Get low cost, high precision location data for GIS applications
Trimble Catalyst is a flexible, subscription-based GPS that delivers precision location data for GIS applications fast, easy, and accurate. Perfect for Esri ArcGIs and Field Maps.
1cm accurate GPS. Flexible and affordable. Designed for GIS workflows
Trimble Catalyst is a pick-up/put-down way to access survey-grade precision in a flexible, low-cost package, designed to enhance GIS workflows.
- Choose your accuracy level – from survey-grade CM to sub-metre positioning, you only pay for the accuracy level your GIS application needs
- Flexible subscriptions – Pay per hour, month or year: whatever best suits your GIS needs
- Top-up accuracy levels – get centimetre precision on-demand
- Real-time Trimble corrections – included in your subscription
- Lightweight, low-cost DA2 receiver – strong, easy to use and doesn’t slow you down
- Works with your existing tech – works with Android and iOS phones, use with Esri ArcGIS Field Maps and more
Find out more about this much-loved technology by speaking to our friendly KOREC experts.
Benefits of accurate location in GIS applications
Lower your risks
Inaccurate data is not just a technical problem – it’s a legal and safety risk that leads to service strikes and expensive rework. Accurate data is an investment that protects your project and your profit.
- Accurate asset locations reduce excavation risk
- Faster fault response
- Improved long-term asset records
Reduce rework and site visits
Bad location data means teams going back to site just to double-check a measurement or find a buried asset. Trimble Catalyst bridges the gap between your phone and professional tools so you get the data right on the first try.
- Reliable as-built capture
- Improved handover datasets
- Reduced clashes with existing services
Data you can trust
Most mobile devices smooth out GPS data to make it look stable. In reality, you could be several meters off without even knowing it. Trimble Catalyst gives you honest, professional-grade accuracy you can actually trust for your designs and asset management.
- Defensible asset inventories
- Fewer public complaints
- Stronger planning decisions
Lower costs
Small mistakes early in a project grow into delays and safety hazards later. Fix the location at the source to protect every decision made down the line.
- Precision from sub-metre to centimetre
- Reliable audit trails
- Consistent, trustworthy data across devices and projects
- Seemless workflows with GIS workflows, including Esri ArcGIS Field Maps
Why precision matters for GIS
Most GIS systems and location repositories don’t know knowing whether a point is 10cm or 5m out, and neither do most end users once the data is in the system. This is why location and precision matters – accuracy is a foundation for tangible business outcomes. Trimble’s Catalyst gives you:
- Accuracy on demand – Trimble Catalyst turns your existing Android or iOS device, CAT or GPR into a precision mapping, navigation and measurement tool
- Enhance your existing tools – use in any location-enabled app or service, including ESRI FieldMaps and ArcGIS, Soarvo, and more
- Get confidence in your location data – trust your measurements and ensure your data is defensible for compliance and audit
- Reduce site visits and re-work – accurate location data means fewer site visits ‘just to check’, reducing disruption and unplanned costs
Trimble Catalyst in action
Case Study: The HALO Trust
Customer
The HALO Trust (Hazardous Area Life-support Organization) is the world’s largest humanitarian landmine clearance and weapons disposal organisation.
Project Aims
The HALO Trust needed to equip a local workforce with a range of user-friendly systems, portable and discreet, for the recording of reliable sub-metre and decimetre positions worldwide.
Summary
Accurate maps are key to the Trust’s work, including the creation of boundaries of areas to be cleared, assessment of threat areas and the actual position of each landmine after clearance. However, one of the most important maps that HALO will create is the one that is presented to the local community and national authorities on completion of a successful clearance operation. This map provides vital visual information on reclaimed areas which will allow local communities to access their land and infrastructure again.
All of these maps are reliant on the quality of data captured in the field and for many years The HALO Trust has previously worked with basic handheld GPS systems, traditional survey methods and even paper maps. With support from KOREC and Trimble, The HALO team is now equipped with the most suitable and cost-effective mapping GNSS in Trimble Catalyst, fully integrated with their existing Esri workflow. The end result is streamlined workflows and reduced manual data processing with seamless data integration between Trimble solutions and Esri software.
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