About Gavin Schrock
Gavin Schrock is a practicing surveyor, technology writer and operator of a cooperative GNSS network.
Posts by Gavin Schrock
Over the past five years, no-calibration tilt compensation has become a nearly universal feature for surveying and construction GNSS rovers. Read more»
A joint development program by the DHS and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has produced a unique indoor positioning and location solution, POINTER. Read more»
Even construction projects that involve separate pieces of heavy equipment can be tightly coupled, with GNSS as the “glue.” One example is Topcon’s SmoothRide paving system. Read more»
Even as sensors and systems for construction automation evolve, GNSS remains the key foundational element for most applications. Read more»
The addition of scanning capabilities to robotic total stations enables surveyors to operate two instruments simultaneously, with the same field data collector and software. Read more»
An all-of-the-above approach lead to the novel design of a GNSS rover systemthat can serve a wide variety of field surveying and mapping applications. Read more»
Precision agriculture — which uses data on field conditions to reduce inputs and increase yields and profits — is more than 30 years old. Today, all tractors from major manufacturers come equipped with a GNSS-based guidance system. In this month’s cover story, three industry managers give their perspective on precision agriculture. Read more»
Growing among the many options for GNSS corrections open to precision agriculture operators are tiered precise point positioning (PPP) services. Read more»
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