Trimble updates mapping and GIS software suite

Navigation company Trimble has announced significant updates to its entire portfolio of Mapping & GIS field and office software products.

The enhancements focus on improved Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) accuracy for data collection under a variety of conditions that deliver additional benefits to users of Trimble Mapping & GIS solutions. With the new post processing engine, Trimble has further enhanced its powerful set of GNSS post processing tools, improving accuracy and consistency of data collected from all Trimble Mapping & GIS equipment, even in multi path and canopy environments.

A key addition to the set of tools is Trimble's DeltaPhase technology, a revolutionary new technique for improving the accuracy of GNSS code measurements. With DeltaPhase, results from receivers such as the GeoXT hand held and GPS Pathfinder ProXT show 50 centimeter accuracy in good environments and improved yield under canopy and in multi path prone areas. Results are significantly improved for the Juno series handhelds with post processed accuracy now in the 1 to 3 meter range. For H-Star technology receivers the new post processing engine uses the latest high precision GNSS technologies to achieve decimeter horizontal and vertical accuracy with greater consistency at longer baselines, in tougher environments, and with shorter occupations.

Peter Large, general manager for Trimble's Mapping & GIS Division said, "The release of these software updates demonstrates the value Trimble is providing to our customers by allowing them to leverage their existing hardware and software investment through the continuous improvement of GNSS position calculations. Whether you are a forester working under canopy or a city engineer working in an urban canyon environment, the accuracy improvements will be significant."

Another key enhancement is the improvement of productivity through higher position yield -- the proportion of quality GNSS positions that can be recorded in a given environment -- both before and after post processing By leveraging a more sophisticated data collection engine, satellite masks can be adjusted to allow more signals to contribute to the overall solution. When working in moderate canopy environments yield improvements are expected to be approximately 20 percent and higher. The new software updates also provide support for GLONASS data collection.