General Serial Output Format (GSOF) messages are a Trimble proprietary format and can be used to send information such as position and status to a third-party device. More detailed information regarding the structure of this binary message format can... Read More

A useful tool for monitoring GNSS data quality in real time. If you are interested you may download the program and the user manual from the following FTP locations: ftp://brick.unavco.org/pub/users/berglund/share/Real_Time_QC_UserGuide.pdf ftp:/... Read More

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Retired October, 2012. No longer owned by UNAVCOThe ILRIS is a long range scanner (up to ~1500 m) and was UNAVCO's first TLS instrument, acquired in 2008. We specially outfitted this scanner for cold weather deployment and it was a tried and true... Read More

There have recently been widespread attacks by internet gamers on Network Time (NTP) servers - many computers, servers, and devices run these, and some GNSS receivers have proven to be vulnerable. See this article for a good description of the issue:... Read More

2013 GSA Presentation - TLS at Geology Field Camps (Abstract)Crosby, C.J., Douglas B.J., Carr, S., Phillips D.A., 2013, Experiences And Insights From Introducing Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) To Geology Field Courses, Geological Society of America... Read More

UNAVCO uses and maintains licenses (where appropriate) for the following geospatial and lidar software packages. Follow the links below to learn more about the software and to get details on accessing UNAVCO licenses (as applicable). UNAVCO... Read More

The TLS battery box is comprised of a small Pelican case containing 2 PowerSonic PS-12180NB batteries. They are 12.0 V, 18.0 Ah batteries connected in series for a total of 24.0 V as shown in Figure 1 below. Figure 1     ... Read More

UNAVCO utilizes four different kinds of targets with our Riegl scanners. The type of target selected depends on the project specifics, including size and topography of survey area, survey goals, and logistical considerations. Below are links to... Read More