The GCS Rapid Survey System (RSS) is a ATV-mounted surveying platform powered by the GeoSite Manager System. Map and manage a site faster than ever possible on foot.

The RSS is ideal for mapping, staking and managing of large sites. With an RSS, in one day, an operator running the GeoSite Manager System software module GCS: Topo could map 200 acres (81 hectares) and collect 20,000 points.

Survey and Stake

Contractors involved in any kind of earth moving will save tremendous amounts of time with an RSS on a large project. With the power to survey and stake in your hands, you'll never have to call a surveyor back to check your progress or replace disturbed stakes. RSS software GCS: Point makes it easy for one operator to place stakes while the rest of the crew continues to work. Accidents happen, stakes get run over, but your RSS operator can quickly locate the exact location, automatically recalculate the grade difference and replace that stake in minutes.

Any operation requiring the ability to survey a large area can save time and money with an RSS. Commercial surveying operations will not find a faster, more accurate way to collect acres of survey data. Power production facilities burning coal can save hours on every survey of their coal pile. Building and underground contractors working on large projects can utilize the point finding abilities of the RSS to lay out boundaries and stake important features with ease. Agricultural and landscaping operations laying fertilizer or seed can design and survey complex, non-linear areas to optimize distribution of product.

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Manage Your Sites

The RSS makes a sensible compliment to a fleet of construction equipment. The ability to survey and map on demand with the RSS allows you to monitor job progress and assure that all earthwork is to grade. In addition, your rapid surveying ability allows you to check the work of subcontractors against the site plans for error. Measure and monitor piles of earth, topsoil and crush -- know exactly how much you have, how much you paid for, and how much you need.

The RSS uses the same software and interface as any earthmoving equipment using GCS machine control. The RSS can thus be used as a training platform for machine operators learning the software. However, any operator using equipment in your fleet that is not outfitted with GCS machine control will be working solely from stakes. For these operators, the RSS serves as a digital map of the site in the field, making visualization of the project easier.

Service Multiple Jobs

Many larger companies manage several job sites simultaneously. The RSS can provide mapping and surveying service to multiple job sites. The entire unit is easily packed up and rolled into a small trailer for over-the-road transport. Setup and tear-down of the RSS is relatively quick -- as little as 15 minutes when setting up a previously mapped site and less than 5 minutes to tear down. The onboard computer can store thousands of job site maps, and several versions of each. The large memory capacity of the RSS computer means that you'll never need to break jobs into sections -- map hundreds of acres in one large file. Why pay a survey crew to replace a handful of stakes, who could take days to arrive, when you can call your RSS over from another site and replace those stakes the same day?

Physical Features of the RSS:

• Bright 12" LCD display, visible even in direct sunlight, on swivel mount for easier visibility when not seated
• Rugged cast aluminum computer housing
• Removable positioning pole for accurate point location - wherever it moves, your onscreen location moves
• Storage for stakes and tools
• Modular components - the RSS works with several types and manufacturers of positioning equipment
• Compatible with several ATV configurations

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