Ashtech (formerly Magellan Professional) yesterday announced the release of the ProMark™ 500 V4.0 GNSS receiver for high-performance RTK surveying.
Key new features of the release include:
- Faster signal acquisition and improved tracking capability
- Auto dial for easier connection to RTK networks and automatic reconnect to last mount point.
- USB key plug and play product configuration.
- RTC bridge to relay GSM/GPRS RTK network corrections to multiple rovers via license-free radios (see below for more information about this feature)
- U-Link™ TRx radio repeater support
- Virtual antenna for improved equipment integration within a heterogeneous set of surveying equipment.
- L2C signal support.
- 20 Hz RTK and data output option.
New Software upgrades available for the V4.0 release include:
- FAST Survey™ field software upgrade.
- GNSS Solutions™ office software upgrade that includes new geoids and new utilities.
Current users can fully benefit from these new features via a simple system upgrade. Like virtually all Ashtech firmware and software upgrades, the upgrade is free by visiting the Ashtech FTP site for new software downloads at the link below.
The ProMark 500 rover and rover/base system offer GPS+GLONASS+25 years of field-proven technologies for surveying and geodesy. Embedded BLADE Technology introduces a unique patented way to use multiple GNSS constellations for high-accuracy positioning. BLADE insures fast initialization, long-range accuracy, and extensive compatibility with other manufacturer's GNSS products. BLADE also accounts for the GLONASS receiver biases in reference stations, allowing the user to optimally use the GLONASS signals from any manufacturer’s receiver. Our new technology provides robust signal tracking, advanced multipath mitigation, and high availability of satellites in difficult conditions.
