On Point - The CSDS Blog

Introducing Trimble TerraFlex and Terra Office v2024.20

The new TerraFlex and Terra Office v2024.20 versions are now available to download. The main feature in these releases is the introduction of the new Local Project workflow, enabling users to capture data with TerraFlex without data synchronizing to the Trimble Cloud, and export data from their field device.

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Trimble and Radiodetection: Simplified Utility Mapping with Survey-Grade Accuracy

Trimble and Radiodetection recently announced a collaboration to improve the technology used in the utility measurement and mapping process. Through the integration of the Trimble® Catalyst™ DA2 GNSS system and Radiodetection’s RD Map™+ application and precision locator products, the software and hardware integration streamlines utility-locating workflows to provide high-accuracy measurement capabilities for the creation of underground utility maps in a single field operation.

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How Planview USL Leveraged the Trimble MX50 for Project Efficiency

Planview Utility Services Ltd., with Canadian offices in Markham, Ottawa, and London, Ontario, provides engineering services, GIS and mapping services, subsurface utility engineering and asset management services to some of the largest utilities and municipalities in Ontario, including several of the ISPs participating in the AHSIP.

Using a Trimble MX50 mobile mapping system, Planview USL has collected more than 18,000 kilometers of comprehensive point clouds and imagery to build a land base used to design the fiber network for underserved rural communities. The success of the project relies on careful pre planning to identify potential infrastructure gaps (such as inadequate telephone poles and underground conduits) and difficult terrain, and schedule work within the time constraints of a short construction season.

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Kidston Pumped Hydro Project

An innovative project success story from Trimble Authorized Distributor UPG that involves the world-first conversion of a disused gold mine into a pumped storage hydroelectric power generation facility in Australia.

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