Earthquake Assistance provided in Canterbury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Martin Hewitt
Business Development Manager
03 963 2831 or 021 355 058
martin.hewitt@geosystems.co.nz
GeoSystems Offers Assistance to Professionals Re-establishing
Survey Control and Cadastral Marks after Christchurch Earthquake
GeoSystems, in partnership with Trimble, are providing both real time and post-processed GNSS data to Canterbury based Surveyors and Construction users through GeoSystems’ iBASE network and the placement of a Trimble Net R9 base station in Wigram.
22 September 2010 – The 4th September earthquake has directly effected all of those living in Christchurch, including the staff of Trimble New Zealand Ltd. and GeoSystems New Zealand, a Trimble owned company since 2009. The news of the earthquake has reached far and wide and there has been an outpouring of concern, support and a desire to assist from around the world.
Trimble Navigation Limited, based in the US but with longstanding operations in Christchurch, regards the city as one of its homes. As a result, Trimble is providing local professionals with both product and technical expertise to assist in the recovery efforts. They have made a substantial contribution to the local Mayoral Fund which assists individuals and families who have been impacted.
As part of the contribution of product and technical expertise GeoSystems and Trimble will be providing a Trimble Net R9 base station, located at Wigram. The base will be established in conjunction with Eliot Sinclair and Partners. This is to be provided for a minimum of 3 months or until the main survey control in Christchurch has been finalised.
Martin Hewitt, Business Development Manager for GeoSystems explained further at a branch meeting of the New Zealand Institute of Surveyors last night, “This base station will be added to GeoSystems’ iBASE network and will provide both real time and post-processed GNSS data to Canterbury based Surveyors and Construction users. Used in conjunction with the Christchurch iBASE station this will allow the establishment of a survey using orientation derived from GPS without the need to set up additional base stations.
“As part of this effort GeoSystems will be extending their offer of free use of the iBASE service to those in the affected area and to include the use of the Ashburton iBase Station. This will be available until the end of October 2010 when it will be reviewed to see if there is any requirement to extend the offer.”
The offer is extended to all GPS and GNSS users not just those using Trimble equipment. It is hoped that this offer will significantly boost and quicken the re-establishment of survey control and cadastral marks and assist in speeding the recovery efforts in the region.
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GeoSystems New Zealand– GeoSystems, founded in 1985, is the largest supplier of global positioning systems, measuring instruments and design software solutions in New Zealand. A registered Trimble and Garmin dealer, GeoSystems has three national offices in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland.
The GeoSystems team specialises in the supply, support and implementation of applied spatial technology, including GPS, positioning systems and associated software, to surveyors, construction and mapping professionals. They combine knowledge of communication platforms, mapping, GPS, GIS and design software with professional knowledge and systems integration expertise. It is through this well-informed use of technology that GeoSystems supplies and supports innovative products and technologies to New Zealand professionals, enabling increased productivity.
Trimble Navigation Limited – Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location – including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.