"Before, when I applied the traditional method, I levelled 2000 square meters a day. Now I work with a Trimble 3D guidance system, and my grader can level as much as 11,000 square meters a day!"

“Through this cohesive and collaborative workflow, we were able to make iterative design changes such as moving a noise wall closer on a berm to reduce the wall size by half. Our team can design the iterative changes, quantify them in real-time and work with MnDOT design, construction, and maintenance …

"Now we have an automated payroll form. Instead of spending eight to nine hours per week filling in payroll information for 11 drivers in my terminal, it now takes me no more than one and one-half hours. Best of all, I know its right and validated data."

“It was clear almost immediately that we would need to call in reinforcements to help with our effort, and that we would need to find a more sophisticated way of locating and recording our findings Assistance was requested from the Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Agency, which deployed its newly …

“With TerraFlex Advanced, finally we can combine our old and new data and put TerraFlex to work on a lot more jobs.”

“We know where all of our signs are, who installed them and when they were installed, From a management perspective, that is great information to have.”

"We will definitely be using GPS and GIS technology into the future, I’m sure there are features and benefits of the Trimble handheld that we aren’t taking full advantage of yet. Our goal is to continue to find new ways to use this technology and to continually be more proactive …

The GeoXT handheld allows us to capture high-accuracy coordinates of photo sites which we then can bring into a 3-D software environment to clearly show how, for example, a new 10-story building would fit into its surrounding. By seeing the impact of developments before they’re built, people are empowered to …

"It’s far less expensive to trap pollutants at the catch basin than it is to separate them at the treatment plant."

“Wildlife management staff use the system to manage details like grass height, mowing frequency, and mowing zones at the airport. By keeping track of all of the data in the GIS, they’re able to create reports and maps of the property to help with vegetation management decisions.”

“With this technology we'll be able to get a snapshot of the network at a particular point in time, whereas at the moment we can’t. It’s physically impossible to read every meter in a town at the same time Currently, meters are read every four months. That means a customer …

“In order to provide the best service possible, our team determined that we needed a comprehensive, enterprise-wide Geographic Information System (GIS) of our power network comprised of one database and one data entry process, We also wanted to ensure that that system could be accessed through the web so all …

“Some of these septic systems date back 40-plus years and we needed a process for making sure they are maintained on a regular basis. This program and our GPS units have given us a better process for following up on outstanding issues and managing septic tank systems now and into …

“When buying, selling, or adding on to a home, residents need to know what is buried underground. We felt an up-to-date septic system database was essential in protecting our rivers and streams and also in helping home owners and our team be more proactive.”

“We currently have more than 30 million mapped acres of crops in the FarmMaps database, for which we can create acreage reports, reports on the crop production each fall, claims packets, maps and more.”