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PRODUCT NEWS
Motorola Introduces
Sixgun Series of DGPS
Receivers and Systems
Scottsdale, Arizona-Motorola Government
Electronics Group announces a new series
of differential global positioning system
(DGPS) receivers and systems. Designated
the SixGun series, this product line comprises
GPS receivers, controllers and data
links in small, lightweight units.
The SixGun series was developed
to provide low cost GPS functionality
for the system integrator, specifically for
position reporting, tracking and
differential applications.
New DCP8 Navigational System
introduced by Motorola
Scottsdale Today, Motorola Government
Electronics Group, introduced a new
differential global positioning system
(DGPS) designated Peregrine TM Marine
Navigation System.
The Peregrine System combines an integral
GPS receiver with navigation and
charting modes, for a powerful marine
navigation tool. The system's navigation
and charting modes use C-Map electronic
chart cartridges, providing an extensive
library of marine charts from around the
world. The GPS receiver provides differential
and autonomous modes for use in
both precision and general navigation
applications.
For more information regarding the
Peregrine System, call 1-800-235-9590
or
write P.O. Box 2606, Scottsdale, AZ 85252.
Nikon Surveying
Instruments Provide
Faster Focusing,
Top Optics,
Long Battery Life
Melville, New York, May 8 - Surveyors will
now be able to zero on targets faster and
easier with a pair of Nikon surveying theodolites
that offer a revolutionary focusing
system, long battery life, top optical
performance and extraordinary ease of
use, according to the company.
Nikon's NE-IOLA and NE-IOL theodolites
come with world-renowned Nikon
Extral Low Dispersion (ED) Glass linear
telescopes, and use an exclusive focus
mechanism to ensure faster, more
accurate focusing at all distances down
to O. 7 meters (2. 3 feet). The optical
performance of the systems is unparalleled
at any range.
For more information on Nikon's
NE-IOLA and NE-IOL theodolites,
contact Nikon Inc., Instrument Croup,
Surveying Department
1300 Walt Whitman Road,
Melville, New York 11747
phone (800) 231-3577
Trimble Announces
Release of RINEX
Conversion Program
& Fast Static Surveying
Sunnyvale, CA - May 8, 1992 - As a long
time supporter of open standards, the
Surveying and Mapping Products
division of Trimble today released
two Receiver-Independent Exchange
Format (RINEX) Conversion Programs.
These programs convert geographic
position data, recorded using the Global
Positioning System (GPS), into and out
of the RINEX format.
Trimble Navigation has recently introduced
two new Fast Static GPS Survey
Systems. Fast Static surveying greatly
reduces the time spent in the field collecting
GPS data and in the office processing
data, while producing baseline results with
accuracies approaching those of conventional
static surveys.
Trimble Fast Static works with your
current Trimble P-code GPS Survey Systems:
the Geodetic Surveyor IIP and Geodesist
P. This allows you to maintain your
investment in these proven systems, while
benefiting from increased productivity
through the use of Fast Static surveying.
For more information:
contact Trimble Navigation
645 North Mary Avenue,
P.O. Box 3642, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3642
phone (408) 730-2900
RBF Named in Top 500
The consulting engineering and surveying
firm Robert Bein, William Frost &
Associates has been named among the
Top 500 Design Firms by the Engineering
News Record. In fact, ENR placed the
Irvine, Calif.-based company in the top
150, putting RBF in the elite company of
some of the nation's largest design firms.
Chief Executive Officer Robert W. Bein
credited the firm's employees for making
the achievement possible.
"It's a great honor for a regional firm
like RBF to be recognized among well
known national firms," Bein said. "Its more
proof that our people are among the most
dedicated and talented professionals
in the business."
Robert Bein, William Frost & Associates
was founded nearly 50 years ago and
has grown into a multi-disciplinary firm
with local offices in Irvine, Palm Desert,
San Diego, Temecula and Sacramento,
California, and Denver, Colorado. The
firm's services include planning,
engineering and surveying services, as
well as structural, electrical, mechanical
and energy engineering; traffic and transportation
planning and engineering; environmental
services; professional video
production; visual analysis and aerial
photogrammetry; and global positioning
satellite surveying.
For more information, call RBF's Irvine
offices at (714) 855-3600.
Business Tools for
Surveyors
Milton Denny of CED Technical Services
ANNOUNCES the availability of the following
items for the management of your survey or
survey/engineering firm.
Marketing Manual For Surveyors:
Available for $45 + $4
Shipping & Handling.
Marketing Brochure:
Hazardous Waste Acronyms:
Available for $4.50 + $.50
Shipping & Handling.
Business Forms:
Delinquent account forms, carbonless
forms, business stationery, business
cards, Rolodex cards, resumes, layout
and artwork, flyers, brochures, books,
and other specialized printing orders
can be tailored to your needs. Send for
sample copy or price quote.
For additional information:
CED Technical Services
P.O. Box 2242 Tuscaloosa,
Alabama 35403
Telephone: (205) 556-3147
42 The California Surveyor Fall 1992