

We bought a total station this summer but it does not have GPS. We do not have surveying equipment with a GPS. In Troy, we do not have the Trimble software to access GLONAS or other non-US satellites. We have been running static surveys and then submitting the rinex files to OPUS to obtain solutions. (1) Telescopic Standard Rod (2 to 6 meter length)Ģ Trimble R8 receivers (1 has internal radio) (1) Robotic Target Kit w/ 360 degree prism

(2) Traverse Kits (each kit includes prism, tribrach, optical plummet, etc.) (1) Trimble Control Unit (CU) w/ Survey Controller Software (1) Trimble Survey Controller (TSC2) w/ no internal radio Equipped global navigation system is GPS. The rover is typically the Trimble 5800 RTK GPS receiver. Trimble RTK 5700 receiver used as the base with Zephyr Geodetic antennae and Trimark radio. There is a simple firmware upgrade we can do to get the GLONASS, Galileo, and Compass satellites, but it would cost us significant money (I think it was about $5,000) so we have NOT upgraded our units.Ģ Trimble R8 units (base, rover) with glonass We have a pair of Leica, System 1200, Type GX1220, GPS units. No base station is needed and this type of operation has been the primary means of operation for us for the last few months The network is only good for the state of Washington. We do have a Trimble HPB 35 watt radio.Īlso, we have a subscription service to a Real-time Network (RTN, sometimes called VRS) that provides real-time network corrections to our rovers via a cell phone. The two R8s have integral 0.5 watt radios transmitters, but they are only good for 1 mile or so. The Washington Water Science Center has two Trimble R8 receivers that are dual frequency and receive GLONASS signals.
