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"Redefines Surveying"
Seattle Company Says New System Redefines Surveying
Terrane, previously known as GeoDimensions, is a surveying company in Bellevue, Washington, claiming that they are redefining land surveying processes.I started to reply to that thread, but, my thoughts and comments were too far “off target” (No pun intended!)
So, I made my own thread, that only brings the key words along, to explain. You see, I got the notice on my cell phone, but I could only see the picture, and the opening thread headline. So, my imagination was at work all day, with no basis in fact. When I had finally read the thread… then I saw stuff I could not relate to real well… ie, keeping on schedule!
——————————————————————–I thought finally somebody had come out with a Combo RTK GPS system. Base, and 4 rovers. That somebody had really come out with a SOLID and fast surveying system. One that fully automated the integration of Static, RTK, PPK and PPS GPS, with robot, and Star net. And, from what I read about robots, the robot is MOUNTED on a “Robot with tracks, that can travel on it’s own” Same with the backsite.
Set up base, turn on radio.
One is permanently mounted in the top of a 1″ Robot.
One is permanently mounted in the backsite prism assembly.
One is permanently mounted in the actual rover pole, for occupying points.
One is mounted in the SECOND rover pole, for occupying points.This would allow a 2 man crew, to perform ALTA surveys, at a very high rate. 2 man crew.
Crew sets up base, and then sets up Robot as needed, and it has the MM accuracy game going strong. Kent Mc would be proud. Measure all to the width of a gnat’s behind. (Texas, Alabama and Louisiana gnat’s excluded, their behinds are too wide! ok, just kidding, Scratch that… NO NOT LITERALLY!)
Has star net integrated into the data flow. You set the accuracies desired, and various timers let you know when that is achieved.
Can topo 80 acres, Survey all improvements, of a mall, and shoot 500 boundary points in a day. Just a modern, integrated, surveying solution. With a Wild-Leica system underlying it all. You’d have to hire somebody just to run the metal detector, and shovel. Maybe even a powered digger on it’s own tracks. To drill into pavement, and hard ground, and to install monument wells.
So much data generated in a day, that they can do three 20k ALTA surveys in a week. Need to hire another drafts person, or two, to keep up with the field crew.
Nope. No such luck.
It has to do with scheduling. Getting crews around faster. I don’t know alot about such things. I have to load up jobs mentally, to go do them. I don’t know very much about what is the actual thing here.
I have never done an ALTA survey.
Blessings on those of you who do. Go back to reality. It is not here… yet! But I am dreaming.Nate
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