Trimble announced Tuesday it has supplied Global Navigation Satellite System reference stations and Virtual Reference Station software to establish a GNSS infrastructure network in Western Australia.
Located in Perth, the network was built using Trimble NetR5 reference stations and is the first with GNSS capabilities. It is operated by GPSnetwork Perth and is the first privately owned VRS network in Australia.
Built with 5 Trimble NetR5 GNSS reference stations, Trimble GPSNet and RTKNet software, the network is available to geospatial professionals.
Covering the entire metro-Perth area, the network's reference stations are installed from Two Rocks (37 miles or 60 kilometers north of Perth) to Mandurah (62 miles or 100 km south of Perth) for a network area reach of 1,750 square miles (4,550 square km). The Perth VRS network provides high-accuracy positioning and surveying anywhere in the area without the need of an additional base station.
The network supports next-generation GPS L2C and L5 signals, as well as GLONASS signals, adding greater flexibility, fast initialization times and more robust signal tracking for positioning applications, the company said in a news release.
The VRS network provides a geo-spatial infrastructure for surveying, engineering and Geographic Information System professionals.
Trimble said its new Perth infrastructure will supply global-positioning information for a variety of applications, including surveying, urban planning, urban and rural construction, environmental monitoring, resource and territory management, disaster prevention and relief, precision agriculture, scientific research and transportation management.
Trimble has installed similar networks in 80 countries, including China, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
