GPS Instruments

 

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In 1992 CAST was designated as a Center of Excellence for "Global Positioning System Mapping Systems: Training and Research" by Trimble Navigation Ltd.  In part through this corporate agreement and with support from a 2003-2005 NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant (BCS-0321286) and University of Arkansas TELE funds, CAST maintains a full suite of Trimble GPS mapping and surveying hardware including:

two 5700 receivers with Zypher Geodetic antennas,
one 5800 receiver,
one UHF radio for RTK applications
one 5600 D2 Robot Total Station,
two GeoExplorer XH's,
two GeoExplorer XT's,
five GeoExplorer XM's and
two ProXRS's.

The 5700/5800 equipment is configured to work with the on-campus NetRS base station in real-time kinematic mode via CDMA cell-modems. Trimble Pathfinder Office, TerraSync and ArcPad with GPScorrect is used for mapping applications, while Trimble Geomatics Office and JPL's GYPSY-OASIS II and UNAVCO's TECQ software is used for Surveying/Geodetic applications.

This equipment for checkout by faculty, staff, and students of the university working on internally or externally funded research. For access contact Malcolm Williamson (479.575.6159)