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

Many thanks to Stephanie Mills and Mike Smith from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at Kingston University, who took the time to remind us just why the Trimble Juno is so popular. Undertaking fieldwork in Tasmania as part of CEESR (Centre for Earth and Environmental Science Research) they kindly sent us this report: Fieldwork was undertaken in Tasmania to reconstruct the deglaciation of the St Clair valley during the last glacial cycle. This valley is ~19 km long and ~5km wide, therefore the fieldwork in this region involved a great deal of walking through, at times, almost… Read More

‘Working Smarter’ was the theme for four UK wide presentations recently given by the KOREC mapping team. As guests of the GeoInformation Group at their annual GeoDATA one-day seminar series, KOREC joined other market leading companies, including the AGI, British Geological Survey and Cadcorp  to share thought-provoking presentations on a wide range of issues facing users of geographic information. These events were the perfect showcase for the Trimble Juno, our best-selling feature rich 2-5m GPS and as ever, our mapping team rose to the challenge with live demonstrations and a detailed cost/benefit analysis that really brought home the benefits of working wirelessly… Read More

The great thing about Trimble’s durable and lightweight rugged GPS handheld, the Nomad, is its versatility. Last week saw it making a guest appearance on BBC1′s Countryfile programme linked up to a fertiliser spreader. Countryfile regular, Adam Henson, was testing out the latest technology on his Cotswold farm to see if he could cut his bills by moving away from a random ‘scatter gun’ approach to fertiliser spreading to something more measured. Precision farming experts were called in and information from an aerial survey showed where Adam was over fertilising on certain areas of his land. By using the Nomad’s map… 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