What happens when you use the GPS position from the compact, lightweight GS05 to aid in a prism search? Burke Asay puts it to the test.
Losing prism lock is a frustrating situation that most surveyors have experienced at some point, especially when working on a congested site with other prisms, reflections, moving objects, and line-of-sight obstructions. Can the new Leica GS05 GNSS Smart Antenna offer a solution?
Watch what happens when Burke Asay puts the technology to the test in the video above.
Here’s another clip from a recent webinar where Burke explained the GS Search capability of the GS05. The search can be triggered with a hot key, a user favorite option, or automatically following a loss of prism lock. Once triggered, the instrument will automatically turn and point directly below the GS sensor to help your total station find your prism.
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Burke Asay
has more than 20 years of experience working with surveying technology. He began his career as a surveying technologist for Nantucket Surveyors in Massachusetts, where he developed his appreciation for fast, dependable and accurate hardware and software. From there he applied his field knowledge to developing System 1200 applications with the Leica North America Software Development Team in Montreal before moving into a role supporting surveyors and engineers in the US and Canada as an application and technical support specialist, focused on Leica Geosystems solutions. Today, as product manager for Leica Geosystems in the U.S. and Canada, Burke listens to the ideas, needs and challenges of professionals to help drive developments that will increase surveying efficiency and productivity. Burke has a diploma in Geomatics from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
