Many of our customers work in areas where a small spark could endanger dozens of workers. Labeled “Hazardous Locations”—or “Hazlocs”—these work areas are known to house conductive or explosive substances either very often, or simply on occasion. Oil refineries, coal...
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Juniper Aspect – New Release Out, Plus Try it for Free!
Have you heard about our field mapping software, Juniper Aspect? We now have a new release out: Juniper Aspect 1.2! If you’re a current Juniper Aspect customer, all you need to do is check for updates in your software, and the new version will automatically download....
Free App to Improve GPS Signal Accuracy
For those of you who have used GPS out in the field, you know it can be frustratingly difficult to get an accurate GPS signal when you’re working in a challenging environment. Towering trees, looming skyscrapers, and deep canyons can all cause big problems for your...
The Right Data Collection Tools for Testing Water Quality
You know the feeling: get within 10 feet of a body of water and your hand instinctively death-grips your delicate cell phone. Maybe it’s the cost of the phone, the family pictures from last weekend that haven’t been uploaded, or likely just the painful thought of...
Missouri Counties Use Grant to Purchase Mesas for Disaster Management
A few weeks ago, Adrian Welsh, our Applications Support Engineer, flew out to Pettis County, Missouri to train people there on how to use the Mesa® Rugged Notepad for their wide variety of needs. Amazingly enough, Pettis and the seven other nearby counties that...
How to Apply a Screen Protector to a Rugged Handheld
Have you ever tried to apply a screen protector—whether on your rugged handheld computer, your phone, or another device—and you ended up with a scattering of those little annoying bubbles all over the screen? Uggghh… so annoying, right? And when you’ve got a piece of...
5 Easy Tips to Extend Battery Life
There aren’t many things that can throw productivity out the window as quickly as a dead battery can. For this reason, Juniper Systems rugged handhelds use batteries that are made to last a full workday (8-10 hours). However, as with any battery, certain factors such...
Photo Shoot at the Limestone Quarry
One thing you’ll probably learn about Juniper Systems is that we like to keep our operations in-house as much as possible. From the design, to manufacturing, to support, it’s all done here at our Logan, Utah location. We sometimes get asked who does our marketing for...
Tools for Calculating Tree Height Measurement and Volume
Forestry professionals, among others, must often calculate tree height and volume measurements for inventory and other purposes. Tree height measurements are often necessary for timber cruising, timber inventory, surveying, vegetation management, landscaping, and...
Geotagging Photos
What is geotagging? First of all, let’s start out on the right foot here with a brief explanation of geotagging, in case you’re new to the subject. Geotagging is the act of adding geographical information (in the form of metadata) to some type of media, including...