Leica GS50 Receiver Module

Overview

• Collects and sets out to 0.4 metre
• Use in the remotest areas, no base station to set up
• Integrates field survey information perfectly with Arcview, Mapino, Autocad, or other drafting and GIS computer systems

Hire this sub-metre data collector with code lists and attributing $960 per week + GST.

Half metre surveying anywhere in Australia

The Leica GS50 collects and sets out to 0.4 metres. It is a fully integrated backpack, real-time DGPS. (Also available for PNG, Indonesia, SE Asia, China, India etc ). Use in the remotest areas, no base station to set up. Perfect for preliminary surveys.

Leica real time differential 400mm, or post processed 300mm GPS, for Backpack or Mobile Use. (Using wide area satellite or AMSA beacon differential GPS) Integrates field survey information perfectly with Arcview, Mapino, Autocad, or other drafting and GIS computer systems. Comes complete with graphical software GISDataPRO for project control.

GS50 features:
• Enhanced for field use by a large display and full qwerty keyboard
• Ability to prompt the user for mandatory or multi-choice inputs, sensitive to point or line types
• Back load points or lines for guidance or field verification
• Flexible field methods- lines, points, areas- pause and resume function easily interrupts current method to pick up others
• Comprehensive editing, datum, and configuration functions
• PCMCIA memory cards for easy data handling
• Set up for vehicle or on foot, or a combination

A comprehensive computer office suite, Leica GIS DataPro for graphical download of data and conversion to DXF, Arcview/Mapinfo formats is included. The native format for the GS50 data is the ESRI .shp file.

Leica GS50 is a code only, Clear Track receiver and utilizes the Racal Wide Area differential service available Australia wide. It is also available with free to air beacon DGPS. Leica GS50 may also be used in a post processing mode with suitable reference station data available from multiple sources. Leica GS50 can be upgraded to single frequency code and phase system, allowing DGPS results to 20mm. Further upgrades to dual frequency and RTK sytems are also available. Alternative GS20 system available with ability to display mapping in the field.

Leica GS50 is usually supplied with either :

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Omnistar differential global positioning system (DGPS) for half-metre surveying in 3 dimensions. The Omnistar wide area DGPS system can be used Australia wide, even the remotest area, and down to 400mm accuracy.

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Free to air AMSA DGPS receiving is also an option in some areas.

Users of the GS50 system include Wagga, Brisbane and Mackay City Councils. You can now validate in the field, original data for anything, from gully pits, to heritage trees, to signposting with GIS accuracy. Leica GS50 enables specialized mapping and data collection in a wide range of industries and applications including power pole maintenance and meter reading for utility companies, vehicle tracking, mineral exploration, habitat studies, crop management, and property damage assessment.

Available for hire from $190 per day, or $650 per week, (plus GST) complete with software and 1800 phone support. Ideal for utilities, councils, geologists, national parks, soil sampling, water monitoring etc. Phone 1800 477 477 for information and availability.

Some user observations on the GS50 :
• Balance: The keypad is beauifully weight balanced- you hardly realise it is in your hands. Steps for both setout and data collection are menu driven, and intuitive. The system software has been designed to minimize learning time, and maximize productive time.
• Poise: Leica GS50 makes field data collection fast and easy, by automating the keyboard entry with predesigned prompts and fields. Attributes to suit the office GIS are preloaded - the field worker follows the instructions to obtain valid data and without time wasting. Log points, or polylines, or a mix of both. You won't miss valuable information, you won't waste time!
• Integrity: Leica have thought of the most efficient ways to undertake this work- from the way data interchanges with your GIS, to the guidance from the large display screen. You will find the system improves data accuracy by specifying the information required. At a later time, existing features are loaded from the office GIS, and the user can be guided to those points in the field for an update on the information, or performance or validity check. Or you can post process field work with reference station data if real time surveying is impractical for whatever reason.