X90-OPUS GPS: Mail List Notification
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Product Review: X90-OPUS
There is an excellent review of the X90-OPUS receiver in the latest 'The American Surveyor' magzine by Shawn Billings.
If you are considering purchasing an X90-OPUS receiver, this may be a valuable resource.
X90-OPUS Download Tool (Build 9106)
The current X90 download tool version is 9106. It includes:
- Support for 8.3 filenames "SITEJJJH.YYo" (SITE name, Julian Day of Year, Session . YearYear O)
If you are not using GAPS, then you probably won't need this added option and should not bother updating your download tool.
Firmware 9.01
There is an [
update firmware ] (version 9.01) available. This firmware update changes the Julian date listed in each observation filename from being 1 based to 0 (zero) based.
I recommend that you not bother installing this update, unless the Julian date is a important part of your workflow. This firmware has no other benifits.
The formula for converting a slant height to a vertical height, presented on page 49 of Revision F of the User Manual is missing a pair of '(' ')'s. The worked example in the manual is correct: 4.50 feet slant -> 1.319 meters HI.
The corrected formula is:
Thank you very much for checking out the X90-OPUS! As always, if you have any questions please give us a call!
Good geodetics to you!
Mark Silver, ms@igage.com
+1-801-412-0011
