GPS World, March 2016

MACHINECONTROLUPDATE Trimble Mapshots Integrate Ag Software T he MapShots AgStudio software platform is now integrated with Trimbles Connected Farm AgStudio can read as applied maps and production data from Connected Farm as well as harvest data Users with subscriptions to AgStudio software are able to communicate seamlessly with Trimble field devices and wirelessly transfer field data asapplied maps and production data from planters spreaders and sprayers as well as combines for harvest data The integration taps into the new Trimble Connected Farm file transfer API which provides data sharing access with the Connected Farm solution and offers AgStudio software users more flexibility in importing data from a wider variety of company systems LEICA ULTRA LOCATOR FINDS UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES TRIMBLE EXPANDS MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WHEEL LOADERS 48 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM MARCH 2016 The integration provides growers with a more complete picture of their fields while giving them a choice of software tools to analyze data Trimble has introduced version 1281 of its Trimble GCS900 Grade Control System which has support for wheel loaders The new configuration can be used in both fine and rough grading applications Operators can precisely control the amount of material being graded improve fine grading accuracy and time and reduce the potential for undercutting the surface during material placement or removal Using a wheel loader equipped with GCS900 contractors can track material weight with a Trimble LOADRITE weighing system Material placement and grade can be monitored by adding a Vision Link Project Monitoring subscription The GSC900 uses two GNSS receivers solidstate angle sensors and an inertial measurement unit IMU to measure the precise 3D position of the bucket It tracks GPS GLONASS and Galileo signals Leica Geosystems has released the Leica Ultra underground service locating system for site engineers and underground utility specialists who need to trace buried utility lines accurately for safe underground excavations and utility surveys The locating systems helps users attain the highest accuracy to avoid costly mistakes such as cutting utility lines or delaying project schedules during excavation work By providing a wide range of transmitter mode frequencies operators in power water gas or telecommunications can optimize the locator performance in any operating condition Users save time and effort by tracing utility depths and distances Leica said Multiple utilities in close proximity requiring a combination of adjustments can also be traced efficiently and with confidence NEWTECH Connected Farm software Illustration Trimble