Stakemill and SECO are teaming up to offer a $50 trade in on any laser detector traded in on a new Apache unit ordered between now and December 19th 2012. Its easy, just order any new eligable unit listed below and receive a $50 credit once we receive your trade in. Eligable units – Apache Storm Laserometer, Twister or Lightning 2 from Stakemill shipped before December 19th 2012. Order at www.stakemill.com
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Coordinate Marking Accuracy – Brought to you in opart by PointSpotter and Stakemill – order here
Many land surveyors are comfortable with a sharp, “accurate” tip on the end of the survey rod, and some new surveyors may not even be familiar with other types of shoes or blunt tips.
Occasionally, the accuracy of the 1″ diameter PointSpotter paint spot comes into question.
Keep in mind that the natural movement of land surfaces often exceeds the diameter of any survey marker.
Soil and Pavement are Dynamic
They are constantly moving, usually in small amounts, because of:
Expansion and Contraction due to MOISTURE CONTENT
Some more expansive soils are so active, structures on them require some form of isolation from soil expansion.
During low rainfall, contractive forces are so great that large ground cracks will form, some wider than the survey marker.
Expansion and Contraction due to TEMPERATURE
Temperature affects pavement dimensions, thus requiring slotted, periodic expansion gaps to prevent stress and strain.
Expansion and Contraction due to VEGETATION DENSITY
The roots of plants and trees expand and shift surrounding ground, and also influence the soil moisture content.
Movement due to EROSION
Water and ice will cause entire acres of land to shift or slide, often unnoticed.
Rise and Fall due to GRAVITY
“Solid-body tides” (ground tides) caused by the Moon and Sun displace the ground almost one foot vertically, twice each day.
It is common to forget about types of terrain outside of your surveying experience.
Remember that there are paved cities, swamps, glaciers, deserts, tropics, plains, mountains, seabeds, and caves… all of them surveyed, and all of them in continual movement.
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Stakemill is by far the largest distributor of SECO and Crain items in the southeast states, possibly even the eastern seaboard, when you are this big of a dealer for multiple product lines you are the first to show off the newest products and now their corporate logo. SECO has announced a new logo and will be showcasing these items at Stakemill’s Florida showroom, the largest reseller of SECO and Crain items in Florida.
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Hannover, Germany, Oct.8, 2012 – Spectra Precision introduced today new ProMark™ GNSS receivers to meet the evolving performance and cost needs of the mainstream land survey market. The new ProMark 120 and ProMark 220 GNSS receivers, powered by Ashtech, provide surveyors with an expanded set of capabilities and enhancements, and they replace the ProMark 100 and ProMark 200.
The announcement was made at Spectra Precision’s Worldwide Distribution Conference held in Hannover, Germany. The expanded product portfolio will be showcased at INTERGEO 2012, the world’s largest geodesy, geoinformatics and land management trade event.
Both new ProMark models are equipped with an updated hardware platform that includes the latest Ashtech GNSS chipset with Z-Blade™ GNSS-centric technology. In addition, both come with the Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Handheld 6.5 Professional operating system, which includes a language provisioning capability permitting customers to select locale-specific settings, such as language and calendar types.
The new ProMark 120 features enhanced ProMark Field software v3.0 for an exceptionally versatile and easy-to-use post-processing solution. ProMark Field software v3.0 introduces a large custom virtual keyboard, enables the import and export of user-defined text file formats, enhances voice information and guidance features, and includes many other improvements to make it an extremely easy-to-use application.
The ProMark 220 features an internal L2 GLONASS capability that further strengthens the RTK performance of this robust dual-frequency and dual constellation network RTK rover. Its Z-Blade GNSS-centric firmware provides exceptionally fast RTK initialization and more reliable RTK positioning, specifically in shaded or multipath conditions, where GNSS signals may be difficult to acquire.
The ProMark 220 is offered with a choice of advanced field software applications: either the Survey Pro™ v5.2 or the FAST Survey v3.0 software. Both field software applications meet the demanding expectations of professional surveyors, particularly for RTK network surveys. Additional software options allow interaction with a wide range of survey instruments and accessories to run complete survey jobs and survey projects where total stations are also used.
“With unique positioning capabilities and robust features, both new ProMark receivers are ideal tools for surveyors looking for a cost-effective, high performance and reliable solution,” said François Erceau, general manager of Trimble’s Spectra Precision Surveying Business.
Advanced Ashtech Z-Blade Technology
Z-Blade is an Ashtech GNSS-centric signal processing technology. Unlike other commercial GNSS receiver architectures, Z-Blade is not dependent on GPS satellites for obtaining or maintaining an RTK fix. Z-Blade receivers use all available satellite signals equally, without preference to a particular satellite constellation, to maximize the user’s ability to obtain reliable GNSS positions in tough conditions. Provided it can see enough other GNSS satellites, Z-Blade allows users to achieve and maintain RTK positioning, even if GPS coverage is reduced by obstacles such as trees and buildings.
Availability
The ProMark 120 and ProMark 220 are now available to order through Stakemill at http://www.stakemill.com or 727-538-0886.
About the Spectra Precision Brand
Spectra Precision offers a complete product portfolio focusing on the needs of the mainstream surveying and construction markets. The Spectra Precision portfolio includes Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers, mechanical and robotic total stations, theodolites, autolevels, data collection hardware, field and office software, as well as a wide range of construction tools and accessories. Spectra Precision surveying equipment uses proven technologies to deliver value, reliability and ease-of-use to customers worldwide. The Spectra Precision brand is backed with the strong technical support that users have come to expect from a quality name in surveying and construction.
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BIG Rebates on CST Locators $75
Stakemill has teamed up with CST Berger top offer $75 mail in rebates on Magna-Trak Locators plus a FREE Jacket.
PROMOTION VALID on purchases dated 8/1/12 — 10/31/12. Completed mail-in rebate certificate.
ORIGINAL sales receipt, and ORIGINAL UPC must be postmarked by 11/14/12. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery.
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Survey Markers – Plastic Rebar Cap Order Form
NEW COLOR CHOICE
Only STAKEMILL offers the PLM rebar caps in Lime Green for #4 & #5 rebar. We have more text choices and colors than the others, always choose Stakemill for your Survey Markers. Order online at
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Looking to upgrade your older TDS Ranger, Nomad or Recon to a new fast Spectra Precision version?
Stakemill has just what you need at a price you can afford. For a limited time you can trade your Recon towards a new Recon or even a Ranger and keep the current version of your Survey Pro Software investment. If you have a unit with Survey Pro Max then the new unit will ship with your same version and modules unlocked. If you only have Survey Standard on a Recon we can get you into a new unit and upgrade your software package at the same time.
See our web page for compete details, as of August 2012 we do not have current pricing on the new Ranger 3 Series trade up.
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Stakemill has teamed up with CST Berger and Rolatape to offer you discounted coupons on the following items we stock and display in our Florida showroom. Stay tuned for details on how to get your factory savings coupon on the following items.
- 32-401 Rolatape measuring Wheel in Feet and Inches – NEW Belt Driven
- 60-WDF20MX Tripods, the new MAX Dual Clamp Wood and Fiberglass Tripod
- 82-30080A The 300 foot ny-clad open case tape in 8ths
- 82-20080A The 200 foot version of the ny-clad open case tape also in 8ths
- SAL32N CST Berger 32 power Auto Level
- 55-SAl-24ND The 24X version of the SAL Auto Level
All of these items are in stock and can be seen at our Largo Florida showroom, order soon, we expect to sell out of these one time deals. Thanks to CST Berger and the Bosch Corporation for supporting the Florida Land Surveyor and Mapping Society.
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