For the majority of England and Wales, the errors caused by the tropospheric effects and height variations between OS Net sites and your Network RTK rover position are generally well modelled by Network RTK providers (SmartNet). However, where these height differences increase (e.g. Snowdonia, Lake District and Scottish highlands) as illustrated below, it is recommended that the window averaging procedures...
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PIN Code theft protection for 1200 & Viva instruments
The past 18months has seen a significant growth in the theft of survey instruments, particularly unattended Total-Stations. The TSA LinkedIn group has been very successful in highlighting thefts and methods to avoid such situations. http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=2300386&type=member&item=132438482&qid=e7dcdee4-6317-4333-86b2-f7949bbfd689&trk=group_most_popular-0-b-ttl&goback=%2Egmp_2300386 For inner-city work, or urban sites without perimeter hoarding, SCCS advise the use of security PIN codes for kit. For TPS1200+ “Enter Security PIN Code”... -
Leica Cyclone Version 7.4.1
Leica Cyclone Version 7.4.1 Leica HDS Software team is announcing the immediate availability of Leica Cyclone 7.4.1. Major features: Tilt information from the HDS7000 will now be properly imported into Cyclone Improvements: This release supports the import of Faro V5 Data This release fixes and issue for floating licenses. There were some reports of slow response times... -
Crossrail & Bentley Launch BIM Academy
Client Crossrail and software firm Bentley have launched the UK’s first dedicated Building Information Modelling (Bim) academy today. The academy aims to make the Bentley Bim technology suite available across the project supply chain and hopes to drive innovation from industry directly into future software developments. Crossrail chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme said Bim has not been used at this scale... -
Webinar: How 3D Data will Impact the Future of Plant Design and Operation
Date:September 6, 2012 13:00 - 14:00 UTC 9:00am New York │14.00 London │23.00 Sydney Sponsored by: The SPAR team joins with Fiatech and plant operators to discuss how the revolution in 3D data capture is driving efficiencies in plant design and operation, what new workflows will emerge, what challenges will present themselves, and the best ways to capitalize on these...