KOREC

Technology Day

Trimble Express

Aintree, May 2013

Trimble Centerpoint RTX Centimeter-level positioning anytime, anywhere

Cor de Kuijper – Trimble Positioning Services

Overview

• What is Trimble Positioning Services?

• Our portfolio overview

• Centimeters everywhere?

What is Positioning Services?

An enabling technology provider …

Positioning Services

…with global reach

& offering services under 2 brands

What do we offer?

OmniSTAR VBS

Sub-meter

RangePoint RTX

20” / 50cm

OmniSTAR XP/G2

5” / 15cm

OmniSTAR HP

4” / 5-10cm

CenterPoint RTX

1.5” / 2-4cm

1” / 2cm

VRS Now

Wide range of convenient services to improve

positioning accuracy Convergence

Time

Horizontal

Accuracy

0” / 0cm

Horizontal Accuracy

Delivery Convergence

Time

< 1” / 2.5 cm

Modem

<1 minute

Trimble VRS Now Wherever You Need It. Whenever You Need It.

• Trimble Operated VRS Technology

• The world standard for network RTK

• Instant access to RTK corrections

• Centimeter level accuracy

• Repeatable Performance

Centimeter-level positioning

anytime, anywhere

Trimble RTXTM technology

• Real Time eXtended

• From same engineering team that pioneered RTK, VRS

• A truly global positioning technology

• Multi-GNSS positioning system

• Complements existing Trimble RTK technology

• Precise real-time orbit, clock and other information (PPP)

Reliability you can count on: Monitored, redundant, fault-tolerant network operations

Trimble Global Tracking Network: > 100 stations

System Setup

GNSS Satellites

Cell Tower

Trimble VRS

Network Operations

A typical VRS system

Differential GNSS (e.g.

RTK) Differencing eliminates

(or at least reduces) all

systematic error

sources

The Errors

Traditional RTK Differential Methods

Trimble CenterPoint RTX™ (via Satellite)

Orbiting

GNSS Satellites

Geo-stationary

Satellite

Trimble RTX Technology (global)

Absolute positioning

ITRF2008

Modeling errors instead

of mitigating them by

differencing

– Satellite orbit

– Satellite clock

– Atmospheric effects

GPS,GLONASS & QZSS

The Errors

Trimble RTX Technology, a new error mitigation approach. Different method. Same result.

Backbone technology spawning many new

products

Trimble RTX

CenterPoint RTX Post-

Processing

CenterPoint RTX

RangePoint RTX …

Trimble xFill

Trimble xFillTM :

Taking “availability” to the next level

Extends surveyor’s measurement range

CenterPointTM RTXTM

Post-Processing • 30 minute expected static accuracy

– 10 mm Horizontal , 25 mm Vertical (1 s)

• 24 hour expected static accuracy

– 6 mm Horizontal, 8 mm Vertical (1 s)

• Available worldwide

• Free service

• Extensive list of supported receivers

Simply upload your observation file to www.TrimbleRTX.com and we will send you

a corrected position

Post Processing Web Interface

Specify a coordinate system

Specify a tectonic plate

Upload your RINEX 2.x, RINEX 3., Trimble T01, T02 or DAT file

Check supported devices

Provide your email address to receive your corrected files!

RTX Post-processing service

Data files need to follow the following:

• Data must be a minimum 1 hour in length but cannot exceed 24 hours

• Data files can only be static

• Data files need to contain duel frequency observations (L1/L2)

• Data must have been collected after 14 May 2011

CenterPoint RTX Service

• Real-time service

• Near-global satellite delivery

• Available on select Ag receivers today

Horizontal Accuracy Delivery Convergence Time

<1.5” / 3.8 cm

Standard Initialization:

<30 minutes

Positioning anytime, anywhere in the world at centimeter level!

CenterPoint RTX Positioning Results Real-time Results - 24 hours, 2D RMS: 1.4 cm

RTX vs. Short-baseline RTK

Complementary services

• VRS / RTK technology

– Local data • Strong tropospheric data

• Rapid convergence

– Terrestrial comms • Cellular connections widely

available in urban areas

• Ground-based line-of-sight

– Highest real-time performance

• Trimble RTX technology

– Global data • Resistant to station outages

• Can use RTK/VRS/KPI to accelerate convergence

– Satellite comms • Available in remote areas without

good cellular coverage

• Satellite line-of-sight

– cm-level accuracy good for many applications

“Gold Standard” Convenient & everywhere

Rapid pace of innovation

Trimble RTX

CenterPoint RTX Post-

Processing

CenterPoint RTX

RangePoint RTX

Watch this space!

Trimble xFill Complements

RTK/VRS to improve

availability

Best-in-class global PP service

cm-level positions anywhere

Convenient, entry level service

Trimble subscription services

advantages • Lower capital investment

• Predictable expenses

• Access to latest technology

• No base station set-ups & maintenance saves time & money

• Avoids base station security concerns

• 24x7 monitoring and support provides peace of mind

• Intuitive and easy to use

Centimeter-level positioning

anytime, anywhere • Exciting innovation, amazing potential

• Try it yourself – xFill in Trimble R10

– RTX PP www.TrimbleRTX.com

• More to come!

Thank You!

KOREC Technology Day

Trimble Express

Martyn Palmer, KOREC Group

A Fresh Approach

UAV’s for Mapping & Surveying

Martyn Palmer

GIS Mapping Sales Consultant

Existing solutions

Human’s eye view Time consuming

Lack of perspective Access

Satellite’s view Untimely

Weather dependent

Aeroplane’s view Polluting

Noisy Expensive

Existing solutions

How we became involved…

senseFly Swinglet CAM

senseFly Swinglet CAM

• Weighs 500g

• Hand-launched

• On board datalogging

• Autonomous flight & landing

• 30 mins flight time

• 16MP camera

• Use in winds up to 15mph

• Flight planning software

• Suited to 2D orthomapping

New for 2013 – the eBee

senseFly eBee

• Weighs 630g

• Autonomous flight & landing

• On board data logging

• Circular or straight-line landing

• 45 mins flight time

• 16MP camera

• Use in winds up to 27mph

• Compact & portable

senseFly eBee

• Flight planning & image processing software

• 2-4cm pixel ground resolution

• Adjustable flight altitude

• Automated image processing & modelling

• Ideal for 3D mapping

• Processed imagery ready for GIS

Flight planning software: eMotion 2

GNSS control

Trimble Gatewing X100

“a solution for the surveying & mapping industry”

X100: Characteristics

• Weight: 2kg

• Cruise speed: 46mph

• Top speed: 80mph

• 40mph wind speed tolerance

• 45 mins flight time

X100: Characteristics

• Coverage @ 5cm: 1.5 km2

• Coverage @ 10cm: 3 km2

• Automatic from launch to landing

• Rugged ground control station

• Integrated radio equipment

• Easy to use flight planning software

• Surveyor oriented

• Foldable launcher, easy setup

X100 Flight: Flight Planning

• Quickfield software

Inpho technology

– Extended in 2012 to manage UAV data • Dense pixel matching better results

• User editing of data controlled and customised result

– Fully corrected photo mosaics, DSM & DTMs

– Short computation times + high data throughput efficient data processing & time savings

• Forestry

• Archaeology

• Coastal Survey

• Agricultural/Crop surveys

• Route Mapping

• Construction Monitoring

• Surveillance / Enforcement

• Survey / Mapping Projects

• Quarry/Landfill/ Environmental

• Humanitarian

• And the list goes on…

UAVs: Potential applications

Gatewing X100: case study

• Expansion project at Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station, Somerset

• Site = size of 150 football pitches

Gatewing X100: case study

• Client (EDF) - “We wanted the ability to have detailed overviews of the whole site as often as we needed”

• System requirements: – Need to cope with wind speeds up to 25mph & gusting up to

37mph

– Need to be able to operate in light rain

– Reliable

– Commercial, professional system

– Customized results from image processing software

Gatewing X100: case study

• May 2012: licence from CAA to fly the Gatewing X100 at Hinkley Point C

• First month: 55 flights, surveyed & mapped entire site 20 times – Flights 80 km/h

– 800 photos with a ground sample distance image resolution of 5.7 cm in one flight

Gatewing X100: case study

• 2D maps

Gatewing X100: case study

• 3D maps

Gatewing X100: case study

• Acquired as a general air survey tool

• Tasks completed – General land surveying

– Calculate stock pile volumes

– Flood management

– Security

– Facilities management

– Traffic management and communications

Aibot X6

Aibot X6

• Payload: up to 2.5kg

• DSLR camera, video, NIR, thermal-imaging

• 30 mins flight time

• 55mph max. flight speed

• Can hover in RTK GPS hold

• Remote control or advanced tablet steering system

Aibot X6: Applications

Aibot X6: Applications

Regulations

• Commercial use of UAVs governed by CAA regulations

www.caa.co.uk/uav

• Requirement for BNUC-s qualification (units under 20kg)

http://eurousc.com/luass/pilots.html

Further Information

www.korecgroup.com

www.twitter.com/korecgroup

www.youtube.com/user/KORECGROUP

www.facebook.com/korecgroup

www.linkedin.com/groups/Commercial-UAVs

Q&A

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