Activity Feed › Discussion Forums › Lost & Stolen Equipment › Topcon Robot stolen 06/19/15 NW Miami
Topcon Robot stolen 06/19/15 NW Miami
john-hamilton replied 7 years, 10 months ago 16 Members · 26 Replies
I would like to see the manufacturers put in a tracker device and cell modem in the total stations. An extra $100 or so on an instrument that can cost up to $40K
In my cynical way of thinking I could see a benefit to the manufacturers to NOT have it…instrument gets stolen, you buy a new one with insurance money.
But someone who steals a man’s way to make a living should be severely punished. Castration would not be out of the question.
In Miami I would think the instrument would be sent out of the country almost immediately, probably to South America or the Caribbean.
My R10 has a cell modem, and it sends emails upon certain configurable events. It would be useful if you could set it to “base mode”, and if the tilt sensor detects a change, then it sends a message. Would also be useful for making sure it doesn’t get blown over or disturbed.
John Hamilton, post: 381534, member: 640 wrote: instrument gets stolen, you buy a new one with insurance money.
This approach has limitations. If a customer’s premium-to-payout ratio gets too low, he won’t able to renew his policy. With big-ticket claims in particular, he may only get one bite of the apple.
John Hamilton, post: 381534, member: 640 wrote: In my cynical way of thinking I could see a benefit to the manufacturers to NOT have it…instrument gets stolen, you buy a new one with insurance money.
But someone who steals a man’s way to make a living should be severely punished. Castration would not be out of the question.
In Miami I would think the instrument would be sent out of the country almost immediately, probably to South America or the Caribbean.
My R10 has a cell modem, and it sends emails upon certain configurable events. It would be useful if you could set it to “base mode”, and if the tilt sensor detects a change, then it sends a message. Would also be useful for making sure it doesn’t get blown over or disturbed.
Almost all Topcon and Sokkia optical instruments sold have a standard (free) feature called TS Shield. The owner registers the instrument on a server and every time it is turned on the service determines a few things- first of all is if there is a firmware update available- the location of the instrument and status. IF your instrument is stolen you can track (as long as it is on) and you can send a command to lock it down. You can use the coordinates to notify the authorities etc. For more info go to one of our web sites- http://www.topconpositioning.com or http://www.sokkia.com.
Mark1, post: 323389, member: 10069 wrote: NW 119 st & SR. 7: Personel within 30-50 ft. of instrument, car dropped of two people, they grabed while car did uturn to enter dwy high rate of speed and pick up fellow dirtbags. Teal caddy. Newish 4 door sporty model, dark tint. Black males, pass. W/ gold teeth.
What model instrument was stolen?
pmoran, post: 381551, member: 8922 wrote: Almost all Topcon and Sokkia optical instruments sold have a standard (free) feature called TS Shield. The owner registers the instrument on a server and every time it is turned on the service determines a few things- first of all is if there is a firmware update available- the location of the instrument and status. IF your instrument is stolen you can track (as long as it is on) and you can send a command to lock it down. You can use the coordinates to notify the authorities etc. For more info go to one of our web sites- http://www.topconpositioning.com or http://www.sokkia.com.
I did not know that. Sounds like a great feature.
Log in to reply.