Custom Category: Positioning Services

Best Practices for Real Time GNSS Network Administration Webinar

Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET Click here to view the agenda. This webinar will cover the following topics: Recap of July 31, 2013, NGS-hosted RTN webinar highlights including select Q&A. Use of GPS supplemental radio signals in Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services Special Committee-104 format (RTCM), including discussion of degradation due

Height Modernization Eastern States Regional Webinar

Height Modernization Eastern States Regional Webinar Tuesday, March 4, 2014 1:00 – 5:00 pm ET Click here to view the agenda. This webinar will cover the following topics: Basic information about the National Geodetic Survey’s National Height Modernization Program, and supporting services such as the Online Positioning User Service (OPUS), and future plans for a new

Important Information About Pathfinder Office Post-Processing Problems

From NEI Training and Technical Support Manager Eric Bock: Earlier today we became aware of a problem downloading CORS base station data from the NGS/NOAA servers through Trimble Positions Desktop add-in.  At the beginning of post processing, you will see error messages for the failed downloads.  We are currently investigating the issue but it appears

Latest GNSS firmware now has automatic radio FW upgrading

Trimble has added new functionality to our GNSS receiver firmware for the current Trimble R10/R10LT and Trimble R8s. The latest firmware version (v5.03, released June 2015) and later, automatically checks if new radio firmware is required when loading receiver firmware. Note the affected receiver part number table below.

New Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 4.90 Update

New Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 4.90 Update This firmware version includes improvements to the survey receiver firmware. For best results users should upgrade to Trimble Access version 2014.12 or later. Supported GNSS receivers: if you have any Trimble R10, R10 LT, R8 models 4 & 3, R6 models 4 & 3, R4 models 3

New Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 4.91 (Sept 2014 – Corrected)

New Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 4.91 (Sept 2014 – Corrected) New Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 4.91 Update This firmware version includes improvements to the survey receiver firmware. For best results users should upgrade to Trimble Access version 2014.10 or later. Supported GNSS receivers: if you have any Trimble R10, R10 LT, R8 models

Special note on July 1, 2015 leap second

Trimble has made every effort to ensure our receivers will work seamlessly through the addition of one leap second on July 1, 2015. Our current firmware fully supports the introduction of a leap second on July 1, 2015.

THE EVER MOVING DATUM, EVER CHANGING EARTH CONUNDRUM

Being “star” based, one of the many things GPS has reinforced is the fact that the physical Earth is a dynamic structure, continually changing shape and dimension over time.  This means of course that any given measurements of the Earth must be considered not in three dimensions (XYZ) but in four (XYZ and Time).  Since

Trimble Debuts New Rapid Positioning System to Simplify Layout for Building Contractors

Trimble Debuts New Rapid Positioning System to Simplify Layout for Building Contractors MUNICH, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® Rapid Positioning System, a simplified layout solution for building construction professionals. The Trimble Rapid Positioning System includes the Trimble RPT600 Layout Station to layout points and capture as-built measurements and Trimble Field Link 2D software running

Trimble Survey GNSS Firmware Version 5.01 (April 2015)

This firmware version includes improvements to the Survey Receiver firmware.
NOTE: For best results, users should upgrade to Trimble Access 2014.20 or later when using Receiver Firmware version 5.01.