SCCS News

  1. We are pleased to introduce the new “Zeno 5” handheld GPS solution. This is aimed at the GIS market.

    The new Zeno 5 is simply the best entry-level GPS handheld in the market, offering a lightweight device with a large display, QWERTY keypad, phone capabilities, a SirfStarIV GPS chip, a super-fast microprocessor, as well as the common Windows Embedded Handheld Operating System making the Zeno 5 the perfect device for a variety of applications for the GIS and data...
  2. What you need to verify and update before installing your Autodesk 2013 software

    Verify the following before installing your Autodesk 2013 software:   From your Start Menu open up your Control Panel and set the “view by:” to either Large or Small icons for the following tasks. Verify that your Operating System is up to date.  You can run "check for updates by going here: Control Panel > All Control Panel Items >...
  3. Revit 2013 and Video Cards

    Revit 2013 and Video CardsI’m playing around a little with Revit 2013 and have been finding an issue with my video card, 3D views, and transparent materials. Any surface that has a transparent material on it (like glass) shows through the model, even if it should be hidden from view: To verify that it was truly transparency and not some...
  4. Geodetic Transformations Models- the 'Grid Look Up Table' for OSTN02 The OSTN02 (2002) national ‘definitive transformation’ is an accurate realization (conversion) between OSGB36 National Grid and ETRS89 (1989) coordinates. To achieve the re-projection, a 7 parameter (3 shifts, 3 rotations and a scale change) transformation is required. The OSTN02 transformation is modeled as a 1km grid of varying parameters which...
  5. Importing ASCII data onto Leica survey equipment

    Importing ASCII data onto Leica survey equipment All Leica Geosystems instruments are able to absorb ASCII data, such as .txt and .csv files. Because the data is space/comma/colon delimited, the kit can break up the information into the correct columns. The standard format is 5 columns – Pt Id / Easting / Northing / Height / Code Ensure that the...

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