What do you do when you’ve already created the best survey grade GNSS out there? Why, make it even better of course!

How the best (the Trimble R12i) just got better (the new Trimble R980). Introducing the new Trimble R980 GNSS

When you buy into the Trimble brand and KOREC support, every GNSS receiver you choose has something in common – all of them are based on Trimble’s 40-year heritage dedicated to reliability and innovation and they are all backed up by KOREC’s renowned technical support, training and T.R.U.S.T ethos. You’re buying into a premium brand and that brings a host of proven benefits including long term value, extensive R&D and high-level customer support.

….and the Trimble flagship GNSS is of course the R12i, at least that was until today! We’re delighted to announce that the best just got even better with the launch of the new R980 GNSS receiver.

So, what’s new apart from a nifty new name that ties it in with the existing R580 and R780 receivers?

Well, here’s what you get with the Trimble R980 standard package:

• NEW: Now has a 4G internal modem as opposed to the R12i’s 3.5G. For the UK market that means users can make the most of the additional bandwidth and gain more speed. And of course, in the GNSS world, it’s usual that the faster the internet is, the better the accuracies you achieve.
• NEW: A dual band UHF 450/900Mhz Radio has been added, (the R12i had just a 450Mhz radio) making it suitable for use across the world with a single board.
• NEW: An expanded internal memory up from 6GB for the R12i to 9GB for the R580. Perfect for logging raw data for post processing within TBC for a useful workflow for establishing ground control points and networks. 9GB will give you up to up 15 years of continuous logging of observations within the R980, capturing GPS and GLONASS data every 15 seconds. That’s a lot!
• Trimble TIP Tilt technology – it’s the most accurate tilt technology in the world today offering calibration-free Inertial Measurement Unit based tilt compensation with immunity to magnetic interference.
• Trimble ProPoint – for increased performance in challenging GNSS environments, including close proximity to trees and in urban canyons.
• Trimble xFill as standard – this feature enables cm-levels corrections whenever the internet connection goes down, for up to 5-10 minutes, allowing surveyors to carry on working.
• 12 months of CenterPoint RTX positioning insurance – this feature enables the GNSS to carry on working with satellite corrections, without internet, for an unlimited amount of time. 

A firm supporter of Trimble GNSS technology is James Richards of Benchmark Surveys. We asked him why he rated it so highly, his answer: “It always works”, which has to be the best reason of all!

Read his thoughts here and here.

….and don’t forget – Trimble users have a single source of supply for the complete GNSS workflow – VRS Network, Mobile SIM cards, GNSS hardware, controllers, field software and augmentation services like Trimble CenterPoint RTX – just call KOREC.