Engineering and Surveying with UAS

DSM and orthophoto mapping are incredibly useful tools for surveying companies in view of internal progress reporting, boundary and topographic surveying, and volume calculation. When opening up new land in coastal areas, it is absolutely necessary for the surroundings to be surveyed continuously. Dredging companies spend a great deal of time and money on conducting terrestrial survey work, often on a large scale. Trimble UAS are the must have systems for topographic surveying in locations that are often remote, difficult or dangerous to access.

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Latest Global Positioning System Satellite Goes Live

By: Justin Ray

Spaceflight Now
9 December 2015

The newest Global Positioning System replenishment satellite went into operation Tuesday night, five weeks 
after ascending to space from Cape Canaveral atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket.

The GPS 2F-11 navigation spacecraft was launched Oct. 31 into a circular orbit 11,000 nautical mile high 
and tilted 55 degrees to the equator.

GPS 2F-11 has assumed Plane E, Slot 2 of the network. The new bird took the place of GPS 2R-10 satellite, 
launched in 2003. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite has outlived its 7.5-year design life and will shift 
to an alternate role within the constellation for its remaining years.

The next satellite in the series, GPS 2F-12, was shipped to Cape Canaveral on Oct. 8 in preparation for 
liftoff on Feb. 3 aboard another Atlas 5.

Boeing has built a dozen Block 2F satellites with improved accuracy, additional signals, better 
anti-jamming and longer design lives for the satellites.

"The GPS 2F satellites play a key role in our modernization effort to provide new space-based capabilities 
for users around the globe and for decades to come," said Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, Space and Missile 
Systems Center commander and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space.

The New Trimble Kenai Rugged Tablet Computer – Built for Big Jobs

No matter how complex the job may be, the Trimble^® Kenai^TM rugged tablet is the right professional tool.

AVAILABLE NOW: the new Trimble Kenai, a fully rugged tablet featuring the Microsoft® Windows® 10 Professional operating system and a large 10.1” display screen that is capable of full-color images even in the brightest sunlight.

The Kenai provides connectivity including Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi and optional 4G LTE dual-mode data cloud-capability. Its hot-swappable battery lets users keep working long after consumer-grade tablets would fail.

For more information visit: trimblemcs.com/kenai

TRIMBLE IS NOW SHIPPING UX5 HP ORDERS

Our first Trimble UX5 HP shipped on December 7th. We look forward to hearing great stories from the field. - Trimble UAS

HOT TIPS FOR FLYING IN THE COLD

Trimble UAS products can be flown in many challenging environmental conditions, however colder temperatures can have an affect some of the components. Learn how to look after your UAS in cold temperatures to keep your bird in the air here.

UPDATED FLIGHT CALCULATOR

Have you used our Flight Calculator? You can calculate the ground sample distance, aera coverage, flight time and number of pictures for all the Trimble UAS systems using our Flight Calculator. Check it out here. 

SEE THE POWER OF HIGH PRECISION AERIAL SURVEYING

On December 9th, we hosted a webinar on the Trimble UX5 HP. If you missed out you can view the webinar here. Also, on December 16th, we hosted a TBC Power Hour webinar to explain how TBC and a Trimble UX5, UX5 HP or ZX5 provide a reliable photogrammetric system to deliver professional grade deliverables - without requiring users to have specialized photogrammetry knowledge or experience. View the webinar here.