DATASHEET

DATASHEET
Key Features
Designed for efficient field GIS data
collection and maintenance
Trimble QuickPoint data collection mode
for one-click data capture
Trimble TerraSync software
Software for highly productive field GIS data collection
and maintenance
Trimble® TerraSync™ software is designed for
fast and efficient field GIS data collection and
maintenance. Integrating all the ways you
collect data—with a GNSS handheld computer,
laser rangefinder, or centimeter-grade
equipment—it’s a powerful system for the
collection of high quality feature and position
data for GIS update and maintenance.
Effortless and intelligent field data collection
Customizable user interface simplifies
field operation
Supports GNSS handheld computer, laser
rangefinder, camera, or centimeter-grade
equipment data collection methods
Regardless of the field application and the
complexity of the GIS data to be collected,
Trimble TerraSync software provides simple and
efficient workflows to capture high quality data
quickly and easily.
Trimble TerraSync software makes the field
data collection workflow seamless by including
intelligent features such as map-centric
operation, graphical status display, and the
ability to record a position offset, at the field
worker’s fingertips.
Working in Trimble QuickPoint™ data collection
mode GIS point features can be collected with
a single press of a button, a tap of the screen,
or point-and-shoot operation of a Trimble
LaserAce™ 1000 rangefinder. Simple to learn and
use, QuickPoint mode saves field workers time
collecting position and attribute information for
features of the same type.
Trimble TerraSync software also makes it easy
to incorporate photo capture into the data
collection workflow using either a Trimble
handheld with integrated camera or the Trimble
TrimPix™ Pro system with any supported camera.
Field workers can take and preview photos,
automatically attaching them to the current
feature, and stamping each photo with the
time, date, and location at which it was taken.
Trimble TerraSync software supports a wide
range of centimeter-grade receivers—by
leveraging RTK receivers, GIS field workers
can achieve centimeter-accuracy using existing
GIS workflows.
Trimble TerraSync software also includes the
ability to use data dictionaries previously
created in Trimble GPS Pathfinder® Office
software, based on the enterprise GIS. A
data dictionary allows field workers to create
features and assign attribute values that not
only comply with the GIS data structure, but
also preserve data integrity. Data capture forms
can also dynamically adapt to previously entered
attribute values for maximum data collection
efficiency with a minimum of training.
Powerful simplicity
To improve the field worker experience, the
TerraSync user interface can be customized and
simplified, removing functionality to ensure
maximum field productivity and eliminate
potential configuration errors, while minimizing
the need for specialist training. TerraSync Studio
utility within GPS Pathfinder Office software
provides a rich environment to develop and
test customized TerraSync user interfaces. The
result is that field workers see the overview of
a data form more clearly, avoiding confusion
and guiding them through only required form
sections, speeding up form completion without
sacrificing accuracy.
Smart data maintenance
Trimble TerraSync software provides additional
benefits for field workers involved in data
maintenance activities. Assets imported from
a GIS can be sorted and filtered based on the
order they are to be visited for efficient route
planning. Assets can be viewed as a simple
list, or on a color-coded map with an aerial
photo or satellite image in the background for
reference. Fast raster map background redraw
makes it possible to work with much larger
images in TerraSync, resulting in increased
productivity and creating a more dynamic field
worker experience.
Quality control made easy
With Trimble TerraSync software, field workers
can collect data and achieve the required
level of accuracy, either in real time or after
postprocessing. Accuracy-based logging settings
specify the GNSS data quality that the enterprise
GIS demands and TerraSync software does
the rest. To ensure that time in the field will
be productive, field workers can use the Plan
section to view a graphical prediction of the GPS
satellite constellation and identify the best times
for data collection.
TerraSync software integrates seamlessly with a
range of Trimble GNSS receivers to deliver the
required accuracy level to meet company or
regulatory requirements. The software supports
postprocessing the data back in the office or
using real-time differential GNSS corrections to
improve data quality and accuracy. TerraSync
software can also be used with supported
Trimble GNSS receivers to collect Trimble H-Star™
data for extra precision. Alternatively, optimal
GNSS code processing accuracy can be achieved
with a Trimble DeltaPhase™ technologycapable receiver.
Simple, efficient, and productive in the field—
Trimble TerraSync software is the clear choice
for collecting and maintaining high quality
GIS data.
Trimble TerraSync software
Features and options
Key features
•Efficient field data collection of features, positions, and attribute data
•Easy, fast one-click data capture working in QuickPoint data
collection mode
•Configurable user interface for simple, efficient workflows and
data entry
•Conditional attributes for dynamically adapting data capture forms
•Industry-leading GNSS receiver configuration and control
•Map display support for multiple raster and vector background maps
•Quick navigation to features or waypoints
•Mission planning to find the best time to collect GNSS data
•Multimedia support for attributes such as voice and image files
•Seamless integration with the LaserAce 1000 rangefinder
•Optimized for Trimble handhelds with integrated digital cameras
•Read/write support for Esri Shapefiles
•Customizable splash screen
GNSS accuracy
•Real-time differential correction (available sources depend on GNSS
receiver and base station used)
•Record GPS and GLONASS data for subsequent postprocessing
•Achieve decimeter (10 cm / 4 inch) accuracy using real-time or
postprocessed H-Star technology (dependent on H-Star-capable
receiver and antenna combination used)
•Supports logging of DeltaPhase data for optimal code accuracy
after postprocessing
•Support for collection of RTK data with Trimble 5800 and Trimble
R8/R6/R4 GNSS receivers
•Achieve real-time or postprocessed centimeter-level accuracy using
the Trimble GeoXH Centimeter edition handheld and a dual
1
frequency correction source
™
Software editions
•Trimble TerraSync Standard edition for data collection
•Trimble TerraSync Professional edition for data collection
and maintenance
•Trimble TerraSync Centimeter edition for data collection with
the Trimble GeoXH Centimeter edition handheld or centimeter1
grade receivers
For a product comparison of the Standard, Professional, and
Centimeter editions visit:
www.trimble.com/mappingGIS/product-comparison
Supported GNSS receivers
•Trimble Pro 6H receiver
•Trimble Pro 6T receiver
•Trimble GPS Pathfinder ProXRT receiver
2
• Trimble R8 receiver (Models 2 and 3)
2,3
• Trimble R6 receiver (Models 1 and 2)
2,3
• Trimble R4 receiver
2
• Trimble 5800 receiver (Model 2)
Supported handheld computers with integrated GNSS
•Trimble
•Trimble
•Trimble
•Trimble
GeoExplorer series handheld
Juno® series handheld
Nomad® G series handheld
Yuma® rugged tablet computer
®
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Supported handheld computers
•Trimble Recon® handheld
Available languages
•Chinese (Simplified)
•English •French
•Russian
•German
•Italian •Japanese
•Korean
•Portuguese
•Spanish
Recommended Platform
Windows Mobile field computer
Operating system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows Mobile® version 5.0 or 6.x,
Windows Embedded Handheld 6.x
Processor type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARM, XScale, or OMAP
Processor speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 MHz or faster
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 MB RAM at least 8 MB free memory
Input/output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial cable and RS-232 serial port
(or appropriate adaptor)
or Bluetooth® technology for connection to
GPS Pathfinder Pro series receiver
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color touch screen (240 × 320 pixels or larger)
Transflective screen (or other screen
suitable for outdoor viewing)
Windows field computer
Operating system:
Windows® 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Premium, Professional,
Ultimate Editions SP 1 (32- or 64-bit)
Windows Vista® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Premium, Business,
Ultimate Editions SP 2 (32- or 64-bit)
Windows XP. . . . . . . Professional or Tablet PC Edition SP 3 (32- or 64-bit)
Processor speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 MHz or faster
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MB RAM at least 8 MB free memory
Input/output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Serial cable and RS-232 serial port
(or appropriate adaptor)
or Bluetooth technology for connection to
GPS Pathfinder Pro series receiver
Supported background file formats
Vector formats
•Trimble SSF format (.ssf, .cor, .imp)
•Esri Shapefiles (.shp)
Raster (image) formats
•JPEG (.jpg)
•JPEG 2000 (.jp2, .j2c)
•Enhanced Compression Wavelet (.ecw)
•MrSID (.sid)
•TIFF (.tif)
•Windows bitmap (.bmp)
GNSS postprocessing options
•Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office software
4
•Trimble GPS Analyst extension for Esri ArcGIS for Desktop software
™
1Trimble TerraSync Centimeter edition software only. Supports real-time or postprocessed
data collection with the Trimble GeoXH Centimeter edition. Supports real-time data
collection only with centimeter-grade receivers.
2Trimble centimeter-grade receivers must be running firmware version 4 or later. For
real-time data collection only.
3Requires the Advanced Data Controller option.
4Esri ArcGIS for Desktop software version 10 or earlier only.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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DATASHEET
Key Features
Optimize your field-to-office workflow
Work with GNSS data directly in your
personal geodatabase
Differentially correct to improve
GNSS accuracy
H-Star data collection for high accuracy
with the Trimble Pro 6H or GPS Pathfinder
ProXRT receiver, or the GeoXH handheld
Supports GLONASS postprocessing for
data collected with supported receivers
and handhelds
Store detailed information about
the quality of your GNSS data
Extend and customize with ArcObjects
Trimble GPS Analyst extension
for ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop software
Streamlined GNSS data processing inside ESRI ArcGIS
Take a giant leap forward in productivity
and improve your data quality with Trimble®
GPS Analyst™ extension for Esri ArcGIS for
Desktop software. Trimble GPS Analyst
extension optimizes your field-to-office
workflow by allowing you to work directly
with GNSS data inside your personal
geodatabase. And because the extension
comes with a package of powerful GNSS
postprocessing tools, incorporating
Trimble DeltaPhase™ differential correction
technology, you can be sure you have GNSS
data that is consistent, reliable, and accurate.
Get the best possible accuracy
Trimble GPS Analyst extension allows you
to differentially correct your GNSS data
directly inside Esri ArcGIS for Desktop
software. Depending on the environment
and your GNSS receiver, postprocessing
gives significant improvements on your
autonomous accuracy all the way down to
decimeter (10 cm / 4 inch) level.
Trimble GPS Analyst extension supports
the complete Trimble Mapping and GIS
GNSS receiver portfolio and most handheld
computers, as well as associated positioning
technologies such as Trimble H-Star™.
Trimble GPS Analyst extension’s powerful
Integrity Index grading system provides a
list of monitored base data providers from
around the world—helping you select
the best quality base data to use when
differentially correcting your data.
Have confidence in your data
You use your GIS every day to make critical
decisions, so you need to know that you can
trust your data.
Trimble GPS Analyst extension allows you to
specify the GNSS accuracy required for each
feature class. Once you have processed your
GNSS data, the extension quickly checks
that feature positional accuracy matches
your criteria, and helps you to fix or flag
any exceptions.
Plus, Trimble GPS Analyst extension stores
detailed information about the source
and quality of each and every GNSS
position in the geodatabase, and provides
powerful tools for querying and analyzing
this information.
Maximize your productivity
Say goodbye to unnecessary file
conversions—with Trimble GPS Analyst
extension you can effortlessly bring
GNSS data straight from the field into
the geodatabase. The extension offers a
seamless workflow for Esri ArcPad software
with Trimble GPScorrect™ extension for Esri
ArcPad software. Check data out; use, verify,
and update the data in the field using Esri
ArcPad and Trimble GPScorrect extension;
and then check updated data back in.
There are no extra steps or complicated
procedures to follow.
You can even work directly with data
from Trimble TerraSync™ software for
an alternative data collection and
maintenance solution.
Now, all your GNSS processing needs are
met within Esri ArcGIS for Desktop. It’s the
GIS environment you know—so expect to
become more productive immediately, and
with only minimal training.
Open up to the possibilities
As an open extension to ArcObjects,
Trimble GPS Analyst extension can easily
be extended and adapted to match your
data processing needs. If you have your
own field solution, write a plug-in that
takes advantage of GPS Analyst extension’s
versatile data processing tools.
Let Trimble GPS Analyst extension for Esri
ArcGIS for Desktop improve your data
accuracy and your field-to-office workflow
by making GNSS data an integral part of
your GIS.
Trimble GPS Analyst extension for ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop software
Features and options
Work within the GIS
Supported data formats
Data storage format
•Collect, view, and edit GNSS data inside Esri ArcGIS for
Desktop software
•Improve productivity by eliminating extra file conversions and
processing steps outside the GIS
•Quickly and easily validate position accuracy against requirements set
in the feature class
•Esri ArcGIS personal geodatabase (Microsoft® Access MDB only)
GNSS accuracy
•Improve GNSS position accuracy with differential correction of
data from supported Trimble GNSS receivers, including GLONASS
postprocessing
•Store complete QA/QC information for GNSS data
Check out/check in formats
•Esri Shapefiles from ArcPad with Trimble SSF files from
GPScorrect extension2
•Esri AXF files from ArcPad with Trimble SSF files from
GPScorrect extension3
Import formats
•Esri Shapefiles from ArcPad with Trimble SSF files from
GPScorrect extension
•Trimble SSF files
Export formats
Extensible
•Extend and tailor core GPS Analyst extension functionality
•Develop plug-ins to support other GNSS receivers
•Customize tools and forms to suit your requirements
Required software
GPS Analyst extension for Esri ArcGIS for Desktop software version 2.40
requires ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced or ArcGIS for Desktop Standard
version 10 to be installed
Required hardware
System requirements are determined by the Esri ArcGIS for Desktop
product version and platform configuration you are using. Please refer
to the applicable Esri ArcGIS for Desktop specifications at
www.esri.com/arcgis. In addition, GPS Analyst extension for Esri ArcGIS
for Desktop requires:
Free disk space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 MB
Input/output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RS-232 serial port and/or USB port
Available languages
•English
•Trimble SSF files
Supported base file and compression formats
Base file formats Compression types
•Hatanaka (Compressed RINEX) •RINEX
•Trimble DAT format •Trimble SSF format
• GZip (.gz)
• Self-extracting executable (.exe)
• Zip (.zip)
GNSS receivers supported BY THE GPS Analyst extension
Field Tools
Trimble GNSS receivers
Version 2.40 of the GPS Analyst Extension continues to support
direct connection to the following Trimble GNSS receivers for in-field
data collection:
•GPS Pathfinder ProXH™ receiver
•GPS Pathfinder ProXT™ receiver
NMEA-compliant GNSS receivers
Field software options
•Esri ArcGIS for Desktop software with Trimble GPS Analyst extension1
•Trimble TerraSync software
•Esri ArcPad software with Trimble GPScorrect extension
•Applications developed using GPS Analyst extension’s COM object
interface
•Applications developed using Trimble GPS Pathfinder® Field Toolkit
Only data collected with supported Trimble receivers can be
differentially corrected with GPS Analyst extension.
GNSS RECEIVERS AND ACCURACY SPECIFICATIONS
Typical autonomous accuracy for all Trimble Mapping & GIS GNSS
receivers is approximately 10 meters. Differentially corrected accuracy
specifications for supported receivers range from 1 cm to 2 m–5 m.
Refer to the Mapping & GIS product comparison
(www.trimble.com/mappingGIS/product-comparison) or to the relevant
datasheet for full details.
GPS Analyst extension also supports GNSS data collection using a
NMEA-compliant GNSS receiver. Any NMEA receiver that meets the
following requirements is supported:
•Outputs both the GPGSA and GPGSV sentences
•Outputs one of the following sentences: GPGGA, GPGLL, GPRMC
•Outputs positions in the WGS-84 datum
GNSS data from NMEA receivers cannot be differentially corrected.
The accuracy obtained with an NMEA GNSS receiver depends on the
model of receiver and the method the receiver uses to calculate the
GNSS position. For information about real-time correction capabilities
and accuracy specifications, refer to the documentation for the NMEA
GNSS receiver.
1Esri ArcGIS for Desktop software version 10 or earlier only.
2Esri ArcPad software version 8 only.
3Esri ArcPad software version 8 and 10 only.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
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are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. DeltaPhase,
GPS Analyst, GPScorrect, H-Star, ProXH, ProXT, and TerraSync are trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited. Microsoft is
a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are
the property of their respective owners. PN 0220501-011AA (07/12)
P. O. Box 31
Jerome, ID 83338
Ph: 208-324-8006
www.elecdata.com
YOUR LOCAL TRIMBLE OFFICE OR REPRESENTATIVE
NORTH & SOUTH
AMERICA
Trimble Navigation Limited
10355 Westmoor Drive
Suite #100
Westminster, CO 80021
USA
+1-720-587-4574 Phone
+1-720-587-4878 Fax
EUROPE & AFRICA
Trimble Germany GmbH
Am Prime Parc 11
65479 Raunheim
GERMANY
+49-6142-2100-0 Phone
+49-6142-2100-550 Fax
ASIA-PACIFIC & MIDDLE EAST
Trimble Navigation
Singapore PTE Limited
80 Marine Parade Road
#22-06 Parkway Parade
Singapore, 449269
SINGAPORE
+65-6348-2212 Phone
+65-6348-2232 Fax
www.trimble.com
store.trimble.com