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  • 1.  Pathfinder Office maintenance

    Posted 05-27-2022 16:10

    We've been using Trimble's Pathfinder Office (for years) to download, post-process, and export data that is acquired by our small fleet of Trimble receivers (GeoXH, Juno5, R2 using TerraSync).

    This year, however, our Trimble rep would not accept annual software maintenance for Pathfinder Office stating that Trimble is longer supporting the software.

    If this is true, will our current/latest software version (5.90?) and license continue to work for years to come?

    I realize the field data business model has evolved to cloud-based subscriptions but our Pathfinder Office education license has been excellent for classroom environments and without it our Trimble receivers/data loggers will likely become very expensive doorstops.

    I would appreciate any information that you can provide on how long we can expect to use Pathfinder Office and TerraSync acquisition software with our Trimble receivers and data loggers.



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    Michael Quinn
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  • 2.  RE: Pathfinder Office maintenance

    Posted 05-27-2022 16:32
    Michael,

    ... how long we can expect to use Pathfinder Office and TerraSync acquisition software with our Trimble receivers and data loggers?

    My reply....
    I'll give up on PFO and TerraSync running on Windows Mobile, when you take it from my cold, dead hands (quote from Charlton Heston).

    To be serious, both PFO and TS will run without maintenance into perpituity, or when your IT decides it no longer belongs on your network.  Do note, if you ever have to hard reset one of those devices, then Windows Mobile Device Center will have to communicate to the receiver for re-installing.  Dealers (good ones) will ensure they keep a valid Windows computer able to run WMDC for such emergencies.

    Best Mapping package ever designed....

    Joel Cusick
    GIS Specialist
    Region 11 - Alaska Regional Office
    240 W. Fifth Ave.
    Anchorage, AK 99501-2327
    cell:907 280-9724  wk:907 644-3549