Our support site is updated constantly with useful information. The support site will help you solve many common issues you may have with your equipment or software. If you would like to request a tutorial be made, please click here.
CSDS Thanks you for your continued support, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email or call us.
Recently, CSDS technical support representatives have been receiving numerous calls regarding MiFi's and WiFi connections to a variety of Trimble products. After researching these issues further, we have identified several items that can commonly cause interference with Trimble devices. They include:
Our support site is updated constantly with useful information. The support site will help you solve many common issues you may have with your equipment or software. If you would like to request a tutorial be made, please click here.
CSDS Thanks you for your continued support, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email or call us.
CSDS customer Hermann Fritz, a researcher from Georgia Tech University, is working alongside a team of 200 experts from the Tokyo University of Marine Science to figure out the devastating power of tsunami waves.
Using sophisticated measuring and recording devices, like the Trimble GeoExplorer 6000 series and the Contour XLRic Laser Rangefinder, they've already learned alot about the killer tsunami that hit Japan. They are hopeful their findings will lead to the design of new defenses to help the Japanese and others avoid disaster in the future.
California Surveying & Drafting Supply (CSDS) and Trimble Building Construction are pleased to announce the release of Trimble Field Link for Structures. This exciting field layout solution was designed to leverage the power of the Trimble Tablet Rugged PC to enhance the efficiency and productivity of field layout. It will help to extend the BIM to field workflow for contractors by offering task-based workflows, customizable views, field level reporting and a new user interface to optimize the power of 3D job files in the field.
Features include:
Task based layout routines with user defined point lists.
Expandable detail pane for improved point information during layout
Daily Layout Summary for accurate layout productivity metrics
Field reports to quickly and accurately report field issues and conflicts to ensure timely resolution
3D Model viewer to visualize models in the field and more accurately build to design
View a short video on Trimble Field Link for Structures below
CSDS Certified Trimble Trainer, Brent Wimmer, will present a session entitled Mobile GIS at the 17th Annual California GIS Conference. The 1 1/2 hour presentation will cover:
how to integrate digital photos into your workflow using ESRI ArcPad and/or Trimble TerraSync
using Trimble TrimPix to integrate a digital camera into your field data collection workflow
the integrated camera capabilities of the new Trimble Geo 6000 Series
utilizing the Trimble Yuma rugged tablet computer to conduct inspections, collect information, capture geo-tagged photos and more
Brent's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 29, from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Salon D2 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Fresno, California. For more information on the Cal GIS Conference and a complete schedule of events, please visit: www.calgis.org
Changes in technology are forcing land surveyors to adapt and rebrand themselves to manage the technological shift and take advantage of new job opportunities. Are you prepared to rise to this challenge? Click on the link below to read Houston Neal's article "Automation of Surveying Creates Disruption and Opportunities" on the Software Advice blog and let us know how you feel about the changing role of surveyors.
Changes in technology are forcing land surveyors to adapt and rebrand themselves to manage the technological shift and take advantage of new job opportunities. Are you prepared to rise to this challenge? Click on the link below to read Houston Neal's article "Automation of Surveying Creates Disruption and Opportunities" and let us know how you feel about the changing role of surveyors.
Trimble Access v1.8.0 has just been released and is now available for download and installation using the Trimble Installation Manager. The Trimble Access Installation Manager installs the application updates and licenses you purchased for your controller. It also updates your Trimble office software so that it can communicate with the updates being installed to the controller.
If you would like to receive information on how to download the Trimble Access Installation Manager, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to install it and update your Trimble Access applications and licenses, please click here to provide us with your contact information and the CSDS Survey Support team will email you written instructions and a link to download the Trimble Access Installation Manager.
Please note: This process requires an Internet connection to access the files to install.
If you have installed the Installation Manager before, you do not need to reinstall it because it updates itself automatically if required.