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High Precision Hand-held Engineering Survey/Position Data Collector

  • US 20110000095A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2010
  • Published: 01/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A self-contained, hand-held, wireless engineering survey data collection system, comprising:

  • a survey data collector including;

    a housing having a hand-held form factor;

    a processor, memory module, data storage, and power source disposed within the housing;

    a user interface including input and output devices supported by the housing and communicably coupled to the processor;

    a survey module including computer readable instructions disposed in a non-transitory computer readable medium, for configuring the processor, memory module, data storage, and user interface to capture and store engineering survey data;

    a plurality of communications ports configured for communicating with peripheral devices;

    the survey data collector being ruggedized to MIL-STD-810F;

    a survey-grade GPS module supported by the housing and communicably couplable to the processor, the GPS module configured for positioning accuracy within a margin of error of 3 cm;

    a GPS antenna port supported by the housing and communicably couplable to the GPS module;

    wherein the survey data collector is configured to capture engineering survey data including position data generated by the GPS module.

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