Civil 3D to Trimble Access for Construction Staking

This new Tech Talk is a recording of a collaborative presentation between Frontier Precision and CAD Technology Center at the Midwest University conference held March 26-27, 2015. In this session, we demonstrate how to take various data sets in Civil 3D and get them...

New Tech Talk: TBC Project Cleanup Tool

In this session we show you how to utilize the Project Cleanup Tool in Trimble Business Center. The Project Cleanup Tool can remove unneeded objects, convert CAD lines into linestrings and join lines. This is an ideal tool to take DXF files and clean them up in TBC...

New TBC Tech Talk Posted

In this Tech Talk we show you some of the ways to help manage your layers in Trimble Business Center. Layer management is a key component when working with large data sets, or working with DXF/DWG files, etc. Ensuring you have proper layer management will reduce...
How the Idaho Transportation Department Measures Stockpile Volumes

How the Idaho Transportation Department Measures Stockpile Volumes

There are several ways to measure the volume of a stockpile and each method has trade offs. Some methods are costly, some are dangerous, and others just plain aren’t accurate (think one eye open with thumb out front).  Hiring an airplane to fly over piles can break...
Geospatial Technology in Disaster Response

Geospatial Technology in Disaster Response

It has now been almost a month since Category 5 Cyclone Pam struck Vanuatu. With sustained winds greater than 160 MPH, much of the Island nation of Vanuatu has been devastated by wind damage to personal property and to civil infrastructure. It is difficult for the...

Trimble VRS Discussion Webinar Now Available

Trimble VRS networks provide many benefits to users who work in areas where the networks are available. However, a lot of users do not understand how the network works. Also, when additional devices used to connect to the internet for corrections get involved,...
A State on the Brink: California’s Lost Winter

A State on the Brink: California’s Lost Winter

California State officials are looking at serious water restrictions this spring and summer as the winter snowpack feel far below expectations. What’s next for an already-dry West? In December, a large storm ravaged the California coast, created power outages to...

Tech Talk: Trimble R1 GNSS Receiver – VRS Corrections

In this Tech Talk we demonstrate how to configure VRS real-time corrections in the GNSS Status Utility app for use with the Trimble R1 GNSS Receiver. With VRS corrections you will receive real-time, high accuracy GNSS positioning to use with any compatible data...

Webinar: Introducing the Trimble R1 GNSS Receiver

In case you missed it, Trimble held a webinar – Overcoming Accuracy Limitations of BYOD Smart Devices – on March 4th, 2015. If you were unable to attend, don’t worry. The entire webinar was recorded and is available to watch and share with...