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03 October 2008, 10:30am
Affordable decimetre accuracy GPS is perfect solution for worldwide golf course design
Surrey based golf course and landscape designers, Weller Designs, are reaping the benefits of the very latest in GPS receivers with Trimble’s recently released ProXRT receiver. Featuring H-Star Technology, the ProXRT is providing Weller Designs with 10cm accuracy for both position and height making it the ideal tool for golf course terrain mapping.
“Previously we were using an EDM Total Station for all our survey work,” explains Company Director, Bruce Weller. “When we needed to upgrade our equipment, GPS was the obvious solution and the ProXRT met all our criteria. For the first time we can carry out surveys with just one man in the field whilst achieving height information to Ordnance Datum as required by both the Environmental Agency and Local Authorities. We’ve also subscribed to Trimble’s VRS Now Service which allows us to set out in real-time without the inconvenience and additional cost of setting up a base station. Our logger screen display shows us exactly which areas we’ve covered and exactly where we are mapping as we move along. The whole system has been exceptionally fast and very easy to use - on our last job at Hainult Forest Golf Club we managed to save four days on site despite a few problems with heavy tree foliage – and consequently we’ve already had an almost complete return on our investment.”
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