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. <strong>The</strong> 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. <strong>The</strong> Peregrine System combines an integral GPS receiver with navigation and charting modes, for a powerful marine navigation tool. <strong>The</strong> system's navigation and charting modes use C-Map electronic chart cartridges, providing an extensive library of marine charts from around the world. <strong>The</strong> 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 - <strong>Surveyor</strong>s 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). <strong>The</strong> 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. <strong>The</strong>se 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 <strong>Surveyor</strong> 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 <strong>The</strong> 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, <strong>California</strong>, and Denver, Colorado. <strong>The</strong> 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 <strong>Surveyor</strong>s 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 <strong>Surveyor</strong>s: 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 <strong>The</strong> <strong>California</strong> <strong>Surveyor</strong> Fall 1992
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