This month sees the publication of KOREC’s first column in our new series in Geo:Connexion UK. The column is aimed at dispelling five great data collection myths. First up is ‘Counting the Cost’ by KOREC Mapping Consultant Richard Gauchwin. Richard does the maths on pen and paper v. digital data capture methods. The article looks at the potential cost and time savings benefits that can be achieved when investing in digital data capture. Richard talks about the real cost of pen and paper data collection and how it’s not as low as some believe. Digital data collection also allows companies… Read More

KOREC is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Digital Past event. This two day conference will be held on the 20th and 21st of February and will showcase innovative digital technologies for data capture, interpretation and dissemination of heritage sites and artefacts. In its fifth year, Digital Past 2013 is being held at the Shire Hall in the town of Monmouth, South Wales. There will be a combination of seminars, hands-on workshops and demonstrations to investigate the latest technical survey and interpretation techniques and their practical application in heritage interpretation, education and conservation. KOREC consultants specialising in Survey and… Read More

At the start of December the London Mapping Festival held their 2012 Showcase at the home of cricket; Lord’s in London. The show is the UK’s largest, free to attend exhibition for the mapping and surveying community. The prestigious venue saw over 450 attendees, 48 exhibiting organisations and a full schedule of keynotes and master class presentations. We were joined on our stand by partners from the UAV world; Gatewing and SenseFly.  Both brought their unmanned aerial vehicles which received a lot of attention from guests. SenseFly displayed the brand new eBee, the successor to the Swinglet CAM which is… Read More

Trimble recently announced the release of its next generation of Trimble® TerraSync™ software. Version 5.41 suitable for the latest Juno 5 and the Geo 5 handheld devices. TerraSync software is used by utilities, public sector, natural resources, and many other organizations worldwide as a key component of enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection and asset management projects. The latest release focuses on updates requested by users to address their changing needs.   Key updates in the TerraSync software include: •    The speed of the camera application for portrait mode has now been improved on the Juno 5 (v5.41) •   … Read More

The latest edition of GeoConnexion is out now and features two articles from KOREC. Our Operations Director, Oliver Brooks, is a regular contributor with his  ‘Modern Surveying‘ column and this month looks at the subject of smart metering. Not to be outone, KOREC’s Mapping and GIS Consultant, Martyn Palmer, identifies the data capture challenges facing the Utilities and offers up a few solutions incuding Intelligent Trench’s RFID technology and Cloud Computing. The full article can be read online at www.geoconnexion.com  

Watch KOREC’s GIS Mapping consultant Richard Gauchwin as he explains how contractors and engineers can use Trimble’s GPS and GIS technology to collect geographic and spatial information and demonstrates the value that this can… Watch KOREC’s GIS Mapping consultant Richard Gauchwin as he explains how contractors and engineers can use Trimble’s GPS and GIS technology to collect geographic and spatial information and demonstrates the value that this can add to construction or civil engineering projects.  Whether you are building a new waste recycling facility, planning next generation utility infrastructure or constructing a new rail or road project you need to… Read More

…reduce your petrol costs, save time by cutting unnecessary trips to the office for forgotten map data…instantly transfer photos to show work has been carried out, efficiently manage the whereabouts of your staff and streamline your task allocation process….   Thanks to technological advances, all of the above are no longer a pipe dream but easily and cost-effectively achievable. But how can you make this technology work for you?   The good news is that October will see KOREC ‘on tour’ with this years GPS Tech events where our mapping team will be extolling the virtues of working wirelessly and… Read More

KOREC are once again pleased to be supporting the successful seminar series GeoDATA. This series of seminars is organised by the GeoInformation Group and is FREE to attend, this year the content focuses on data sharing, and KOREC’s own GIS experts will be hosting a seminar on Wireless Data Transfer, and it’s relevance to GIS. Richard Gauchwin and Martyn Palmer of KOREC will both be attending the UK seminars, and Brock Ryder will be representing KOREC in Dublin. Their seminar topic is titled ‘Wireless Data Sharing – A Journey Too Far?’ Sharing Data between Field Workers and Corporate GIS Systems… Read More

KOREC continue to build a reputation as experts in the field of mobile GIS applications for utility and streetworks.  Following on from a number of significant account wins with utility companies in recent months we are taking the opportunity to attend the SBGI/ENA Utility Street Works Best Practice event in February of this year. KOREC and Trimble experts will be available at the event to discuss how Trimble and KOREC solutions can help improve working practices with street works by providing fast, accurate data and information from the field. The event takes place at the Institution of Civil Engineers in… Read More

Trimble has launched its next generation of durable, lightweight field computing devices with integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology — the new Trimble(R) Juno(TM) SB and Juno SC handhelds. These pocket-sized devices are packed with features and functionality. In addition to integrated GPS, both models include wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth(R) connectivity, a 3 Megapixel camera, a 533 MHz processor, 128 MB of onboard memory, a MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot, an all-day battery and a 3.5 inch display. “The Juno series handhelds are the ideal solution for GIS-enabled organizations that require high productivity from their mobile field workforce,” said Peter… Read More