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KOREC Photo Competition

3rd February 2017

We were so impressed with our photo competition entries in last year’s contest that we’ve decided to make it a monthly occurrence! Yep, you guessed right, that means someone is going to win a prize every month!

We know there’s no end of photos out there and we are already seeing some great ones coming through on Twitter. All you need to do is upload your entry HERE, we will announce a winner on the first of every month and they’ll receive their very own KOREC goody bag, filled with lots of treats! All entries will automatically be entered in to our annual competition where you can win £/€500 KOREC Vouchers and £/€150 in Amazon vouchers.

So get your cameras out, dust off those lenses and get snapping! We love to see you out and about with your kit, or you may have a great data shot you’d like to share – just remember to let us know the details of how you collected it!

Rothamsted Research – Case Study

28th April 2014

Trimble’s Geo7 offers the technology, functionality and ease of use that make it the perfect tool for the scientists working at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.

Rothamsted is the longest running agricultural research station in the world, providing cutting-edge science and innovation for nearly 170 years. Its current mission is to deliver knowledge and new practices to increase crop productivity and quality and to develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production.

View resources for the full case study.

GeoDATA 2014

19th March 2014

We are pleased to announce that we will be attending, not one but four GeoData events throughout 2014. GeoDATA is a free event that brings together key figures from within the geospatial industry to talk about the latest technological innovations, challenges and how to get the most out of geospatial data.

You will be able to meet the KOREC team at Dublin, Belfast, Manchester and London.

Geospatial experts from both surveying and mapping teams at KOREC will be in attendance to exhibit the latest technology and discuss your geospatial needs. You will also be able to find out more about KOREC’s in-house software development company – K-Matic. The first mapping software release from K-Matic is K-Mobile, a fully customisable data capture software that has the capability to run on all Trimble Windows Mobile hardware platforms including the Trimble Yuma tablet and the newly launched Trimble Geo7X handheld. K-Mobile is the result of KOREC’s 15 years of mapping software development experience combined with extensive customer research.

We will also be presenting at each event on the brand new Trimble V10 Imaging Rover, the V10 has the ability to measure and capture forensic and crash scene data so that the police can clean up the site quicker and then work with the data back in the office.

2014 Calendar now Available

18th November 2013

It may be over six weeks away but the 2014 calendars have now been launched. Featuring a variety of interesting photography from a vast range of working environments, the calendar aims to give you a quick overview of what we at KOREC are all about.

The winner of this year’s photography competition, John Woodward also gets the first slot with his fantastic image from the Patriot Hills in Antarctica. And every entry is included in a dedicated 2013 Photography Competition page.

Speak to your local rep or contact us directly for your free copy. There’s a limited amount so get yours fast.

And remember, if you’d like to be featured in the 2015 calendar keep checking the website for the launch of the next photography competition.

7 Weeks to Go!

22nd July 2013

KOREC is delighted to announce a series of nationwide Technology Roadshows with the theme ‘Data – it’s the Future’.

With a strong emphasis on how geospatial professionals can differentiate themselves, diversify and offer value added deliverables, each roadshow will include the latest technology updates on a full range of KOREC geospatial solutions, from 3D laser scanning and monitoring to digital data capture and imaging. The handling of the different data formats generated by these solutions will be a key topic.

The days will also include UAV demonstrations (excluding the Maidstone location and subject to weather conditions) and the chance to spend extended time in themed demonstration areas talking to KOREC Consultants.

The events will run at a range of prestigious locations throughout the UK – Newcastle (Matfen Hall Hotel Golf & Spa) September 11^th, Derby (Breadsall Priory) September 12^th, Cardiff (New House Country Hotel) September 17^th, Oxford (Heythrop House) September 18^th and Maidstone (Leeds Castle) September 19^th .

All of the KOREC Technology Roadshows include lunch and are free of charge. Registration is at www.korecknowhow.com

Railtex 2013

27th March 2013

KOREC are pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at this year’s Railtex. The show will bring to together technological innovation from across all sectors of the rail supply market.

The KOREC team will be on hand to chat about the full range of equipment on display. Centre stage will be the GEDO rail trolley equipped with laser scanning capabilities. This provides accurate as-built survey documentation and clearance information for railway track maintenance and modernisation.

The Aibotix Aibot X6 hexacopter will also be on the stand, allowing delegates a first hand view of the product which featured on Channel 5’s The Gadget Show last year.

Representatives from Trimble – Ron Bisio the General Manager for the Railway industry and Matthew Moss, Railway Applications Engineer – will also be presenting during the Railtex show. Their seminar will be on Applications of Positioning & Scanning Technologies in Railway Construction & Operations. This presentation will review how Trimble technology is being applied across the United Kingdom and the globe and why these solutions have been adopted.

Come and see us on stand F34.

London Mapping Showcase 2012

8th January 2013

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 to be released early 2013. While Gatewing had their flagship product the X100 .

Martyn Palmer and Abby Hunt from KOREC demonstrated the newly released Trimble Handhelds. The Juno 5 and GeoExplorer 5 were available to let attendees get hands on with. Visitors to the stand also had the opportunity to discuss Trimble’s data collection software and land mobile mapping products such as the Trimble MX8 Geospatial System.

KOREC Mapping Consultant Martyn Palmer also joined the line-up of master classes during the day. His presentation was an interesting insight into the UAV options available in today’s mapping market such as the one’s distributed by KOREC, the Aibot X6, the SenseFly Swinglet CAM and eBee and the Gatewing X100.

KOREC in the press

2nd November 2011

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

KOREC’s latest launch takes off!

28th April 2011

Great Scott!

KOREC Mapping Consultants Brock Ryder and Andrew Blogg have definitely launched something into the sky – but what is it?!

Keep watching our front page news section for an exciting announcement on the latest addition to the KOREC mapping portfolio.

Get the Know How with KOREC’s Live Webinar Series

20th January 2011

Get the Know How

We are continuing with our webinar series next month with the first webinar from our Mapping and GIS team. Richard Gauchwin, KOREC’s Northern Sales Consultant for Mapping and GIS will be providing an insight into how contractors and civil engineers can take advantage of Trimble’s Mobile GIS solutions.

Richard will be using case study examples throughout his webinar, these proved popular during our earlier Rail and Monitoring webinars in 2010. More and more people are starting to realise the benefits that can be achieved when integrating a GIS strategy into their projects, with location specific geographic information making it easier for engineers and project managers to manage assets and resources more effectively.

Richard’s webinar takes place on Friday 11th February at 11:00am, you can register online to attend for free.

Following on from our Mapping and GIS webinar Richard’s colleague Martyn Palmer will be presenting our webinar for March. Martyn will be introducing Trimble Quantm – as featured recently in New Civil Engineer magazine.

The Trimble Quantm Alignment Planning System has been used worldwide on hundreds of projects ranging in length from less than 1 km to national transportation links of over 1000 km, in all types of terrain. The KOREC webinar will provide an introduction to this exciting new technology, drawing upon examples from transport infrastructure projects in China, Australia, Europe and the US.

Martyn’s webinar takes place on Friday 4th March at 11:00am, again you can register online for this free webinar.

KOREC Confirmed for GeoDATA 2011

13th January 2011

GeoDATA 2011

After a break of a year the KOREC Mapping team are returning to GeoDATA 2011, with an exhibition and presentation scheduled for the event in London on March 30th which returns again to the Emirates Stadium.

GeoDATA is a free event that brings together key figures from within the geospatial industry to talk about GI innovation, challenges and how to get the most out of spatial data and and technology.

Whether you are new to geographic information or simply looking for smarter ways to develop your GI project, this is the event for you.

KOREC will be presenting the latest Trimble GIS solutions as well as presenting a seminar on Cloud Assisted Mobile GIS.

Further details can be found at the GeoDATA website.

Trimble Dimensions 2010 – new products launched

9th November 2010

Halfway through the second day of Trimble Dimensions 2010 in Las Vegas and the KOREC delegation are still standing. We arrived in Vegas on Saturday, a small group made up of KOREC staff and customers looking forward to a three day conference with a bit of sight-seeing thrown in for good measure. The theme for Trimble Dimensions this year is Converge. Connect. Collaborate. Trimble’s President & CEO Steve Berglund opened the conference on Monday using his Keynote address to discuss how organisations can use technology and innovation to create and enable collaboration and that with “intelligent use of information they can significantly improve outcomes in terms of profitability and sustainability”.

Trimble Dimensions 2010 - Las Vegas!

Steve Berglund again highlighted Trimble’s commitment to continuing their investment in research and development of new products as well as discussing the growing numbers of acquisitions as Trimble continue to invest in technologies such as RFID for growth into adjacent markets.

Trimble have launched a number of new products this week, full details can be found on the Trimble website. Highlights for KOREC customers include the next generation of the Trimble Nomad outdoor rugged handheld computers and the new Trimble Tunnel Construction solution.

The Nomad 900 series adds a 5MP auto-focus camera with flash, enhanced GPS performance, and new Wi-Fi capabilities.

The Trimble Tunnel Construction Solution streamlines the workflow of building road and railway tunnels, which means contractors can improve the efficiency and safety of production blasting while providing near real-time progress monitoring and reporting accurate as-built information for project sign-off.

KOREC customers who are attending the conference this year are making good use of their opportunity to provide direct feedback to the Trimble development teams as Dimensions continues until Thursday with over 250 paper presentations and panel discussions. There is also a ‘Pavillion Exhibition’ with outside demonstration areas for Trimble users featuring exhibitors such as CAT, ESRI & Bentley. Last night provided the opportunity for us all to ‘connect’ as Trimble hosted their popular Pavillion reception, for users of Facebook you can get a feel for the size of the event on the Trimble Survey Facebook page. One thing is for sure, Las Vegas doesn’t ‘do’ small!

FAQ’s on the Traffic Management Act

4th December 2008

Whilst members of our KOREC Mapping Team are out and about, they are frequently asked questions about Reinstatement Work under the Traffic Management Act 2004 and how to comply with these new legal obligations.

To help clarify these requirements, we’ve drawn up our own list of Traffic Management FAQ’s but will be delighted to answer any additional queries you may have on how KOREC can help you comply and avoid fines.

Traffic Management Act 2004: what does it mean for you?
Following the implementation of the new Traffic Management Act from 1st April, there is a new requirement for Utility Companies, Utility Contractors and Highway Authorities to register the position and attributes of all Highway Reinstatement works, whether large or small, and give notice to the Street Authority within prescribed timescales. Failure to do this within the strict guidelines of the new TMA may result in the Statutory Undertaker receiving a fine (or Fixed Penalty Notice) for each offence, which could be very costly.

What exactly are the TMA Requirements?
Requirements include the capture of the National Grid Reference (NGR) of reinstatement works to 1 metre resolution and that notice is given to the Street Authority within 7 working days. Street Works registers will be based on GIS and displayed against OS MasterMap.

What must my data capture system deliver?
Your system must have the ability to capture the National Grid Reference (NGR) to one metre resolution with a 12 figure OS Grid Reference (E 302494, N 247097). This will place the point correctly onto the definitive OS MasterMap. Therefore if you are using GPS technology, it must deliver sub-metre absolute accuracy.

An OSTN02 GPS Transformation is necessary to give the correct OS Grid reference so that the position of the reinstatement works will display correctly in the Highway Authorities GIS System.

What solutions can KOREC offer?
Our recommended solution is the Trimble GeoXT Handheld GPS delivering sub-metre accuracy. It is a rugged weatherproof PDA offering integrated GPS and Windows Mobile Software on-board. It is also the perfect platform for FastMap Mobile Field Data Capture Software.

The GeoXT will show a current GPS position using OSTN02 Transformation and will display OS MasterMap Data (under license from you client). Importantly, it will record a 12 figure OS grid reference and Reinstatement Notice. It also enables you to send information directly back to the office wirelessly, in seconds, to comply with the Notice period.

Any pitfalls to watch out for?
You may consider using an off the shelf consumer GPS to save money, however this will not achieve the sub-metre accuracy required. They also won’t use the latest OSTN02 Transformation which allows your GPS positions to be overlaid on top of OS MasterMap – this is how your coordinates will be checked by Highway Authorities.

Trimble GeoXT Handheld GPS – System Benefits

All in one design for field use with bright VGA Display and all day battery life.

Real-time sub-metre GPS accuracy with built-in OSTN02 to adhere with OS National Grid coordinate system

Record accurate GPS positions with pre-defined forms on top of OS MasterMap Data ready for use in your GIS with a choice of Absolute (GPS) or Relative (Map) Measurements.

Send information back to the office in seconds to comply with Notice period

New Trimble Juno GPS Handheld for Mapping

2nd December 2008

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.

Trimble Juno SB

“The Juno series handhelds are the ideal solution for GIS-enabled organizations that require high productivity from their mobile field workforce,” said Peter Large, general manager of Trimble’s Mapping and GIS Division.

The Juno series handhelds incorporate a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, specifically designed to maximize position yields in challenging GPS environments, such as under forest canopy and near buildings in urban areas. Both can achieve 2 to 5 meter GPS positioning accuracy postprocessed or in real-time with Satellite Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS) such as the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS), and Japan’s Multi-Functional Satellite Augmentation System (MSAS).

For organizations wishing to equip field workers with high-speed Internet connectivity worldwide, the Juno SC handheld includes a 3.5G High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) broadband cellular modem. The data transmission capabilities of the Juno SC enable field workers to access email and download large files and maps without making a trip to the office. Mobile workers can access and update mission critical information in real time, increasing overall data accuracy and productivity.

Powered by the industry-leading Microsoft(R) Windows Mobile(R) version 6.1 operating system, users have access to personal productivity tools such as Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, Internet Explorer Mobile, and Outlook(R) Mobile, allowing a seamless exchange of data between the field and office. The Juno series is also available in 10 languages for worldwide users and is fully compatible with Trimble’s range of Mapping and GIS field and office software.

A range of optional accessories complement the Juno series handhelds. The OtterBox Defender Series case provides additional protection through a hi- impact hard polycarbonate shell wrapped in a silicone skin for absorbing bumps and shock. The vehicle mount, in conjunction with Trimble’s TerraSync(TM) field software and popular CoPilot Professional navigation software, provides a complete and productive in-car navigation and data collection solution.

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