If you’re unfamiliar with pole staking, it’s a utilities application that involves mapping a new utility pole run, ensuring that the distance between each pole is up-to-code and geo-located, and then recording the GPS coordinates of where each pole should be placed. Futura Systems provides pole staking and other enterprise […]
The Archer 2™ is currently in London at GEO Business 2014, a new geospatial event this year for GIS professionals. But that’s not all the Archer 2 has been doing. It’s been busy site-seeing this week. Can you guess the names of these places? Answers at the bottom. 1) Here […]
The Archer 2 comes with a new, easy-to-use GNSS app called JSNav, which replaces the older GPS Compass app and includes additional functionality and features. While most of our customers use third-party software to collect their data, JSNav is useful because it gives users a feel for the Archer 2’s […]
If you’ve ever worked with GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receivers, then you know that not all receivers are created equal. GNSS receivers can vary greatly both in terms of accuracy, as well as reliability. Check out these images for instance:
You may have wondered what the difference is between a resistive and capacitive touchscreen. You may have questioned which one is best for your situation. In this article, readers can become educated and confident in choosing the touchscreen that meets the needs of the job at hand. Chances are you […]
The new Archer 2™ OS version 1.3.5 contains a new app designed to optimize the Archer 2’s touchscreen performance for each user’s individual situation. Simply called Touch, this app allows you to select the setting that best matches the way in which you are interacting with the Archer 2’s touchscreen. […]
We’re always working to improve our products through testing, testing, testing. While we’re confident that the Archer 2 has the best capacitive touchscreen in the rugged handheld industry, we’re constantly tweaking, fine-tuning, and making adjustments so that it performs optimally for users.
You may have heard about the American-Burmese expedition team that recently climbed Mount Gamlang Razi, with the hopes of measuring its elevation and establishing a new highest peak in Southeast Asia. You may have read a snippet of the beauty, the dangers, the success, and the controversy that surrounded their […]