EQUIPMENT SUPPORTED --------------- make your selection --------------
Bulldozers --------------- make your selection -------------- All makes N/A no X yes
Graders --------------- make your selection -------------- All makes N/A no X Yes
Scrapers --------------- make your selection -------------- All makes N/A N/A See System Five 2D MC / 3D... no X yes
Pavers --------------- make your selection -------------- All brands of old and new pave... All brands of pavers supported N/A N/A See System Five 2D MC / 3D... no Yes
Excavators --------------- make your selection -------------- All types excavators and backh... N/A N/A See 2D and 3D GPS+ no X Yes
Curb&Gutter Paver --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A no yes
Milling --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See System Five 2D MC / 3D... no Yes
Compaction --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A no yes Yes See Sytem Five 2D MC / 3D... yes (as an indicate system)
EQUIPMENT FEATURE --------------- make your selection --------------
Sonic Tracking --------------- make your selection -------------- 5 sonic sensors inside one son... N/A no Yes yes in 2D mode Yes, one sonic tracers contain...
Blade Elevation Control --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A No Screed 2D and 3D elevation con... screed elevation control X yes
Blade Slope Control --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A no Screed 2D and 3D slope control screed slope control X yes
Laser Receivers (Single/Dual/Both/No) --------------- make your selection -------------- Both Both (proportional-type) both in 2D mode Dual Millimeter Beam N/A no Scaleable See System Five 2D M... single yes Yes Single/Dual Yes, built-in on sensor
GPS Mast Antenna (Single/Dual/Both/No) --------------- make your selection -------------- both Both Can be upgraded to GPS N/A NA no Optional 3D upgrade Scaleable See 3D GPS+ Single Single/Twin/Dual
Receiver Outside or Inside Cab --------------- make your selection -------------- both Either Inside Inside cab control box Inside/Outside Laser Receiver is outside N/A outside yes
Support for Rough Grading (specify cm, mm or inches) --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 0.01 ft +/- .01 +/- 0.01 ft +/- 0.1 inch +/- 0.1 inches +/- 1 inch 0.5 inch 1 cm 1 inch (30mm) 24mm < 3cm cm, mm, inches Coarse: 1/2 in. (12 mm) typica... N/A Yes Yes - vertical offset gives fu... yes 1 cm and greater Yes, selectable tolerance yes, user selectable tolerence
Support for Finished Grading (specify cm, mm or inches) --------------- make your selection -------------- < 1 cm +/- 0.01 ft +/- .01 +/- .01 ft. (4 mm) +/- 0.01 ft +/- 0.1 inch +/- 0.1 inches 0.2 inch 1 mm 1/4 inch (6mm) 3 mm 8mm Fine: 1/4 in. (6 mm) typical N/A NA Yes Yes - mm accuracy yes 1 cm Yes, selectable tolerance, mm Yes, selectable tolerance, mm'... yes, user selectable tolerence
Maximum Range Horizontally from --------------- make your selection -------------- 300 m mfg specific
- Rotating Laser --------------- make your selection -------------- 1000 ft (300m) radius 1000 ft in 2D mode 1000 ft. 1000ft (300m) 1000ft (300m) radius 1500ft (450m) 2,000 ft with AGL long-range l... 2,000 ft. with AGL long-range ... 300 m 650 ft. 650 ft. (200m) Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific N/A N/A Scaleable See System Five ... NA
- Robotic Total Station --------------- make your selection -------------- 1,000 ft (300)m radius 10,000 ft (3000m) 10,000ft (3000m) 2300ft (700m) 2500 ft. 350m (1150') 500 m > 2000 ft. > 2000 ft. (optional 3D upgrad... Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA
- GPS Base Station --------------- make your selection -------------- 18 miles 500 m Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific n/a N/A Scaleable See System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS NA Unlimited Unlimited (optional 3D upgrade... Unrestricted Up to 20 Miles Up to20 miles
Maximum Range Vertically from --------------- make your selection -------------- 300 m mfg specific
- Rotating Laser (feet/meters) --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 110% +/- 3.75 0.75 ft sensor, or 4 ft. with ... 1000ft (300m) raduis w/ mmGPS 2D mode - 8 inches sensor or 4... 33 ft. (10m) 7.5 inches sensor only, 4 ft. ... 8 inches sensor or 4 ft with o... 9 ft (3m) w/vibe pole 9 ft (3m) w/vibe pole, 33 ft (... Depends on stick and bucket re... Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific N/A Scaleable See System Five ... NA
- Robotic Total Station (maximum angle above and below the horizontal) --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 45 degrees 128 degrees 45 degree Any angle permitting line of s... Any angle that maintains line ... Any angle with line of site to... Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA no
Receiver/Antenna Mounting Type (screws, bolts, etc.) --------------- make your selection -------------- 5/8 x 11 thread Adapter clamp Bolt-on bracket and mast Bolt-on brackets bolts & weld-on brackets Bolts/Magnets Clamp and quick Lock Clamp handle Clamp-on Clamps Flexible clamp Magnets Magnets or clamps mfg specific NA Sensors mount magnetically Weld-on and bolt-on brackets Weld-on bracket and bolt kit Weld-on bracket with bolt kit
Indicate Mode --------------- make your selection -------------- 1mm n.a. X yes Yes, real-time depth control
Hydraulic Mode --------------- make your selection -------------- 1mm N/A NA no providing signal to machine hy... System provides control signal... X yes
Automated Lateral Movement Blade Control (Grading Only) --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A NA No Yes yes, screed control
GNSS Support (in addition to GPS--GLONASS, Galileo and/or pseudolites. State which apply and indicate bands that can be received--L1, L2, L3, etc.) --------------- make your selection -------------- All All (*) All mfg Can be upgraded to GPS/GLONASS GPS L1, L2, L2C, Glonass GPS L1, L2C, L2, L5; GLONASS L... GPS/GLONASS L1/L2/L5 C/A and P... N/A Scaleable See System Five ... N/A See System Five 3D GPS NA Upgradeable to GPS Yes yes - all Yes - All (optional 3D upgrade...
International Support --------------- make your selection -------------- English (US AU UK NZ),German, ... yes Yes - 16 languages Yes, worldwide dealer network
Supports Multiple Machines Simultaneously --------------- make your selection -------------- 1:1 Total station to machine GNSS - yes; TPS - 1 machine pe... GNSS yes, TPS no Multiple Rovers from Single Ba... NA no Yes Yes Laser
CONTROL UNIT ELECTRONICS --------------- make your selection --------------
- HARDWARE --------------- make your selection --------------
Operating System --------------- make your selection -------------- GeoLinux MS XP/Vista Linux n/a PCS900 firmware Proprietary Various Windows CE / XP embedded Windows CE, XP embedded Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, ... XP/Vista/Linux
Display Resolution (pixels) --------------- make your selection -------------- 1024X600 112,320 pixels 240 x 64 320 x 240 640 x 480 640 x 840 800 x 600 backlit 126 x 64 graphic n/a NA NA - Discrete LED matrix up to 1024x768 Various
Display Type (e.g., SVGA, color) --------------- make your selection -------------- 1/4 VGA Color 7 segment numeric + discrete L... color Color graphic LCD Color LCD Color TFT 16:9 Color TFT graphic color VGA, 1300 nit w/touch sc... Color VGA, touch screen Discrete LED Graphic and LED N... LCD Digital display w/EL Backl... N/A supertwist nematic SVGA Color SVGA color TFT SXGA TFT True Color Various
Display Size --------------- make your selection -------------- 140 x 221mm 18cm 2 3 3.5 inch 4 inch 41 mm (1.6 in) diagonal 5 digit numeric; discrete LED ... 5.25 in diagonal 6.25 in diagonal 6.25 in diangonal 7 7 inch (178 mm) 7 inches (178mm) 7-24 inch 8.4 inch N/A Various
Touch Screen --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A Soft keys NA No softkey buttons softkeys Yes
Connector/Cable Types (Standard, Proprietary) --------------- make your selection -------------- D-sub 9 pin and proprietary MIL-C05015 cylindrical, gold p... MIL-spec MIL-spec and proprietary MIL-spec connectors MIL-style MIL_C-5015 cylindrical, gold p... Proprietary Standard Standard, MilSec Standard, MilSpec
Number/Type of Data Ports/Connections (2 USB, 1 PCMCIA, etc. --------------- make your selection -------------- 1 CAN bus and 1 RS-232 1 CAN bus, 1 USB, 1 RS-232 1 CAN bus, 2 RS-232, 1 USB 1 CAN-bus 1 CAN-bus, 1-RS-232 1 I/O BUS, 2 RS 485, 1 RS 232 1 Serial, 1 Bluetooth 1 USB, 1 Bluetooth, 1 Serial 2 CAN, 1 ethernet, 1 RS 232, 1... 4 COM, 4 USB, 2 CAN, VGA, 2 PS... 4 USB 2.0; 1 Ethernet; 1 or 2 ... CAN-Bus, RS-232 Multiple RS-232, Bluetooth, US... n/a One RS-232 Data Port RS-232
Open to Many GPS, Laser and TPS Solutions (Not Proprietary) --------------- make your selection -------------- Any rotating laser N/A NA No OPA Compliant (Open Positionin... OPA Open Positioning Architecu... Open Positioning Architecture Yes Yes (optional 3D upgrade) Yes, as a PowerDigger 3D syste... Yes, not proprietary Yes; not proprietary
Memory Type/Capacity (Std/Max; e.g., built-in CF 4MB, removable PCMCIA 2 MB, etc.) --------------- make your selection -------------- 256Mb SDRAM plus built-in 256M... 32gb solid state drive or 100g... CF Card Upgradable/Solid State... Internal CF 1G, external USB Internal CF, Removable CF, Rem... N/A NA Removable CF 4 GB Disk, 2 GB R... Removable CF card Removable CF cards up 32gb solid state; up to 100...
Memory Upgradable (Specify Type and Maximum Memory) --------------- make your selection -------------- CF 8 GB+, 2 GB RAM n/a NA Up to 1Gb CF cards USB - up to 32gb
Wireless Data Transfer (none/Data Import/Export/Both) --------------- make your selection -------------- Bluetooth Both N/A NA No None Yes-Both
Ability to Move System to Other Vehicles (specify which) --------------- make your selection -------------- All all brands of old and new pave... Hardware can be moved to milli... N/A NA Pickup, ATV, GPS Pole (manrove... Yes yes - grader, dozer, scraper, ... Yes - graders, dozers, scraper... Yes - other dozers / graders Yes - other dozers / scrapers ... Yes - other excavators Yes - trucks, dozers, graders,... Yes Motorgrader, dozer, scrape... Yes Motorgrader, dozer, scrape... Yes, all supported Yes, any vehicle with 10 to 30... Yes, any vehicle with 10-30VDC Yes, motorgrader, dozer, scrap... Yes, pickups, atv, dozer, grad...
Scalable Components (ability to add pieces and functionality) --------------- make your selection -------------- All No PowerMast, Hydraulic valve pac... Second GNSS antenna; 2D sensor... Yes yes - optional power mast, hyd... Yes, many options available
Sideshift for Motor Graders --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A NA No Yes Yes - patented Yes, own Patent
- SOFTWARE --------------- make your selection --------------
Onboard Data Logging --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA no Yes
Handle Multiple Projects --------------- make your selection -------------- Multiple machine configuration... N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA Yes Yes, multiple design can be up...
User Defined Screens/Menus --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes Yes (UDI) User Defined Interf...
Mining/Landfill/Construction/Agriculture Solutions (List All) --------------- make your selection -------------- All All 1D (grade height only) app... All 1D/2D grading applications All 2D excavator and drilling ... all 3D excavator & backhoe app... all 3D grading applications Any 1D/2D grading application;... Construction Construction (Asphalt and Base... Construction TPS / GNSS Applic... Mining, Landfill, Construction... Mining/Landfill/Construction/D... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA Survey, Construction Survey, Construction, Mining, ... Yes All plus paving
Direct DXF Import (None/Plans Only/3D Model Only/Both) --------------- make your selection -------------- Both n/a N/A See 3D GPS+ NA no None (3D Office / Pocket 3D On... Yes Yes - Both
Direct DWG Import (None/Plans Only/3D Model Only/Both) --------------- make your selection -------------- Both n/a N/A See 3D GPS+ NA no None (3D Office Only None (3D Office Only) Yes Yes - Both
Remote Inspection (VNC/ability to access system offsite) --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No VNC Yes Yes - VNC, Remote Desktop Yes via Heartbeat and Command ...
Volume Calc --------------- make your selection -------------- Land-levelling averaging funct... N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes Yes - 3D with PDF report outpu...
Real-time Cut/Fill Map --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes
Field Design Ramps and Pads --------------- make your selection -------------- N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA Simple land-levelling with ave... Yes Yes single/dual/multi
As-Built/Finish Grade Save --------------- make your selection -------------- Finish Grade N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes
Warning Zones Tagged (Electronic Fences) --------------- make your selection -------------- GEOFences and 3D Surfaces (ver... Height and depth N/A N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes Yes watch zones/warning zones ...
RECEIVERS --------------- make your selection --------------
Battery Type --------------- make your selection -------------- 12-24V DC machine power 12-24V DC machine/car battery ... 2 Li-ion 3900mAh, 7.2V 3 AA alkaline 4 D alkaline Li-Ion machine sourced, 9 to 32 vdc Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA NiMh rechargeable none solar charged Support All GPS/GNSS Receivers
Battery Runtime --------------- make your selection -------------- 130 hrs. 14 hours 30 hrs. 40 hrs. 8 hrs typical Depends on battery capacity Manufacturer Dependent mfg specific n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA
Battery Weight --------------- make your selection -------------- 0.2 kg 0.25 lb 20 oz. Depends on battery selected Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA
External Power (generator, etc.) --------------- make your selection -------------- 10VDC to 30VDC, <4W 12V/24V DC power cord Any 12V source or 110V through... Machine power (12-24V) Machine power (12V-24V) Machine power 12-24V Machine power 12-24V DC Machine sourced, 9 to 32 VDC Manufacturer Dependent N/A N/A Scaleable see System Five ... Power from machine system (10 ... System uses machine power (12-... Yes, optional 12V/24V DC power...
Rechargeable Batteries --------------- make your selection -------------- Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA NiMh no Optional NiCd Optional NiCd battery Yes yes, back-up for solar power
Receiver Dimensions --------------- make your selection -------------- 10.6" H x 5.1" W x 2" D 11.5” x 3.75” (29 x 9.5 cm) 12 12” x 6.25” x 8.5” (31 x 16 x ... 14.75 x 3 x 4.25 in. (38 x 7.... 147 x 231.9 x 251.1 mm ( 5.78 ... 158 x 158 x 234.5 305 x 152 x 60 mm (11.71 x 6.4... 5.0 in x 8.0 in x 3.0 in 8.18in x 5.67in x 3.06in 8.5 x 5 x 4 in.; 4.8 lbs. (22 ... Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA
Shock, g-based and/or drop in meters and to what surface --------------- make your selection -------------- 2m drop onto wood on a concret... 2m drop onto wood on concrete ... 2m to concrete Exceeds industry standards for... Exceeds industry standards for... Manufacturer Dependent MIL STD for tracked vehicles N/A n/a Cab Mounted Device, shock ... N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA SAE J1455 Sensors withstand hydraulic ha... Shock 50G yes
GPS Tracking Acquisition Cold Start (s) (Time and position are known to within some limits, the almanac known, ephemeris unknown.) --------------- make your selection -------------- 30 seconds 30 secs 50 seconds < 30 seconds <60s less than 2 mintues Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
GPS Tracking Acquisition Warm Start (s) (Time and position are known to within some limits, the almanac known, and at least 3 satellite ephemerides are known from previous operation.) --------------- make your selection -------------- 8 seconds 8 secs < 5 seconds <30s less than 1 mintue Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
GPS Tracking Reacquisition (s) (after signal blockage on site) --------------- make your selection -------------- 1 second < 1 second <1s <8 seconds <8 secs less than 1 second Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
Number of Channels (GPS/GNSS) --------------- make your selection -------------- 26 72 72 Universal tracking channels 76 Channels Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA up to 214 yes
Number of Channels, L1 --------------- make your selection -------------- 12 14 72 Universal tracking channels Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
Number of Channels, L2 --------------- make your selection -------------- 12 14 72 Universal tracking channels Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
Number of Channels, Glonass L1 --------------- make your selection -------------- 0 12 72 Universal tracking channels Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
Number of Channels, Glonass L2 --------------- make your selection -------------- 0 12 72 Universal tracking channels Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
Number of Channels, SBAS --------------- make your selection -------------- 2 4 dedicated channels EGNOS, WAAS EGNOS/WAAS Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA yes
ACCURACIES (Std. Dev.) --------------- make your selection --------------
- GPS/GNSS --------------- make your selection --------------
Static GPS/GNSS only (Hor.) mm + ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 5mm + 0.5 ppm RMS 1cm + 1ppm 3mm + .5ppm 5 mm + 0.5 ppm 5mm + 0.5 ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA
Static GPS/GNSS only (Vert.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 5mm + 1 ppm RMS 10 mm + 0.5 ppm 10mm + 0.5 ppm 2cm + 1ppm 5mm + .5ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA
Horizontal Positioning using GNSS only (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- (10 mm + 1 ppm) RMS 10 mm + 1 ppm 10mm + 1 ppm 10mm + 1ppm <5m Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA
Vertical Positioning using GNSS only (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- (20 mm + 1 ppm) RMS, 15mm + 1ppm 20 mm + 1 ppm 20mm + 1 ppm <10m Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA
Can GPS/GNSS vertical positioning be improved with optical or other systems? If yes, what is the published vertical accuracy (std. dev.) with that improvement? --------------- make your selection -------------- Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... N/A See 3D GPS+ NA No Yes 6mm + 1ppm RTK w/ mmGPS Yes, 6mm + 1ppm w/MM GPS Yes, mm's
- ROTATING LASER --------------- make your selection --------------
Static (Hor.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Third party supplied
Static (Vert.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 0.1 inch +/- 2.5mm; Accuracy indpendent... 0.01 ft 1mm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Third party supplied
Horizontal Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Third party supplied
Vertical Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 0.1 inch +/- 2.5mm; Accuracy independen... 0.01 ft 1mm < 1 cm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Third party supplied
- ROBOTIC TOTAL STATION --------------- make your selection --------------
Static (Hor.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- 1 arc sec. 1 arc second accuracy 1 mm + 1.5 ppm 1mm + 1.5 ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA Third party supplied
Static (Vert.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- 1 arc sec. 1 arc second accuracy 1 mm + 1.5 ppm 1mm + 1.5 ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA Third party supplied
Horizontal Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 2 mm + 14 ppm to moving t... 1 arc sec. 3 mm + 1.5 ppm 3mm + 1.5 ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA Third party supplied ± 2 mm + 14 ppm to moving targ...
Vertical Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 2 mm + 14 ppm to moving t... 1 arc sec. 3 mm + 1.5 ppm 3mm + 1.5 ppm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A See LPS 900 NA Third party supplied ± 2 mm + 14 ppm to moving targ...
- SONIC --------------- make your selection --------------
Static (Hor.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- 0.05 inch at 12 inches 1mm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA
Static (Vert.) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 1mm 0.05 inch at 12 inches 1mm Manufacturer Dependent N/A N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Reproduceability +/- 1mm
Horizontal Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- 0.05 inch at 12 inches 1mm Manufacturer Dependent n/a N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA
Vertical Positioning (Dynamic Real Time, while equipment is in operation) mm+ppm --------------- make your selection -------------- +/- 1mm 0.05 inch at 12 inches 1mm Manufacturer Dependent N/A N/A Scaleable see System Five ... NA Reproduceability +/- 1mm