Trimble Launches VRS Now Service in New Mexico

Accurate and Reliable Centimeter-Level GNSS Performance for Geospatial Professionals





Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the launch of Trimble® VRS Now™ correction service in New Mexico. The commercial subscription service provides surveyors, civil engineers and geospatial professionals in the region with instant access to Real-time Kinematic (RTK) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) corrections without the need for a base station.

Using both the GPS and GLONASS constellations, the Trimble service delivers centimeter-level RTK corrections customized for each GNSS receiver's location anywhere in the network via cellular communications. The Trimble VRS Now service supplies accurate, reliable and easy-to-use GNSS positioning for a variety of applications including surveying, urban planning, urban and rural construction, environmental monitoring, resource and territory management, disaster prevention and relief and scientific research.

“As we continue to expand our VRS Now network infrastructure throughout the U.S., users in New Mexico now have increased reliability from both GPS and GLONASS corrections to enhance their work,” said Lisa Wetherbee, business area director of Trimble’s Positioning Services Division. “Our suite of correction services offers a variety of performance options, designed to meet the different requirements and budgets of our customers. VRS Now in New Mexico delivers centimeter-level accuracy to a wide range of industry professionals.”

Service in New Mexico is a continuation of Trimble’s focus on providing solutions that enable customers to increase productivity by simplifying access to high-precision positioning around the world. Similar VRS Now services are operating in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Oregon and parts of Europe and Australia.

About Trimble VRS Now

Trimble VRS Now offers instant access to centimeter-level positioning tailored to the users’ geographic location; the service is always on wherever and whenever they need it within the network coverage area. With no base station or setup required, it is cost effective, efficient and simple to use. VRS Now provides positioning professionals with instant access to Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) and Post-Processing (PP) corrections utilizing a network of permanent (fixed) continuously operating reference stations (CORS). Trimble VRS Now can deliver an initialization time of less than 1 minute, enabling work to begin quickly. Professional management and monitoring 24/7 by a global operations team provides peak performance and high reliability.

Availability

Trimble VRS Now New Mexico subscriptions are available now through Trimble’s Authorized Business Partners or Trimble’s online store at: tpsstore.trimble.com. To learn more, go to: www.trimble.com/positioning-services.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.

For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.



Contact:

Trimble Navigation,
935 Stewart Drive,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
United States

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SP80 Bests GNSS Competitors in Rainforests of Southern Chile

In the temperate rainforest of the Los Lagos Region of Southern Chile, where rainfall annually exceeds 1,500 mm and two thirds of the days are rainy, the dense forest canopy is a huge challenge for GNSS receivers. One survey firm, Motivazion, headquartered in Puerto Montt, a port city just below the rainforests, makes its living surveying under the densely canopied forest and rugged terrain. Motivazion works principally for hydropower development companies, surveying contours, cross sections, longitudinal profiles, as well as staking out proposed facilities. In an effort to ensure it was using the best GNSS receivers for the conditions, Motivazion recently conducted field tests to determine just which brand excelled.

Field tests were conducted in the nearby Lake Rupanco area near a small town of the same name. A light rain fell at all times during the two-day test. The test routine consisted of surveying a total of 21 points in two days. Results were compared to points established by a total station. Base stations were set up in a small area cleared for the purpose and the rovers moved from point to point under the canopy. The SP80 achieved fixed solutions in less than three minutes 95 percent of the time.

Internet: www.spectraprecision.com

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SuperPad 3.3 Update

An updated version for SuperPad 3.3 has been released. With the effort of Supergeo R&D team, both the usability and reliability had been raised and now fit with more useful functions for solid field works.

SuperPad 3.3 is a full-function mobile GIS application which contains the powerful and complete GIS functions as well as a superior price-performance ratio, helping field-based users to collect, edit, display and measure spatial data with a reasonable budget. Its highly flexible development environment and diversified extensions also enable users to create ideal platforms and meet more demands of diverse tasks. Moreover, SuperPad now integrates with the latest cloud technology which allows data synchronization between mobile platform and enterprises’ server, significantly improving the efficiency of field works.

It is rather remarkable that the NTRIP extension within SuperPad 3.3 allows users to apply NTRIP Caster service like virtual reference station (VRS) RTK service provider or private station services for getting much precise field data. Besides, the built-in command lines widely supported mainstream GNSS modules, including U-Blox, Hemisphere and Novatel, also helpful for saving time in configuration and command giving. To make better use of the field data, the new SuperPad allows users to edit the Z value in geometry of all the feature layers, and automatically records the observation height while collecting data via GNSS. In addition, the Online Map Tool now allows users to overlay the Bing Map through much easier steps. Furthermore, the STC cache map format supporting function is enhanced as well and ready to meet all the basemap demands from field workers.

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