Training UK

Course Overview

This comprehensive training course is designed for assistant or junior surveyors who are beginning to conduct their own small surveys and seek to enhance their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in site surveying. Focusing on the use of the Trimble Total Station, the course offers a balanced mix of classroom-based theory and hands-on field sessions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the principles of site surveying.
• Gain practical skills in using a Trimble Total Station.
• Learn best practices in conducting surveys.
• Utilise Trimble Access and Trimble Business Centre software to manage survey projects from start to finish.

Course Structure

1. Introduction to Site Surveying

1. • Overview of site surveying principles.
   • Importance of accuracy and precision in surveying.

1. Using Trimble Total Station

1. • Detailed instruction on the setup and operation of the Trimble total station.
   • Practical exercises in data collection and equipment handling.

1. Field Sessions

1. • Hands-on practice in conducting surveys in a real-world setting.
   • Application of theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios.

1. Trimble Access

1. • Introduction to Trimble Access software.
   • Data collection, management, and preliminary analysis.

1. Trimble Business Centre

1. • Comprehensive training on Trimble Business Centre.
   • Advanced data processing, analysis, and visualization techniques.
   • Integrating and finalizing survey data.

1. Best Practices in Surveying

1. • Tips and guidelines for conducting efficient and accurate surveys.
   • Troubleshooting common issues and challenges in the field.

Training Methodology

The course employs a blend of instructional methods to ensure a thorough understanding and practical application of the content. Participants will benefit from interactive classroom sessions, detailed software tutorials, and extensive field practice to solidify their skills.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for assistant or junior surveyors who are looking to gain a solid foundation in site surveying and are ready to take on more responsibility in their survey projects.

Tools and Software

• Trimble Total Station: Key surveying instrument used throughout the course.
• Trimble Access: Software for data collection and initial processing.
• Trimble Business Centre: Software for comprehensive data analysis and project management.

By the end of this course, participants will be well-equipped to carry out small survey projects independently, applying best practices and utilizing the full capabilities of Trimble technology to achieve precise and reliable survey results.

Course Details

This is a 2-day course at our Liverpool training facility

Course Overview

This comprehensive training course is designed for assistant or junior surveyors who are beginning to conduct their own small surveys and seek to enhance their theoretical knowledge and practical skills in site surveying. Focusing on the use of the Trimble Total Station, the course offers a balanced mix of classroom-based theory and hands-on field sessions.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the principles of site surveying.
• Gain practical skills in using a Trimble Total Station.
• Learn best practices in conducting surveys.
• Utilise Trimble Access and Trimble Business Centre software to manage survey projects from start to finish.

Course Structure

1. Introduction to Site Surveying

1. • Overview of site surveying principles.
   • Importance of accuracy and precision in surveying.

1. Using Trimble Total Station

1. • Detailed instruction on the setup and operation of the Trimble total station.
   • Practical exercises in data collection and equipment handling.

1. Field Sessions

1. • Hands-on practice in conducting surveys in a real-world setting.
   • Application of theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios.

1. Trimble Access

1. • Introduction to Trimble Access software.
   • Data collection, management, and preliminary analysis.

1. Trimble Business Centre

1. • Comprehensive training on Trimble Business Centre.
   • Advanced data processing, analysis, and visualization techniques.
   • Integrating and finalizing survey data.

1. Best Practices in Surveying

1. • Tips and guidelines for conducting efficient and accurate surveys.
   • Troubleshooting common issues and challenges in the field.

Training Methodology

The course employs a blend of instructional methods to ensure a thorough understanding and practical application of the content. Participants will benefit from interactive classroom sessions, detailed software tutorials, and extensive field practice to solidify their skills.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for assistant or junior surveyors who are looking to gain a solid foundation in site surveying and are ready to take on more responsibility in their survey projects.

Tools and Software

• Trimble Total Station: Key surveying instrument used throughout the course.
• Trimble Access: Software for data collection and initial processing.
• Trimble Business Centre: Software for comprehensive data analysis and project management.

By the end of this course, participants will be well-equipped to carry out small survey projects independently, applying best practices and utilizing the full capabilities of Trimble technology to achieve precise and reliable survey results.

Course Details

This is a 2-day course at our Liverpool training facility

GNSS Survey and Data Processing Course

2 Day Course:

The GNSS background session provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for a training course on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technologies. It covers the critical aspects of how GNSS systems like GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou function to provide global positioning capabilities.

The course explains the importance of time in obtaining GNSS-derived positions and the necessity of using two receivers for high-precision positioning. It delves into the WGS84 coordinate system, which is standard for GPS, and outlines various causes of errors (biases) in GNSS systems such as multipath effects, atmospheric delays, and signal obstructions.

Participants will engage in hands-on exercises focusing on data collection, employing a FastStatic methodology to establish a compact network of Control Stations. Practical sessions will involve GNSS baseline processing and network adjustment utilising Trimble Business Center. Guidance will be provided during the baseline processing segment regarding acceptable error margins and the utilization of precise ephemeris data. Additionally, the network adjustment session will involve refining shorter occupation points to align with longer occupation points. Ordnance Survey RINEX data will be employed to adjust the longer occupation points to precise coordinates, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout the process.

Through this training, participants would be equipped to handle GNSS equipment more effectively, understand the technicalities of GNSS data processing, and mitigate common sources of error in GNSS surveying.

GNSS Survey and Data Processing Course

2 Day Course:

The GNSS background session provides a comprehensive theoretical foundation for a training course on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) technologies. It covers the critical aspects of how GNSS systems like GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou function to provide global positioning capabilities.

The course explains the importance of time in obtaining GNSS-derived positions and the necessity of using two receivers for high-precision positioning. It delves into the WGS84 coordinate system, which is standard for GPS, and outlines various causes of errors (biases) in GNSS systems such as multipath effects, atmospheric delays, and signal obstructions.

Participants will engage in hands-on exercises focusing on data collection, employing a FastStatic methodology to establish a compact network of Control Stations. Practical sessions will involve GNSS baseline processing and network adjustment utilising Trimble Business Center. Guidance will be provided during the baseline processing segment regarding acceptable error margins and the utilization of precise ephemeris data. Additionally, the network adjustment session will involve refining shorter occupation points to align with longer occupation points. Ordnance Survey RINEX data will be employed to adjust the longer occupation points to precise coordinates, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout the process.

Through this training, participants would be equipped to handle GNSS equipment more effectively, understand the technicalities of GNSS data processing, and mitigate common sources of error in GNSS surveying.

Course Overview: Trimble Access – Setting Out Essentials

Duration: One day
Instrument: Trimble Total Station

Course Overview

This training course provides essential knowledge and practical skills for operating a Trimble Total Station with Trimble Access for general site setting out tasks. While no prior experience with Trimble Access is required, a background in surveying or setting out is advantageous. The course features an initial classroom briefing followed by hands-on outdoor fieldwork exercises.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Perform a Resection station setup
• Verify position accuracy using a Control Point
• Select appropriate Trimble Target types and tracking modes
• Create and manage Projects and Jobs
• Import setting out design data from CSV, DXF, and TTM file formats
• Execute setting out for points, polylines, and surfaces
• Install pegs and profile board markers
• Apply offset techniques for setting out tasks
• Manipulate CAD drawings, including exploding elements and creating nodes
• Measure surface points and compute volume calculations
• Generate professional setting out reports

Course Structure

Introduction Session

• Overview of Trimble Access and data types
• Station setup methods
• Fieldwork data and task preview
• Loading design data onto the controller via USB
• Introduction to targets, poles, search options, and function keys

Total Station Setup

• Performing a Resection setup
• Checking onto a Control Station

Setting Out Points

• Setting out building pad corners
• Setting out pad corner offsets from a keyed-in line
• Precisely setting out brickwork corners
• Checking dimensions between brickwork corners
• Reporting site levels
• Setting out manhole positions
• Establishing profile boards for drainage runs

Setting Out Lines from CAD Files

• Placing pins along a kerb string face
• Positioning pins at the back and top of a kerb
• Setting out gully centers

Surfaces & Volumes

• Setting out surfaces
• Computing Cut/Fill volumes
• Calculating stockpile volumes

Office-Based Activities

• Generating setting out reports
• Course assessment
• Learning references and supplementary materials

Target Audience

This course is designed for professionals responsible for site setting out tasks using Trimble Access, including site engineers and survey engineers. While no prior experience with Trimble equipment is necessary, familiarity with surveying or setting out practices is beneficial.

Tools and Software

• Trimble Total Station: Trimble S5 or S7 Robotic Total Station
• Field Software: Trimble Access
• Field Controller: Trimble TSC5

By the end of this course, participants will be proficient in performing essential setting out tasks using Trimble Access. Course materials and additional learning resources will be provided through the KOREC Geoschool learning platform.