Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Friday, October 10, 2008
Smaller-Lighter-Faster-Longer. The Topcon GTS 900 series of robotic total stations is the latest and most advanced system on the market today that boasts a completely new modern design, faster motors, wireless technology and X TRAC prism tracking technology.
The one touch quick locking X TRAC system set the standard for remote target acquisition in the robotics industry. Now this feature has been further refined to assure longer ranges, and faster target acquisition. The wireless RC-3 that is at the heart of the system increases range, utilizes the same batteries as the FC-200 field controller.
Available in 1, 3, and 5 second angle accuracies, gives you the option to select the accuracy that best fits your requirements. The 900 series offers flexibility, performance and industry leading technology all in one package. Take one for a test drive today.
The X-TRAC 7 robotic system upgrade is now available for the IS instrument. This enhancement to firmware and software affects the robotic tracking, quick-lock, radios, and data collector performance.
Features Include:
- Innovative, completely cable-free system design
- New RC-3 with Superior XTRAC™ Quick-Lock tracking technology
- Integrated interference free 2.4 GHz SpSp robotic data communications
- New FC-200 with optional, snap-in radio module
- Faster servo motor technology, faster tracking technology
- Full-color, graphical Windows Mobile instrument & field controller interface
- Lighter weight than the competition
A new, backlit keyboard provides a smart new user interface that combines efficiency and convenience. Standard rechargeable batteries power the entire Topcon instrument and field controller product lines. The new waterproof, dustproof instrument design is ready to live up to Topcon’s strict quality standards, and is ready to take the punishment of even the harshest job site conditions.
With the new 2.4 GHz spread spectrum radio built into the 900 series, off board dedicated channel radios for remote operation are a thing of the past. A startling 1000m range between the instrument and the controller mean that you will never have to worry about communications range between the components of your system.
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
If you want background imagery for a job and Google Earth has good imagery for the area you can pretty easily make it happen.
In Google Earth go to Tools > Options > 3D View and set the Show Lat/Long option to UTM. Center your targeted area and add a pushpin to each corner and the center of the image. Make the icon for the point a dot instead of the pin as your adding the markers by clicking the pin icon next to the name blank and choose the square or circle icon and set the scale to .5. Doing so will make the icons less obtrusive in the resulting image. Copy each point's coordinate on a scratch pad then go to File > Save > Save Image. Save the image and close Google Earth.
Open Topcon Tools, create a new job and edit the job configuration. In Coordinate Systems set the Projection to your UTM zone and set the Coordinate type to grid. Set the units to Meters. Click View > CAD and start adding the points. Once all the points are added change the projection to your state plane zone.
Go to View > Background images and click Add image. Navigate to and add the image from Google Earth. Zoom in to the first point and click Add point. Set the spatial point to the job point's name and hit OK. Repeat for the rest of the points. Once all points are added, hit calculate. Hit Finish, name and save the resulting .jpw file. Transfer both the .jpg and .jpw file to your data collector and add it to your job as an image.
Video coming soon.
