CHC at Intergeo 2015 – New Product Announcements

{youtube}lBT5YH0Bwyw{/youtube} Lance Andre, regional sales manager for North America at CHC Navigation, introduces CHC’s new positioning products at INTERGEO 2015, which was held Sept. 15-17 in Stuttgart, Germany.The X20i L1 GPS receiver (repurposed from the X20) now...

Excavator Systems – Working with slopes

Using an excavator system can increase the efficiency of an excavator significantly. To create a slope using one of the Xsite systems is simple, enter a slope and start excavating. In our example below we want to create a surface with a slope of 20% along one axis and...

Grade Laser Setup – Dual Plane Axis Alignment Guide

For lasers without automatic alignment system, follow these steps to correctly align the axis of your laser. This procedure should be followed, even for lasers that have gun sights or sighting scopes as they are never perfectly calibrated to the levelling mechanism of...

Z-BLADE: The Ultimate GNSS Technology

Z-Blade products help to keep surveyors working in challenging environments, and minimize the locations where it’s necessary to employ alternative surveying tools (for example, optical instruments). This unique technology enables surveyors to increase their...

Handheld launches the NAUTIZ X8

[Lidköping, Sweden, September 23, 2014.] Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, today announced the launch of its brand-new NAUTIZ X8 rugged PDA. The NAUTIZ X8 is a handheld computer with superior processing power, screen...

Tips for Working in a Construction Grid

Working along a control line requires knowing the distance between the defining point A and the target P. To orient the theodolite, you’ll need a second point to position the telescope before measuring the distance.The given line and the distance between P and A...

Basic Surveying Tasks How-To With a Total Station

Total stations are used wherever the positions of points or both positions and heights need to be determined. A total station consists of a theodolite with a built-in distance meter and can simultaneously measure angles and distances. Here are four basic tasks you...

Having Trouble With the New File Names in Survey Pro v5?

If you use the Spectra Precision Survey Pro Survey data collection software package and are having trouble with the new file names in version 5 – you’re not alone. The good news is that there is an easy solution.If you recently purchased Survey Pro v5, upgraded...

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