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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about how to validate your drone data with background maps and the Reference Image Viewing Distance property in TBC. This is the easiest way to ensure your photogrammetry data is accurately imported and aligned with your area of interest. With TBC you can quickly verify that your drone data is correctly geo-referenced and positioned within the project area, identify and correct any misalignments or data import errors early in the workflow, and understand the spatial context of your project. To begin this workflow follow these steps: Import your drone data set into a defined geo-referenced coordinate system. ...
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Hello TBC’ers! Today we’re talking about the new shoulder drop-off analysis feature. The Shoulder Drop Off Analysis feature enables users to identify and evaluate the vertical distance between the pavement surface and the adjacent shoulder. The tool can be used within the "Inspect Pavement Condition" command to isolate and analyze areas prone to shoulder drop-offs. This new workflow ensures road shoulders meet safety standards by identifying hazardous drop-offs and allows prioritization of maintenance activities for decision-making and compliance. To begin this workflow, import and process your mobile mapping data and follow these steps: In ...
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Hello TBC’ers! Happy New Year! Today we’re talking about the automated lane line extraction tool. The automation of the lane line markings extraction allows users to create lines that trace lane line markings with minimal manual input. The tool can be used within the “Inspect Pavement Condition” command to isolate the analysis area. This feature streamlines the process of creating accurate road markings for various applications, saving time and increasing the precision of your deliverables. To begin this workflow, import and process your Trimble Mobile Mapping data and follow these steps: In the Point Clouds tab navigate to the Extraction group ...
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Hello TBC’ers! If you’ve ever needed to provide clear site context for field staking or machine control, this tip is for you! By generating individual linestrings from a corridor surface, you can enhance both horizontal and vertical context for your field team. This workflow will enable you to generate linestrings that help visualize the surface and give horizontal context to your field team so they can easily collect vertical information from the underlying surface. To begin this workflow, select a surface you have created from an alignment and corridor and follow these steps: Go to Project Explorer and choose the surface you want linework ...
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Hello TBC’ers! In this tip, we’re jumping into the new Orthomosaic from Facades Command! This workflow is especially useful for accurately documenting building exteriors, creating detailed facade maps for inspections, or generating high-resolution images for architectural and construction purposes. Creating an orthomosaic from facades allows for precise and detailed visual representation of vertical structures. So let’s jump into it! To begin this workflow, import and process your drone images into TBC within a defined geo-referenced coordinate system and follow these steps: In the Photogrammetry tab, navigate to the Deliverables group and click ...
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Hello TBC’ers! Often in underground mining, we need to build vertical shafts for ventilation, access, and material transportation among many other functions! This is supported through surveying work especially in verification. So today, we’re diving into TBC’s vertical shafts verification tools. Using TBC, you can ensure that constructed vertical shafts align with design specifications, detect any deviations between the as-built condition and the design, and generate detailed reports documenting the verification process and results. To begin this workflow, import the scan data of the vertical shaft into TBC and and follow these steps: Create ...
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Hello TBC’ers! Trimble Business Center v2024.10 is now available! This new version carries many new improvements and with innovative features designed to streamline workflows, enhance data accuracy and boost productivity. Check out the new improvements on the TBC 2024.10 Release Notes , the What’s New in TBC v2024.10 Power Hour , and the TBC 2024.10 Read Me . Many of these new features will have their own tip in the coming weeks, but for now I am going to highlight my new favorite features and important changes: Enhanced GIS data sharing and interoperability capabilities between data providers and data consumers like Trimble, Esri, Civil ...
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Today, for Earthworks machines, remote access is available only to the technician web user interface. Introducing remote access to Earthworks operator screen. This is now available for Trimble TD540, TD520 and TD510 displays. To access the feature, Install ScreenView app from App Central in the TD display Open ScreenView app, and grant device permissions in ‘Setup and Configuration’ section to enable remote view, and control ‘View permission’ to allow device to share its screen remotely ‘Remote control’ to allow device to be taken control of remotely ‘Keyboard control’ to allow remote keyboards to provide input ...
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Today, remote assist is available for Windows data collectors. Introducing remote assist for Android data collectors. This functionality is available for any Trimble Android compatible data collectors (Trimble® TSC5 Controller, Trimble TDC6 Handheld Data Collector and Trimble TDC600 Handheld) and Android BYOD devices. To access the feature, Launch Trimble Installation Manager (TIM) and select Trimble Screen View. This is available for Trimble Siteworks Software v1.73 Open ScreenView app, and grant device permissions to enable remote view, and control ‘Allow notifications’ to allow device to send notifications ‘Allow ...
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Hello TBC’ers! For those of you who are accustomed to training your own point cloud classification models, you may have wondered how to check what classification codes you can use for training your custom point clouds regions. TBC has a number of pre-trained classifiers such as outdoor (terrestrial), railway, etc. Each of these models classifies points into certain point regions. These regions have names and classification codes that are reserved for them. When you train your own classification model in TBC it is not recommended to use the reserved codes so that you do not overwrite existing classifications and maintain consistency in your projects. Below is ...
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Rebroadcasting is when an incoming internet based correction stream is transmitted over an internal or external UHF radio for local site machines and rovers. The internet source of corrections can be IBSS, VRS or any service supporting NTRIP Client Essential configuration workflow Configure the Operation Mode to ‘Radio’. This allows the internal radio to transmit. Configure the LTE modem if needed or connect to the internet using cabled ETH or Wifi Configure the IBSS/NTRIP Client On the I/O Radio configuration use the Relay function and choose the Input Source as the IBSS/NTRIP Client. Radio Operation Mode ...
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[Update 12/19] We are happy to inform that we now support adding background images in bulk from WorksManager :) You can delete the images in bulk as well. Note that the bulk limit is capped at 50 pairs of image/ world files now; if you do have more, then you can do it in batches. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Update 09/26] We are happy to inform that you can now edit, and delete background images as well from WorksManager. This means, when you delete a background image ...
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If you are looking for the latest TMC installation videos to help on the next install take a look here . CSD = Cutter Suction dredge HEX = Excavator/backhoe dredge SW = TMC Software TBC = Trimble Business Centre WCN = Wire Crane
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Hello TBC’ers! This week, let’s dive into a handy feature in TBC: Tagging Imported Files. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by a long list of imported files, this tip is for you! The Tag property allows you to 'rename' and reorder files in the Project Explorer, making it easier to manage and find what you need. For some context, the Project Explorer lists all data files you bring in alphabetically under the Imported Files node. However, sometimes when importing field data you need a different organization method to find your files. Therefore, you can use the tags to help you group similar files together, like topo files or cross-sections, without actually ...
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Hello TBC’ers! This week we’ll be running through TBC’s International Roughness Index (IRI) report workflow. An IRI report is used to evaluate road pavement roughness and its impact on vehicle ride quality. The report helps identify sections of the alignment that may require corrective action to improve smoothness. To begin this workflow, click on the “Point Clouds” tab on the top ribbon and then click “IRI Report” in the Measure group. This workflow may also be accessed by clicking on the “Mobile Mapping” tab on the top ribbon and then click “IRI Report” in the Analysis group.This will bring up the “IRI Report” pane where you can decide ...
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Hello TBC’ers! This week’s TBC tip is an announcement and celebration of the new TBC V.2024.00 release! With this new release we are pleased to announce a variety of new features and improvements that have been added to TBC. These new features What's New in TBC 2024.00 , What's New in TBC 2024.00 Power Hour , and 2024.00 Release Notes . Some of the exciting new features include: Embracing AI Technologies: Enhanced Data Processing with Advanced Point Cloud Classification Technological Integration: Streamlining Pavement Inspection Processes Connected Workflow Optimization: Seamlessly Integrating Data Across Platforms Advanced Aerial ...
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https://pianc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PIANC-Aotearoa-NZ-April-2024-Wharf-Construction-Webinar-Presentations.pdf
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Hello TBC’ers! This week's tip is a series of tricks on view settings, controls, and verifying attributes for corridor data. Using these tools should make working with corridor data a much more efficient process! With some corridor data, it can be hard to see what is going on in the different view types (plan view, cross section, profile view). With the “Layer Manager” tool open, change the line weight (1A) to any value above 0 to thicken the line work in each view type. This is especially useful for making the data easier to see when presenting it or on a video call. This is also where users can individually color the lines. If you select a surface ...
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Hi, We had noticed an issue with Connect Sync v2.69.4.0 that was just freshly released. We have provided a hot fix with v2.69.5.0. In case you had used the v2.69.4.0 , please uninstall it and install the latest version. Regards Darshan Rajaram Kamat (on behalf of Trimble Connect Sync)
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We have provided a fix for the following issues for Trimble Connect for Browser - Blank screen , OR Issue with 3D Viewer measurements We request the users facing these issues to follow the steps below - Open https://web.connect.trimble.com Go to “Developer Tools” (Chrome : F12 ; Edge, Mozilla Firefox : Ctrl + Shift + I) Navigate to Application > Storage > “Clear site data” . Screenshots for each browser are given below - Google Chrome Browser Microsoft Edge Browser Mozilla Firefox (please clear individually for each line item) ...
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