New GPS IIF-5 satellite launched 2-20-14

New GPS IIF-5 satellite launched 2-20-14 Watch the launch here via Channel 9 Orlando news More details via GPS World website GPS IIF-5 will replace the aging spacecraft known as GPS IIA-28 in Plane A, Slot 3 of the constellation.The...

Geo 7 Laser Rangefinder Calibration and Tips for proper use

Geo 7 Laser Rangefinder Calibration and Tips for proper use   The Geo 7x Laser Rangefinder doesn’t come Fully calibrated from the factory. **We may have done a “Fast Calibration” before shipping out every Geo 7x and Laser Rangefinder.  However...

Happy 20th Birthday American GPS

Happy 20th Birthday American GPS   See the article about the 20th Birthday/Anniversary of the American GPS Constellation fully operational: NGS – GPS 20th Birthday GPS is actually older than 20 years (first GPS satellite launched in late 1970’s) but...

20 years of GPS!

This is from the NGS CORS Newsletter…. 20th Anniversary of Initial Operational Capability of the GPS Constellation GPS Directorate Press Release 14 January 2014   The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate celebrated the 20th Anniversary of achieving...

Manually creating Waypoints in GPS Pathfinder Office “Part 2”

Manually creating Waypoints in GPS Pathfinder Office “Part 2” If you would like to create Waypoints manually this is possible in both GPS Pathfinder Office and TerraSync.  This is a follow-up blog to Creating Waypoints from GPS Pathfinder Office Map...

Trimble adds new features to the R10 GNSS Receiver

Trimble Enhances its Flagship GNSS Surveying Solution with Tilt-Compensation Technology Trimble R10 GNSS System Also Adds CenterPoint RTX Correction Service Support and Field and Office Software Updates ESSEN, Germany, Oct. 8, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced...