The introduction of the Trimble MX50 system will play a large part in enabling the Jorvik Design Group to provide a tailored survey and design service. This will maximize efficiency throughout their telecoms build and network deployment process.
About the Trimble MX50
The Trimble MX50 is avehicle-mounted mobile LiDAR system suitable for companies, such as Jorvik Design Group, who wish to expand their offering to include precise, high-volume data capture technology. The system delivers a very accurate point cloud of the environment along with complimentary immersive imagery and will provide Jorvik with the ability to create extremely accurate designs without time consuming and labour-intensive site walkovers.
Enhanced workflow
KOREC has worked closely with Jorvik Design Group in the creation of an enhanced workflow that will enable it to complete design jobs far faster and more accurately through the use of the high-precision, current, 3D point cloud data collected by the MX50. Previously, the company worked from Google StreetView where asset data could be outdated or inaccurate. This older data often required time consuming back-and-forth site visits from surveyors for asset checking purposes before network design could begin.
With the new enhanced workflow, clients provide a boundary map and all relevant UPRNs (Unique Property Reference Numbers) and request that Jorvik plans a design for that network. An initial survey is then driven with the MX50 system mounted on Jorvik’s Land Rover Defender.
QGIS integration
Under the guidance of Jorvik Design Group Network Planner, Mahmoud Ali, the point cloud is then processed and split into smaller jobs for the design team. A KOREC developed portal and plug-in allows the MX50 collected data to be automatically loaded as a layer for immediate use in their QGIS.
This easy integration routine means that the initial design can be viewed on top of the point cloud in a pre-defined layer. The same data can then be worked on all by all Jorvik designers simultaneously.
Client benefits
Having access to a current, high-accuracy, 3D point cloud means that the Jorvik Design Group can now provide an even better service for its clients through the provision of:
Accurate 3D point cloud data for measurements related to costing
A faster design service based on correct asset location
A fully up to date, accurate map of all their assets at the job’s conclusion.
“We invested in the Trimble MX50 system because we are always looking to continually develop and improve our approach to surveying & design and felt that this would allow us to step out amongst the crowd, in an ever growing and rapidly moving sector. KOREC has assisted us in tailoring the MX50 specifically to suit the telecoms market and to specific client requirements, which has been instrumental in our growth as a business.
Charlie Farley, Jorvik Design Group, Director
“By investing in such an advanced piece of hardware, we feel that we are extremely well placed to deliver exceptional data at pace, whilst ensuring that the information captured is up to date. This is critical to our design output and has allowed Jorvik to cover vast areas across the UK in a very short space of time. This system has proven to be invaluable to Jorvik and by using this cutting-edge technology, we feel that we are the market leader in the delivery of surveying and design services within the telecoms sector and keeps us one step ahead of the competition.”
“Mobile Mapping is now a recognised and accepted technology playing an important part in the digital strategy of many major businesses including a number of fibre optic installation companies. Jorvik Design Group is the first in the UK to invest in a Trimble MX50 system and KOREC has been delighted to be a part of that process, from initial trials through to assisting with an enhanced workflow and the delivery of training.”
Richard Gauchwin, KOREC Group Business Area Manager – Mapping & GIS
If you’d like to find out more about the Trimble MX50 Mobile Mapping system, please contact your local KOREC consultant, or use the details below;
Call UK Sales: 0345 603 1214
Call Ireland Sales: 01 456 4702
For anything else, view our contact page.
A trio of news stories celebrating the support that both KOREC and Trimble are providing to the education sector across the UK
There isn’t much that’s more important than ensuring the next generation are informed, enthused and inspired to join us in the exciting world of engineering, construction and the built environment.
In how many other industries can you make such a direct and positive change in how we design, build and maintain the spaces in which we live, work and play?
That’s why we’re delighted to highlight 3 recent stories that do just that;
KOREC & National Highways make a Big impact
Our team were delighted to support National Highways at the recent Big Bang Fair in Birmingham.
The 3-day event saw tens of thousands of children aged 11-14 descend on the NEC to get involved in all things STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths).
The KOREC team were on hand to showcase the very cool technologies that are being utilised to made the collection, sharing and understanding of spatial data easier and more intuitive. The star of the show was most certainly the Trimble XR10 headset. The team loaded various digital models including dinosaurs, robots and an airplane into the device, which the kids could then view and explore!
Check out more photos of the event and the team, here!
Trimble Technology lab expands in Edinburgh
Trimble and Edinburgh Napier University are celebrating the expansion of the Trimble Technology lab – the first of its kind in the UK.
Click here or the link below to read the complete story over on the North Edinburgh News site.
SMB College Group invest in Trimble Technology
Leicestershire-based SMB College Group has recently invested over £80,000 in Trimble technology, supplied by KOREC Group.
The college is a leader in Construction T level courses – preparing its students for work in the construction and engineering sectors including quantity surveying, civil engineering, project management and architecture.
The equipment includes some of Trimble’s most cutting-edge digital construction solutions, including the X7 laser scanner, the XR10 mixed reality headset, and the S5 robotic total station.
Read the full press release on the SMB College Group site
Next Generation is KOREC’s higher education strand – it’s how we inspire, support and train the institutions and the students who are the future workforce of our industry.
If you’d like to know more about Next Generation, or how we can help you, why not get in touch?
“Robots conducting automated on-site data capture and monitoring are coming to a construction site near you.”
Trimble Press Release
…but did you know that Spot, the agile robot with the Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanner, is already being used commercially on four different sites across the UK and Ireland!
In each case, the purchase of Spot and the X7 was based on a carefully researched benefit-cost analysis, taking into account that Spot and the X7 is an autonomous system and the only one available where contractors can operate both the robot and laser scanner through a single integrated tablet controller.
Following on from our first Spot post, ‘What does autonomy mean to you’, we look forward to bringing you stories from all of Spot’s ‘owners’ and first up in this series is a look at how Balfour Beatty’s Digital Plant Manager, Mark Crawford, assisted the company to become the first in the UK to have the fully integrated Trimble workflow between Spot and the X7.
Mark explains how autonomous Spot was introduced to a working site at the end of 2021:
“This integrated workflow means that not only do we have a ‘working’ dog instead of a ‘show’ dog but it’s also our first robotic employee, who has already been out walking and capturing data across our site in Derby for the last 48 hours.
We spent day one doing business introductions and site inductions with a full site tour for operational familiarisation, plus the expected fun of walking up and down stairs, over obstacles, through the offices and then we got down to some proper work.
Out on its own in the wet and windy weather we’ve completed its first solo fieldwalk mission, with a 12 scan set up, all done in 18 minutes of scanning time and 10 minutes of travel – back on the dock and point to point registration and refinement complete in under 10 minutes has resulted in us capturing 65.4 million points and a working model to measure off for our facilities team.
There’s been a lot of buzz and excitement around this platform and integrated solutions and quite rightly so. To be able to get one in, employed and deployed on our sites only heightens that excitement when you start to consider the art of the possible on the journey of robotics and reality capture and automated tasks.”
Spot podcast – autonomous applications
Following on from the introduction of Spot, Mark teamed up with Trimble’s David Burczyk, Construction Robotics Lead at Trimble Connected Construction, to record a Spot podcast for the Constructive Voices series. This is an extremely informative look at how the business decision to purchase Spot and the X7 was reached and what Balfour Beatty hopes to achieve through this innovative step. Both have plenty of insights to share:
“We’re doing things with a remote operator app which will allow you to remotely operate Spot without having to be physically on the same job site.” David Burczyk, Trimble.
“Sellafield has worked with Spot to take radiation readings…. with a person operating him from a place of safety and the robot goes instead. That’s got to be a win in anybody’s eyes.” Mark Crawford, Balfour Beatty.
Listen to the podcast here:
What’s Next?
- Check out the Trimble X7 product page
- Check out Spot in action over on our YouTube channel;
KOREC is delighted to announce that following an expansion of the KOREC Rail team, it is better equipped than ever to showcase advances in rail survey and measurement technology:-
PWI Membership
As a new corporate member of the Permanent Way Institution, KOREC will be working closely with the organisation to provide training and upskilling with particular reference to innovative solutions to the rail industry for the construction, measurement and laying of new track and the maintenance of existing lines.
Supporting the PWI Trackwork Challenge
KOREC was also delighted to support the PWI in its recent Practical Trackwork Challenge 2022. This saw the KOREC Rail team spend two days on site at the Churnet Valley Railway, a Heritage Railway which was part of the former North Staffordshire Railways. The renewals site was located on a challenging single line approximately one mile from Froghall Station. The aim of the challenge was to provide hands-on experience of track renewals for the participants as part of their personal development.
Visit us at Rail Live 2022
KOREC Rail will also be on hand at this year’s Rail Live event (Stand G9) on 22 – 23 June at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre, Warwickshire. Again, the aim will be on showcasing innovative Trimble technology. As well as a full range of Trimble GEDO and monitoring systems, visitors can expect to see:
Trimble GEDO GX50 – a flexible kinematic laser scanning system designed to operate with Trimble GEDO track measurement systems for clearance analysis and asset data collection. This is the first rail specific trolley solution of its kindand already in use on tracks up and down the country.
Trimble SiteVision – an easy to use Augmented Reality system that combines a low cost GNSS receiver with a Smartphone enabling users to interact with their spatial data in the context of the real world.
New Possession Management system – again using low cost GNSS and KOREC data capture software for reliable marker board recording etc.
Vegas baby!
A demonstration is by far the best way to assess new technology, so as a little extra incentive, we’re offering one lucky person the chance to join us in Las Vegas for Trimble Dimensions this November – including flights, accommodation, and entrance to the conference. To enter, all you need to do is contact a member of the KOREC Rail team and book a demo with us before mid July.
We are delighted and proud to announce that our KOREC Group CEO, Alan Browne, has been named on the EY Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist for 2022. Alan’s nomination is for ‘Established Entrepreneur’, one of three categories that also include ‘Emerging Entrepreneur’ and ‘International Entrepreneur’. Following judging of the shortlist the overall winner for Ireland, who will also be a global finalist, will be announced in November.
EY Entrepreneur Of The Year is a unique global programme running in more than 60 countries that recognises entrepreneurial achievement among individuals and companies that demonstrate vision, leadership and success. All finalists will be invited to join the EY networking event in Austin, Texas.
In Alan’s case, the nomination is a fitting recognition of his 27 years as CEO of KOREC that has culminated in a recent period of massive growth for the company resulting in a recruitment drive to fill 30 new positions, in a range of departments, across the UK and Ireland.
Alan Browne said: “I’m delighted to receive this nomination because it’s a truly exciting recognition of what we have achieved at KOREC over the years in a demanding, technology led environment. Our experience has allowed us to build and define our company culture and that means we’ve also created a great workplace, a great team and a world-class ethos.”
Additional information about why Alan was shortlisted
Alan has been entrepreneurial from an early age. At just 27 years old he started a company in Ireland called PCI with a single employee. He felt that large machines on construction sites could be used far more effectively and accurately if they were equipped with a technology called Machine Control (based on laser measurement) that was still very much in its infancy.
In the first year of working, the company had a turnover of £110k. Today KOREC Group will turnover £35m across the Group. From the initial days of just two employees, KOREC now employs over one hundred people and is growing all the time. Currently, KOREC is seeking to recruit for 30 new posts in 2022.
Alan’s strength, and that of the KOREC Group, lies in his ability to spot key business areas whilst they are still in their infancy and in some cases, whilst there is still opposition to the technology. A great example of this is his move into the commercial drone market in 2011 becoming the first in the UK to do this. He worked closely with drone manufacturer senseFly to become one of their most influential partners. This relationship is still strong today and despite initial opposition, many survey companies are now reliant on drone technology and see drones as a vital addition to the surveyor’s toolbox.
Most recently Alan has moved KOREC towards robotics, again a technology that is still in its earliest phases within the construction and survey industries. This move has seen KOREC working with major engineering contractors in the UK and Ireland as they adopt Spot the Dog, an agile robot developed by Boston Dynamics. Teamed with Trimble laser scan technology, Spot is equipped to carry out 3D laser scans, autonomously, in conditions inhospitable to a surveyor or to just carry out mundane and repetitive tasks to free up skilled engineers or surveyors to focus on other aspects of a project.
Alan has a proven ability to spot key business areas early, including niche markets that require time and investment, along with the ability to understand a customers’ specific and unique project requirements. He has placed KOREC in an advantageous position by connecting customers to the global leading software, hardware, and services technology company that is Trimble, whilst retaining local knowledge and a sense of community. This is what has enabled him to bring cutting edge technology to projects, whilst also developing bespoke software solutions that fit the bill precisely.
The KOREC mission is a simple and one that Alan adheres closely to in every decision he makes whilst also ensuring that the company reflects this overall vision.
The KOREC Mission:
When operating in the natural and built environment, consistent success demands accuracy, safety and speed, whilst reducing costs and environmental impact.
At KOREC, we believe embracing geospatial solutions will transform your outcomes and deliver that success.
KOREC’s mission is to empower you to measure, map and manage the natural and built environment.
Combining industry knowledge, with intuitive software, and world-leading positioning technology, KOREC transforms your operations bringing certainty to your decision making.
Finally, Alan has also invested a lot of time and effort in creating a KOREC culture that is both fun and rewarding to work in.
The annual extravaganza that is the Eurovision Song Contest takes place this Saturday, as twenty-four European nations (and, erm, Australia!) compete to take home the trophy.
Now, you may be asking what this has to do with KOREC – very much a UK & Irish based organisation!
Well, besides the fact that Ireland have won the competition more times than anyone else (ahem, seven times!) it turns out that we as a company have European connections all over the shop.
So, to unashamedly jump on the bandwagon, here’s our rundown of KOREC’s Euro-connections across the water…
UK & Ireland
Starting from home, the UK and Ireland are obviously our home nations, with 2 offices in the UK and 1 in Dublin. We also have staff located up and down the country from the tip of Cornwall to the wilds of Northumberland, and everywhere in between. In Eurovision terms, we certainly bat above the average – Ireland won an incredible four times in the 1990s, whilst the UK was last victorious 25 years ago – Katrina and the Waves, anyone?
Sweden
Nothing says Eurovision like Sweden, and for most people it conjures up ABBA’s 1975 triumph with ‘Waterloo’ – which took place right here in Brighton, UK!
Less people may know that Sweden is also home to the SX10 and SX12, the Danderyd facility just outside of Stockholm. A number of lucky KOREC customers had a visit to the high-tech facility back in 2019 to see the incredible technology behind the laser scanning total station.
Read more on this amazing facility in this write-up by Gavin Schrock in xyht magazine
Germany
As well as being one of the Eurovision ‘Big 5’ (countries that get an automatic entry thanks to their financial support) Germany is also a major player when it comes to Trimble. The nation is home not only to Trimble Rail, but also Trimble Mobile Mapping. In fact, as we speak, the KOREC Rail team are all in Germany alongside their counterparts from other Trimble dealers across the continent.
The sleepy town of Biberach, southern Germany is the rather unexpected home of Trimble’s cutting edge, mobile mapping solutions – the MX9 and MX50 – and was the venue for another one of our customer experiences in 2019!
Switzerland
Our next nation is just a short flight across the Alps which, appropriately enough, is the home of drone manufacturer senseFly. Headquartered besides the beautiful Lake Leman, senseFly have been creating robust, lightweight, market-leading drones since 2009, and KOREC have proudly partnered with them pretty much since day one.
The eBeeX is probably their most well-known drone, here it is in action with recent converts, Jacobs;
And the Rest…
As well as being home to many of our partners, a huge number of our European friends have decided to make their home right here in the UK and Ireland. Amongst our colleagues at Trimble and KOREC, we are proud to have representatives from Spain, Portugal, Norway, Hungary, Croatia, and Greece.
And whilst Trimble is of course an American company, in a European singing competition which features Australia, who knows what could happen?
Wherever you’re from and wherever you are now, we hope you have a cracking weekend and enjoy the show!
The final of the Eurovision song contest takes place this Saturday, 14th May from 8pm
Trust is a funny thing. It can take years to build, yet can be destroyed in days.
All and any relationships, may they be business or personal, ultimately succeed or fail due to trust.
In the era of fake news, accusations of green-washing, and with faith in our political systems at an all time low (in a recent Ipsos Mori poll, politicians finished in last place in the trust race), we thought it was high time to establish why we think KOREC stands out from the rest.
So we’re launched our 6 pillars of trust – 6 reasons why we think KOREC is an organisation that you can rely on;
We’re Committed!
Tracing our roots back to 1967, KOREC has been in the geospatial business for over 50 years. That sort of longevity doesn’t come easily – and we think proves our commitment to, and expertise of, the industries that we serve.
This longevity is bolstered by geographical spread of KOREC’s regional consultant and technical support teams. In short – we’re located where you are. So whether it’s Enda Fox in Belfast, Leigh Rowell in Northumberland, or Abel Varela Abelleira in London – you know there’s a KOREC-er who knows your area.
Sincerely, Yours
We understand that trust is built from the inside out. The separation caused by COVID and home-working only served to reinforce this fact. Over the past few years, we’ve been working hard on improving our internal company communications. We launched Lunch ‘n’ Learns in 2020, and we introduced Yammer in 2022. Both platforms seek to improve the flow of information around our organisation, ensuring that all colleagues are well-informed and up to date.
We’ve also worked hard on the clarity of our public messaging. After all – you’re busy, we’re busy – so let’s simplify our message and get straight to the point. Our marketing team’s ethos is to get you connected to the right information, or the right person, as quickly as we can.
You Can Lean On Us
We think this one goes without saying, but we are proud to supply the most reliable, robust and trustworthy kit in the geospatial industry.
In just the last few years alone, Trimble has released some extraordinary solutions onto the market – the tilting R12i, wunderkid X7 scanner, Catalyst DA2 and MX50 mobile mapping system to name a few.
As many surveyors will know, not all survey equipment is created equal, and it pains us to see surveyors suffering with kit that fails in the lightest of rain showers. It’s very much a part of our mission to connect you with the right kit for the job – in order to make your life easier.
Integrity – it’s Integral to Us
Forgive us the wordplay. Rather than selling you a one-off bit of kit, we strive to provide end-to-end solutions that solve your complete problem – not just a part of it. It’s our belief that employing one solution from one provider increases your efficiencies and smoothens your workflow – not to mention just one port of call if you need help or assistance!
Core Competency
A section of the business that brings us pride are our office-based and regional technical support teams. In annual surveys and feedback forms, these guys are usually voted the top of the bunch (much to the chagrin of other departments!)
But this is no accident. Both our sales and support teams undergo rigorous training – both at the beginning of the job, and throughout. With the majority of our team being trained surveyors and engineers in their own right, they certainly understand the pain points that you experience.
A Lovely Consistency
Taking all of the above into account, whether it be training, education, equipment or messaging, we aim to be consistent in all that we do. With a growing organisation operating across 2 nations, this is a constant challenge that needs constant work. How do we do it?
Regular, clear and constructive communication is encouraged throughout KOREC from the top-down – whether it’s CEO Alan’s video updates, our regular, informative Lunch ‘n’ Learns, or our bi-annual get togethers.
Transparency
Okay we said 6, but here’s 1 more for luck. We aim to be as transparent as we can. Not only do we regularly ask you, our customers, for your opinion – we also publish the results and share them with you.
So in the spirit of transparency, what do you make of our 6 pillars? Anything we missed out? What else could KOREC be doing to increase your trust?
Why not let us know via this feedback form?
Born in 1918 Katherine began making breakthroughs at a young age. When West Virginia integrated its graduate schools in 1939, Katherine was selected as one of three black students to be offered places at the state’s flagship – West Virginia University.
Following graduate school, Johnson embarked on a career as a research mathematician – a difficult field to enter as both an African American and a woman. When a relative mentioned that the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) – the precursor to today’s NASA – was hiring mathematicians, Katherine applied and was offered a job in 1953.
The next four years was taken up investigating plane crashes caused by wake turbulence. The research conducted helped shape Alan Shepard’s May 1961 mission Freedom 7, America’s first human spaceflight where Katherine provided trajectory analysis. Despite this pivotal work, Johnson and the other African-American women in the computing pool were required to work, eat, and use restrooms that were separate from those of their white peers up until desegregation in 1958 when NACA became NASA.
In 1962 Johnson was called upon to work on the project she would become most known for, the orbital mission of John Glenn. Astronauts were wary of putting their lives in the hands of new electronic computing machines (prior to 1958 NASA only employed human “computers” – a job title which meant “one who computes”), as they were prone to problems. As a part of the pre-flight preparations, Glenn requested staff to “get the girl”—Johnson—to run the same numbers through the same equations that had been programmed into the computer, by hand.
“If she says they’re good… then I’m ready to go” said Glenn.
Glenn’s flight was a success and signified a turning point in the space race between the USA and Soviet Union.
Johnson retired in 1986 after 33 years at what is now known as Langley Research Center. “I loved going to work every single day,” she said. In 2015 Johnson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honour by President Barack Obama.
She passed away on 24 February 2020, but her pioneering legacy lives on.
We’re delighted to announce that the hard work of KOREC Regional Director Barry Monk and our KOREC team of scanning/forensic specialists has resulted in a significant investment in Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanners by Surrey and Sussex Police.
The nine new X7’s have already been delivered and we were pleased to be there on the day to ensure that the handover went smoothly.
Read the official press release here
Whilst the benefits of the Trimble X7 are relevant to a wide range of users including surveying practices, construction companies, architects, steel manufacturers, and many more have been well documented, the demands of police forensic work require an instrument that can deliver in very specific areas which is why the X7 has proved to be an excellent match:
11 points why the Trimble X7 is a perfect match for forensic police work
- Ease of use – the learning curve for the X7 is the shortest of any scanner we’ve ever seen with our training department estimating that even a non-surveyor can be efficient in data collection within hours. This gives it a far wider range of use. Thanks to its intuitive Perspective software running on a tablet, crime and collision scene investigators can reliably collect scan data even if they have not used the instrument for several weeks.
- Fit in with your existing workflow – export formats supported include Trimble and non-Trimble software through the instrument’s new Trimble Perspective software. For example, the open .E57 format for easy importing of data straight into 3rd party registration software.
- Verification of information on site – the X7’s automatic on-site registration means that officers can check that all the information they need has been collected. Often there is no chance to revisit a scene, so this feature is vital for ensuring a full and detailed survey has been completed before leaving the site.
- Survey completed and sent from the site – with registration carried out on site, the finished scan data can be sent from the field for immediate analysis. This ensures a smooth flow of information in an environment where shift work and office processing time can delay the final deliverable by days.
- Fast set up and use – the X7 can be up and running in minutes thanks to the quick release mechanism and automated survey grade self-levelling – just put the scanner down and it’s ready to go.
- Night-time benefits with easy moving and set up around the site – an IMU has been included in the X7 which calculates the new station orientation and will import new data with this orientation already applied. The registration process which follows is then much faster due to the scan already having the correct orientation- just pick it up, hold it as you wish, walk where you want and put it down. This also makes it great for night-time working because unlike other manufacturer’s scanners it is not subject to the dark/low-light condition caveats that optically based solutions are.
- ROI – auto calibration brings reliability, cost-savings and no downtime – not only is the X7 priced competitively, but users are calculating that the auto-calibration feature alone can save in excess of £3k – £4k a year because unlike other manufacturer’s scanners, the X7 does not need to be sent abroad for this process. Instead it’s done automatically, every time it’s used, with the option of a printable certificate.The calibration of some instruments can take up to 2-3 months requiring the hire of a replacement instrument. The X7 eliminates the need for this.
- Rain never stops play – Trimble instruments have a proven record in the rain and with its IP55 rating, the X7 is no exception.
- Highly portable – the X7 weighs just 5.8kg and can be carried easily in a backpack.
- Excellent data quality – fast data collection plus the option of a high sensitivity mode for scanning dark vehicles etc.
- Images and annotations – Trimble Perspective software on a tablet drives the X7 and allows users to annotate, add images, tags, notes etc.
KOREC’s Barry Monk explains why the X7 is a good choice for Surrey Police and Sussex Police chose the Trimble X7
“Working with Surrey Police and Sussex Police on this project was an exciting opportunity to understand the impact a solution such as this can have in ensuring that the requirements of both Police and the public are met.
Breaking down and understanding each element of attending a scene and collecting crucial information was key. The Police have one chance to collect the data in one visit and not miss a thing. With the Trimble X7 solution we were able to tick so many boxes. It is compact and lightweight with all the accessories in a single, easy to carry lightweight backpack and the X7 even has handle which are important aspects when it comes to transporting it quickly on to a scene. Additionally, the onboard Trimble Forensics Capture software is extremely intuitive to use. The X7 proved quick and easy to set up and GO with auto levelling and confirmed calibration at the beginning of each scan. The 3D visualisation of each scan within the Capture software gave confidence and comfort to the investigator that all data was captured. If there were areas that were missed, an extra scan could be added with ease.
In many of the scenes that the investigators attend, speed with accuracy is key. Once the scene was captured, the investigator could start the registration process in the field or whilst on route to another scene or to the station. The complete point cloud would then be ready to review but it didn’t stop there. Once we had the finished point cloud, putting the data set through to Trimble Forensics Reveal software gave the police the power to verify, understand and produce information to support the outcome of the case. As Trimble’s Reveal software was designed with Forensics investigations in mind, there are many tools to allow the investigator to present that data but also to prove what potentially happened in the incident.
The flexibility of the Trimble X7 linked to the Trimble Forensic Reveal software also enables us to develop for future maybe more complicated scenes for investigation and I am pleased that we will continue to work with the police and provide future developments.”
KOREC specialises in bringing end to end solutions and our Forensics offering is no exception. As well as the Trimble X7, we also offer Trimble Forensics Reveal, software that gives you all the tools you need to recreate, analyse and visualise crime and crash scene data. Ideal for capturing small data sets using tape measures or total stations and also for managing full 3D scan point clouds.
If you’d like further information on Police/Forensics applications for our Trimble survey solutions, please contact our KOREC specialist in this area, Cesar Almeida.
Cesar can be emailed at cesar.almeida@korecgroup.com or called on 07721 919912.
For further information on the Trimble X7:
Call UK Sales: 0345 603 1214
Call Ireland Sales: 01 456 4702
For anything else, view our contact page.
News this week has broken that over one million job vacancies remain unfilled in the UK, a record number since records began in 2001. Gratefully so far at KOREC we’ve managed to buck this trend with a number of new hires over the last few weeks, filling roles in our field technical support and sales teams.
Without further ado, let’s introduce the newbies…
Firstly, we are delighted to announce the return of César Almeida back to KOREC.
César has over 15 years of experience in the geospatial sector, and has worked in sales, technical and consultancy roles with many different brands of equipment. You name it, he’s done it from bathymetric surveys, monitoring, mobile mapping, public safety… but arguably his crowning glory was a stint on Portuguese MasterChef.
At KOREC, César’s role as Senior Applications Engineer will be to support our police and education customers and we’re thrilled to have him onboard (again)!
Secondly, Keith Richards joins us – not from the Rolling Stones – but from various positions working for a range of companies including Apple and Pfizer. With a background in electronics engineering, in recent years Keith has undertaking training in GIS & Remote Sensing and utilised his skills on a number of mobile mapping and data capture projects across Europe.
Keith lives in Dublin and is part of the the training and support team in the office in his role as GIS Support Analyst.
Lee Clegg joins us as a Geospatial Sales Consultant for the North West. Lee wants to help customers streamline workflows, reduce costs and improve productivity by empowering them with best-in-class technology.
Lee’s philosophy is to be a positive force for change within the workplace and his journey so far has seen him experience stints at enterprise companies and small businesses, including working with Xerox and Autodesk.
In his spare time, Lee likes to cook, eat and drink, then work it all off by spending time out running and in the gym!
Sam Hough joins us as a Senior Applications Engineer and will be working with our building construction portfolio.
Sam has experience in 3D scanning, measured building surveys, topo, utility, setting out and engineering surveys – you name it he’s done it. He recently gained a Distinction in his TSA Survey Course too.
Sam is also a brand ambassador for Get Kids into Survey and in his spare time likes swimming and cycling.
We are still recruiting for a number of roles at KOREC, so if you want to work with the best geospatial technology check out our careers page for the latest openings.
