I've been using a rugged tablet with Survpc for the last few years. My guys are still using tsc2's.
I'm retiring the tsc2's by the end of the year. I'm going with the tablet and survpc combo.
I couldn't bring myself to drop that much coin on a tsc3 or other ancient hardware when you can get a win10 rugged tablet for around $500
if you shop around a bit. My biggest problem with the tablet has been rain. It's bad when you're trying to get those last few shots and the
screen goes bonkers. Admittedly I haven't had the rain issue happen often and have not fully experimented with the screen "rain" setting.
I chose "other" since although we use Leica CS15s where I work- one each for the TS (Carlson) & GPS (Viva)- I use my Juniper Mesa 2 w/FieldGenius at home.
The only superior evidence is that which you haven't yet found.
TSC-2's and I love the old stuff.?ÿ I really wanna go back to field notes and K&E Auto rangers top mount on a theodolite.?ÿ Those were the days.?ÿ
I've been using the RT3 Tablet with Windows 10 for a few years now and it is hands down the most capable data collector I have even used.
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Nuf said.
Nate
Just curious if you could shield it somehow with maybe a shroud of some sort? I mean as cheap as kydex sheets are being sold for these days and how many DIY videos there are out there being made by the concealed carry crowds I'm sure it could be done relatively cheaply. Just need your oven set low & a few rivets or something I'd imagine
just curious for the guys running tablets how they prefer to mount them? i saw some earlier say they don't like bipods and others say they hold the rod in one hand and the tablet in another but for those who prefer a mount setup how do you do so? the crowd I work with has 2 Topcon RTK GPS setups with FC-5000's (Hiper V base & rover as well as Hiper VR base & rover). Both kits have the metal brackets to hold the FC-5000's connected to the 2m rods with clamps that have Ram 1" ball mounts. but I'm always curious if anybody has chosen to run a chest harness or rig setup like this:
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Lee Green has posted about using such a rig.
I've used the standard ram mount spring loaded tablet holder for the last few years with no problem.
thanks I appreciate the response! I think the Ram mounts are fine but they do make for what looks to be a fairly unbalanced rod. I'm just wondering if the chest rig/harness eventually bothers your back or plays with your posture after several hours of use? I think from the aspect of data entry it'd be a killer setup to be able to type away on the screen but not sure if the ergonomics would be that great with the prolonged use or not... @leegreen do you have any input by chance?
Thanks for posting that picture. I've been thinking about something like that since I got my TSC7. Ideally the collector would flip up and latch into place for walking through brush. Add some tough plastic on the back side of the unit to deflect the briers and it would be perfect.
I have only had the TSC7 for a few weeks and although it's a bit big in the woods, I don't think I would want to go back to a TSC3.
Gregg
I'm sure if they don't already have something like you're describing it could easily be made with some sheets of kydex heated & molded along with maybe some light gauge aluminum or stainless CNC'd out & bent to shape with a pin or hinge setup. I've tinkered enough over the past couple of years with CNC'ing stuff at the local fabricator's that this stuff usually costs half or less than what a consumer product would be so long as you enjoy the process & playing with it haha. my passion is reinventing stuff like that with my own twist on it!
I would think not being able to have both hands on the rod while taking a shot would be unhandy. I guess if you use a bipod for every shot it would be fine, but if I had to use a bipod all the time I'd find some other way to make a living. ?????ÿ
Maybe need to group it with the software being run, and then sub-categories of what device it's run on.
Trimble Access - TSC2, TSC3, etc
Carlson SurveCE - Surveyor+, Surveyor2, Allegro, etc.
Leica......
etc........
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I looked into the shoulder harness rig but never pulled the trigger. I'm a big bipod user and find myself using it most of time except for quickie location shots where the wobble doesn't bother much. I've had guys work for me that hated bipods and fumbled with it like Barney Fife with a gun. I use a standard seco pole with the ram mount and tablet and seems fairly balanced and not too heavy. I've tried the light weight poles but never had luck with the bubbles staying true.I normally only use it for periods of 1-3 hours at a time. If I was doing all day collection or stakeout I might reconsider my setup.