/L2 GPS is designed to be mounted on vehicles and use the vehicle power for machine control applications such as agriculture, mining, construction and other high-precision applications.
With a long-range Class 1 Bluetooth implementation capable of distances of up to 100 meters (300 feet) and RS-232 interface port, the SXBlue L1/L2 GPS is ideally suited for vehicle mounting in a variety of configurations and being controlled from a PDA, tablet, or notebook computer.

www.sxbluegps.com.

Timing for 4G networks

The TimeProvider 1500 is optimized to enable rapid deployment of 4G/LTE networks. It is a packet-based primary reference source (PRS), providing ubiquitous and continuous access to PRS quality reference sources for operators. The TP1500 is a packet-based synchronization system that delivers a PRS-quality clock without requiring a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna installation.

Until now, the only way to achieve traceable stratum-1 PRS network synchronization was to install costly GPS antennas or Cesium clocks, Symmetricom said. TimeProvider 1500 provides a stratum -1 alternative by combining the power of Symmetricom’s Rubidium oscillators and its advanced IEEE1588 soft clock algorithms to deliver stratum-1 synchronization without requiring GPS antennas or Cesium clocks.

JAVAD GNSS TRIUMPH-VS Tracks Galileo E5 altBOC Signal

Truimph-VS receiver has the option to track E5A, E5B and E5altBOC signals now.These 3 signals may be tracked independently, but as expected, E5 altBOC combination shows great multipath reduction compared with separate E5A or E5B signals. Javad’s superior multipath reduction (MPR) technique makes it almost perfect.

Six plots in this graph show three signals, each with and without JAVAD’s multipath reduction feature.


This plot zooms in the area of 30 degree elevation mask, where huge multipath existed due to a nearby metal roof.

 

PCI Geomatics to implement a high speed GXL system

PCI Geomatics has been awarded a contract for $520,000 (CAD) through the Canadian Space Agency’s Earth Observation Applications Development Program (EOADP). The contract is based upon its GeoImaging Accelerator (GXL) product having two main objectives. The first is in assisting Parks Canada in meeting its Ecological Integrity initiatives as mandated under the New Parks Act of 2002. The second objective is developing methodologies, systems, and products for Parks Canada and Environment Canada to increase their utilization of RADARSAT-2 data to transition its usage into Government of Canada operations and to support the RADARSAT-2 user community at large.

OSM-3D as Virtual Globe

The interactive 3D web application has grown siginificantly from its original German coverage and covers now most European countries on a virtual globe. The virtual “osm.globe” combines the free geodata from OpenStreetMap (OSM) with DEMs offering a global interactive 3D experience made completely from free or crowdsoured geodata. OSM offers far more than only street data. The database currently stores about 30 million buildings for Europe. The 3D globe (XNavigator) developed mainly by Arne Schilling from the GIScience Resarch Group at the University of Heidelberg features a physical simulated atmosphere, simulation of daytime or additional new functionalities like the possibility to simulate flights following GPS-Tracks (GPX) provided by users.

Blue Marble’s GeoCalc Engine Supports Time Stamped Coordinate Ref Frames

Blue Marble Geographics released GeoCalc 6.4.5 coordinate transformation library and toolkit. One of the major enhancements of this release supports time stamped coordinate reference frames, which are critical for highly accurate mapping in areas of the earth where there is tectonic shifting and movement of the earth’s crust. It can be used alone or it can be part of Blue Marble’s developer tool kit, GeoCore 2.0.

AAM plays lead role in Australian Disaster Planning

Over the past three months, AAM has played a vital role in responding to natural disaster events in Australia. It has worked closely with Governments of Queensland and Victoria, as well as Brisbane City Council in pre and post disaster response for the Brisbane and Victorian floods. More recently, the Queensland State Government have enlisted AAM’s help in creating an online record of the devastation and reconstruction generated by the floods and Cyclone Yasi in their new website for the Queensland Reconstruction Authority: www.qldreconstruction.org.au. The website will feature aerial imagery of the devastation across Queensland and will be used as a critical tool for the public in future natural disasters.

Esri assists Japan earthquake and tsunami response

In response to the devastating Japan earthquake and tsunami, Esri is providing assistance to a myriad of organizations involved in the disaster response. The company is working closely with both domestic and international agencies to provide on-site personnel, GIS software expertise, and project services. Esri is also providing organizations with software, data, imagery, and technical support.

Topcon introduces new GNSS receiver

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces its patented Fence Antenna 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.

 

SF-3040 STARFIRE™/RTK GNSS pole-mount receiver

NavCom Technology has released of the SF-3040 pole-mount receiver that features StarFire/RTK GNSS capabilities. Steven Wilson, NavCom’s GNSS Products Business Manager highlights the key features of SF-3040 to Coordinates:

Please summarize briefly about key features of SF-3040.

• RTK base or rover with RTK Extend™ enhanced performance

• The SF-3040’s Ultra RTK™ and RTK Extend capability, powered by StarFire™, assure traditional high accuracy RTK positioning over long baseline lengths even during radio outages saving users valuable time and effort. Ultra RTK provides RTK-level accuracy up to 40km away from a base station and RTK Extend allows for continuous RTK positioning during radio outages by allowing StarFire™ to take over when the RTK radio communication signal is blocked or out of range.

• Built-in StarFire receiver

• The first of its kind, this global satellite-based augmentation system (GSBAS) provides the SF-3040 with decimeter positioning accuracy on a worldwide basis without the need for a base station allowing users to roam freely while maintaining the most precise positioning information.

• GNSS Performance

• Powered by the Sapphire™ Integrated StarFire/RTK GNSS Engine, the SF-3040 offers 66 channel “All-in-view” tracking with the required flexibility to track all civilian GNSS (GPS, GLONASS & Galileo) and SBAS signals including StarFire.

What are different applications SF-3040 best suited for?

The SF-3040 is recommended for Surveying & Mapping applications. With its all on the pole morphology that includes dual hot swappable batteries, internal 1 watt UHF radio, removable SD card and highly competitive RTK performance the SF-3040 is an ideal choice to form the core of an advanced land survey system.

Could you please tell us briefly about Sapphire GNSS engine?

NavCom’s next generation integrated StarFire/RTK GNSS engine provides 66 channel tracking, including multi-constellation support for GPS, GLONASS and Galileo. It also provides patented interference rejection and anti-jamming capabilities.
Integrated StarFire decimeter global accuracy makes Sapphire ideal for applications in high accuracy surveying to control and guidance of mobile platforms. The compact form factor offers durability and reliability for your precise positioning system integration.
Offering the “freedom to choose,” Sapphire is software upgradeable, allowing users to transform the engine from a single frequency receiver to multi-frequency and anything in between with software optioning alone saving users the expense of purchasing new hardware. This flexible framework makes Sapphire ideal for any application.

When do you start shipping SF-3040?

NavCom’s SF-3040 is available for order today from NavCom’s dealer network. Units will ship 30 days ARO.

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