Where to download the Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office and Trimble TerraSync? Both the Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office and Trimble TerraSync software's were "Retired" from production and resale effective September 2022. You can still download and use them if you have a valid installation code from this website: Trimble Discontinued Products and Support Documents We [...]
How to create a System report on your Trimble GPS device If you are trying to trouble shoot your GPS unit and need to email a "System Report" to your Trimble Dealer below describes the creation process of the "System Report" for most of the Trimble MGIS hardware. The "System Report" can help you and [...]
City of Madison, WI Engineering base station has both GPS and Glonass If you collect GPS and Glonass data near Madison, WI you now have a base station that can differentially correct against both satellite constellation's. If your GPS unit is Glonass enabled or Floodlight enabled then you can take advantage of base station that records [...]
"Windows 7 Not Genuine" message on a Trimble Yuma 2 If you see these or similar error messages below find your Microsoft Product Key and re-enter it. "Windows is not genuine." "This copy of Windows is not genuine." "Your computer may be running a counterfeit copy of Windows." Locate your Windows 7 Product Key [...]
Coordinate Systems and Datum Transformations with Trimble Positions in a ArcPad or ArcGIS Mobile workflow Here is a good blog post by the Trimble Positions Development team. This blog post summarizes how and where datum transformations are used in a Trimble Positions workflow. Click here to learn more: Coordinate Systems and Datum Transformations for Trimble Positions
Missouri DOT "MODOT" base stations now have GLONASS data available in the Trimble Base Station List You can now Differential Correct GNSS data "GPS and GLONASS" via the MODOT/CORS base stations. This is supported in Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office and Trimble Positions Desktop Add-in. Update your Trimble Base List before your next Differential Correction [...]
Configuring the Geo 7X Laser Rangefinder in Esri ArcPad 10.2 After Calibration of the Laser/Camera and the Sensors on the Geo 7x here is a guide to configuring the Geo 7x to work with ArcPad 10.2 - See previous Geo 7X blog: Geo 7 Laser Rangefinder Calibration and Tips for proper use. TRIMBLE GEO [...]
GPS/GNSS 101,TerraSync and GPS Pathfinder Office "How To..." videos and other resources There is a GPS and GNSS 101 interactive video via the Trimble Learning Center On this website you can Create a Username and password. Then click on "Web-Based" class. Then fill in the "Keyword search" parameters in the middle of the page. Type in [...]
New GPS IIF-5 satellite launched 2-20-14 Watch the launch here via Channel 9 Orlando news More details via GPS World website GPS IIF-5 will replace the aging spacecraft known as GPS IIA-28 in Plane A, Slot 3 of the constellation.The GPS IIA-28 satellite was launched aboard Delta 249 on November 5, 1997, as the final [...]
Geo 7 Laser Rangefinder Calibration and Tips for proper use The Geo 7x Laser Rangefinder doesn't come Fully calibrated from the factory. **We may have done a "Fast Calibration" before shipping out every Geo 7x and Laser Rangefinder. However it is recommended to perform a "FULL Calibration" before first use of the Geo 7x [...]