Monday, May 08, 2006

About Total Stations

About Total Station

Total Stations, for those of you who haven't seen one in action are the most important tool for any Professional Surveyor or Construction Manager in todays Fast Paced and Competitive Surveying and Construction Industries.

Fast, User friendly and efficient, the Total Station has Revolutionised Surveying Forever. The Total Station Accurately Measures Distance, Works with Heights, Angles, Co Ordinates, Records and Stores, or uploads Data at unbeleivable Speeds.

The days work can be planned out on a PC before you venture out on site and it works just like Plug N Play. Simply Follow the Instructions.

New Developments this decade alone have seen the Introduction of one Man Robotic Systems, 3-D Systems, Motorised Total Stations, Reflectorless or Non Prism Innovations, and Cutting Edge Automated Machine Control Laser Systems.

GPS is also on the Increase and user friendly Software, Memory Cards and Data Recorders make this a very fast and exciting field to be working in.

Survey Technology is moving rapidly daily.

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SERVICE & REPAIRS

We have a fully customised workshop and as such also Service & Repair Total Stations for our VIP Clients. Our clients realise that the only way to get maximum use out of a very expensive piece of equipment, is to keep it working for you, and not have you working just to pay for it. These clients rely on the GSR Support & Service Systems.

We are Networked with all Major Dealers across Australia involved in Total Stations and will be happy to act as a third party for Novice and Business Owners who feel it is time to move into this New World of Technology.

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SECOND HAND SYSTEMS

With the current rate of turnover in Total Stations and Upgrades happening at a frightening Pace, we will begin to see many Pre Loved Systems become available for resale. We can Even Advertise your System Online and In Store for you, should you be planning to upgrade or looking to sell.
We will do our best to keep you informed.

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MAJOR BRANDS OF TOTAL STATIONS

TRIMBLE ROBOTIC TOTAL STATIONS

SPECTRA PRECISION TOTAL STATIONS

SPECTRA TRIMBLE TOTAL STATIONS

NIKON TOTAL STATIONS

LEICA TOTAL STATIONS

THEODIS TOTAL STATIONS

PENTAX TOTAL STATIONS

FUTTURA TOTAL STATIONS

SOKKIA TOTAL STATIONS

DATA COLLECTORS & RECORDERS

Kind Regards

Chris Sharpe

chris@lasertools.com.au

Saturday, April 01, 2006

GPS Links & Overview Page

GPS Definition: "Global Positioning System: A worldwide radio-navigation system that was developed by the US. Department of Defense. In addition to military purposes it is widely used in marine, terrestrial navigation and location based services."

Well that's the definition out of the way here are some resources I have pulled together to help in your search.

www.trimble.com/gps - GPS is a complex technology but understanding it can be quite easy if you take it one step at a time. This tutorial is designed to give you a good basic understanding of the principles behind GPS without loading you down with too much technical detail.
We recommend that you follow the tutorial in the order it's presented, especially the "How GPS works" section. In that section the logic of the explanation develops one step at a time.
Please Note: Macromedia
Shockwave Player is required to view the tutorial.

Click Here - For those of you who do want the full technical information and terminology.

www.spectraprecision.com/epoch.shtml - About as good as it gets without having to spend a squillion dollars on a RTK system or a surveyor.
www.garmin.com - Serving both the aviation and consumer markets. There products are used in flying, boating, driving, hiking, and many other activities.
http://www.magellangps.com - Provides interactive demonstrations of there hand held GPS allowing you to become familiar with how most hand helds work without having to buy one ;-)


Where to Buy - GPS Links & Overview Page

Well I hope this helps with your GPS quest. Feel free to add any resources you have by posting a coment below.

Chris Sharpe

chris@lasertools.com.au