GPS World, July 2015

PRODUCT SHOWCASE Mobile Computing Special www gpsworld com products SMARTPHONE AND TABLET PRODUCTS Laser Measurements with Smartphones The Spike device and Spike mobile app allow users to measure an object by capturing a photo from a smartphone or tablet From the photo users can capture real time measurements including height width area length and target location Location data includes latitude longitude and altitude Spike is useful for construction inspection safety advertising real estate insurance and government applications Measurements and location data are saved with the picture and can be shared via email as a PDF XML and KMZ KMZ files can be imported into GIS tools such as ArcGIS and Google Earth The photo can be referenced via the Spike app to take new measurements or view original measurements The Spike device pairs with an Android or Apple iOS smartphone or tablet via Bluetooth Its laser rangefinder works with a smartphones camera GPS compass and Internet connection ikeGPS www ikegps com High Accuracy GNSS Receiver for iPad or iPhone The iSXBlue II GNSS is a palm sized receiver that delivers real time high accuracy performance using GPS GLONASS satellites and free SBAS corrections for an iPad or iPhone Its battery powered lightweight design is for a variety of mapping applications including GIS forestry mining utilities agriculture surveying and environmental It delivers high accuracy in real time without the need for post processing or another correction source when SBAS WAAS EGNOS MSAS or GAGAN are available Using both GPS and GLONASS satellites the iSXBlue II GNSS will work where GPS receivers struggle such as in the forest around buildings and in other difficult mapping environments The L1 G1 GPS GLONASS receiver has 372 channels Geneq www sxbluegps com Software for Data Collection TerraGo Edge allows organizations to collect data and share field information on their smartphones and tablets TerraGo Edge replaces traditional GPS handheld devices with a mobile cloudbased solution Users can collect GPS data points at any accuracy level either by using the onboard GPS on a smartphone or by attaching a centimeter level GPS receiver to a mobile device TerraGo Edge 36 features enhanced support for high accuracy GPS receivers such as EOS and SXBlue on both iOS and Android as well as better mapping features basemap sources and integration with Google Earth For managers TerraGo Edge provides a real time dashboard for monitoring field users and data collection TerraGo terragotech com Smartphone Precision Farming MachineryGuide enables a tablet or smartphone to be used as a precision tractor GPS system The MachineryGuide Android guidance program functions as a precision farming application using an antenna capable of receiving and processing EGNOS and WAAS corrections It can be used for any farming activity that is done by tractor or other agricultural machinery including fertilization manure application and spraying It even can be used for land measurements MachineryGuide sells the software separately a GNSS receiver antenna separately and a package bundle that includes software GNSS receiver and antenna The receiver uses GPS GLONASS SBAS and QZSS signals for a position accuracy of 25 meters CEP MachineryGuide machineryguideapp com GPS World July 2015 www gpsworld com 34