NovAtel has announced the End of Life of the OEM638 and OEM638V series GNSS receivers.

Units will be available for order through November 15, 2018 (or until inventory depleted).

Repair support will continue until March 31, 2021.

For pricing information or questions, please contact Steve Lieber and Associates, Inc.

NovAtel Inc. has announced the End of Life of the high vibe model of the ProPak6 GNSS receiver.

• PP6V-XXX-XXX-XXX 
• PP61V-XXX-XXX-XXX
• PP6DV-XXX-XXX-XXX
• PP6D1V-XXX-XXX-XXX

These products will be available for order until:

November 15, 2018 (or until inventory has been depleted)

Shipments may be scheduled for no later than:

May 15, 2019

NovAtel will continue to support and repair these products until:

March 31, 2021

For a complete list of affected part numbers and the associated replacement part numbers, please refer to the table below:

To place an order for the ProPak6V before the deadline, please contact us for pricing info and/or to place an order.

Carlson SurvCE and SurvePC 6.0 is available. This feature rich land surveying software has several new features and improvements.

The new Hybrid+ module allows for users to survey with both GPS and total station at the same time. GIS Inspector lets users add or view GIS attributes when selecting points on the map. Surface Inspector lets you compare plan versus as-built elevation difference.

A full list of improvements and new features is shown below. For pricing information for new software or to upgrade your existing Carlson software, please contact us. (continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel Inc. has announced the End of Life (EOL) of the Propak6 series GNSS receivers. This affects all hardware variants of the ProPak6 platform.

PP6-XXX-XXX-XXX
PP6D-XXX-XXX-XXX
PP61-XXX-XXX-XXX
PP6D1-XXX-XXX-XXX

(continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel Inc. is announcing the End of Life of the:

FLEX6-XXX-XXX-XXX
FLEX6D-XXX-XXX-XXX

These products will be available for order until:
July 31, 2018 (or until inventory has been depleted)

Shipments may be scheduled for no later than:
November 30, 2018

NovAtel will continue to support and repair these products until:
March 31, 2021

Discontinued Part Number      Replacement Part Number

FLEX6-XXX-XXX-XXX           PW7700-XXX-XXX-XXX

For pricing information or to place an order, please contact us.

Carlson Software has released Precision 3D Hydro 2018. This innovative software is an easy-to-use design application for land development. It provides tools for precise engineering in 3D for managing water on all types of locations.

Managing storm pipe networks, cluvert sizing, and simulating potential flooding areas for an area can be accomplished with this powerful software. New to Precision 3D Hydro is Dynamic CAD automated plan and profile CAD design documentation. You are able to numerous calculations such as gutter speed in real-time.

Environmental assessments of large basin areas using point clouds and lidar to create TINs. You are able to calculate weighted curve numbers and coeffecients for pre and post construction calculations by drag and drop textures. There is also improved reporting options to include custom PDFs, Excel, and HTML formats.

Carlson Precision 3D Hydro webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVtMdgn3tz8

For current pricing or to request a demo, please contact us

FreeWave Technologies has announced the end-of-life (EOL) for their HTPlus series of 900MHz wireless data links. This affects the HT-P, HT-PE, HTP-900RE, and HTP-900SEO models.

The replacement product is the ZumLink 900 series radio. The ZumLink  and HTPlus are not over-the-air compatible.

ZumLink_Data_Sheet

ZumLink and HTPlus Comparison

For more information, contact us.

NovAtel has announced the end of life (EOL) for their OEM617D dual antenna GNSS heading receiver. We will be taking orders for last chance purchase until June 29 2018.

This affects all OEM617D models (OEM617D-XXX-XXX-XXX). The recommended replacement is the OEM7720 series. For more info or to place an order, please contact us.

TerraStar frequency changes are scheduled to occur within the first quarter of 2018. It is expected February 2018. This will move the L-Band beam frequencies from the current 1539 MHz to 1545 MHz and higher. This change is needed to avoid potential future conflicts with other services that will share the lower portion of the L-Band spectrum.

(continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel has announced End of Life for three of the OEM6 Series GNSS receivers. The affected hardware platforms are the OEM615, OEM617, and OEM628. These receivers will be available until September 29 2017 or until inventory is cleared.

(continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel has announced the End Of Life (EOL) for the GPS-700 Series antennas. The replacement antennas will be either the GNSS-500 Series or the GNSS-800 Series antennas which are currently available.

The GPS-700 Series antennas will continue to be available for purchase until Sep 29 2017 or until inventory is gone. (continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel has released Waypoint version 8.70 for GrafNav/GrafNet and Inertial Explorer. This new release features support for four GNSS constellations including QZSS. It also is the first version that requires the FlexNet or software-based license. USB keys are not supported beginning with 8.70.

(continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel recently announced the addition of their VEXXIS™ family of GNSS antennas. This includes the GNSS 800 series and the GNSS 500 series. Both series feature a patented multi-point feeding network and radiation pattern optimization technology for multipath rejection and stable phase center. (continue reading this entry…)

NovAtel has announced the addition of a couple of Litef IMUs to their SPAN® product line. The µIMU-IC is a compact, high performing commercial Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). This MEMS (Micro ElectoMechanical Systems) is perfect for applications such as UAVs or any applications with limited space. The µIMU-IC is available in an enclosure or OEM version.

An enclosure has been developed by NovAtel for the popular Honeywell HG1900 series IMU. The HG1900 IMU was previously only available as an OEM version. This new enclosure version makes integration easier with features like LED indicators and simplified cabling.

Both IMUs are expected to be available Q4 2016. For more information and pricing, please contact us.

NovAtel has announced their next generation of series of GNSS receivers – the OEM7 Series. This next series will have five models ranging from the smallest OEM7600 (35 x 55 x 11 mm | 1.38 x 2.17 x 0.43 in) up to the OEM729 (60 x 100 x 9 mm | 2.36 x 3.94 x 0.35 in). The newest enclosure will be the rugged PwrPak7. This compact enclosure will offer scalable GNSS solutions with internal storage and INS options.

(continue reading this entry…)