Joebric Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Hello, My employer is looking to buy a sub-metre accuracy GPS unit for surveying. We need it to bluetooth to our existing Fujitsu pentablets running pentabletXP windows and provide live data into our Arcview 9.1 GIS. Can anyone point me in the right direction for units to test? We have tested a trimble sub-meter receiver with geobeacon (over £5000) but the fujitsu pentablets and GPS receiver were unable to detect each other via bluetooth. According to Trimble they are incompatable?? Any suggestions or info is much appreciated, many thanks Joe Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Trimble is the industry leader in sub-meter DGPS. I was going to suggest their 5800 line, but it sounds like that won't fulfill your compatibility requirements. Not sure where to send you next. Quote Link to comment
ossumguywill Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I believe the Magellan promark 4 or some other OEM unit will fulfil your needs. Quote Link to comment
Joebric Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Thanks Guys, I'll look into both of those in more detail. Cheers, Joe Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I work with Trimble GPS units, and the some of the Pathfinder sub-meter units are Bluetooth compatible. We use ArcPad on a Fujitzu pen computer currently and use Arc9 GIS. My GPS manager knows all about the Bluetooth technology and uses it on a regular basis. Your local Trimble authorized dealer should be able to steer you in the right direction, and I must say Trimble is the way to go. If you want, contact me thru my account and I can get more specific info to you. I think the price is closer to $8K. Quote Link to comment
SandyGarrity Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 www.gps.gov.uk might be worth a look and a phone call! Quote Link to comment
SandyGarrity Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I think the price is closer to $8K. What is the $ to £ conversion these days? 1 U.S. dollar = 0.524(3 d.p) British pound. Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I did some searching and the Trimble GPS Pathfinder ProXT sub-meter receiver can be found Here and the price is about $2500 US. Quote Link to comment
+RRLover Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I think the price is closer to $8K. What is the $ to £ conversion these days? 1 U.S. dollar = 0.524(3 d.p) British pound. First post here, here, I've found this site helpful in the past, and will in the future also! < http://www.xe.com/ucc/ > Quote Link to comment
SandyGarrity Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment
Joebric Posted November 6, 2006 Author Share Posted November 6, 2006 Thanks for all the help and leads everyone. Its a pathfinder ProXT we are having problems bluetoothing to our fujitsu siemens Stylistic ST Pentablets. Both are bluetooth but they can' detect each other. Joe Quote Link to comment
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