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Wisconsin Height Modernization Program (HMP) Update

WisDOT Survey Equipment Information

Central Office Survey Equipment InventoryJacob J. Rockweiler, P.E.

Wisconsin Height Modernization Program ManagerWisconsin Department of Transportation

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Status of HMP Passive Network

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2015 work

Bench Mark – Centimeter Level Vertical Accuracy$8,000 Replacement Cost

GPS Station – Centimeter Level Vertical and Horizontal Accuracyup to $25,000 Replacement Cost!

GPS Station typically says

‘GPS’ on the disk

Published Passive

Monuments

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HMP Passive Monuments in SW Region

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If you see a HMP Passive Monument(s) on a project in your Region…let us know!

•On WisDOT projects, we sometimes see Height Mod stations (both horizontal and benchmarks) that have

not been picked up for topo or other Design work.

•Do not assume we know the HMP Passive Monument(s) may be in danger, please let us know!

•HMP Passive Monuments will be included on photogrammetry mapping files prior to Design -

Spring 2015

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Geodetic Survey Control Station Replacement Procedure

http://roadwaystandards.dot.wi.gov/standards/fdm/index.htm

9-5-1.4

7-85.2.1

http://roadwaystandards.dot.wi.gov/standards/cmm/index.htm

Key Updates:•Using .wsi files to help get HMP Passive Monuments

on mapping files before being sent to Design• Additional guidance on HMP Passive Monuments destroyed by

WisDOT projects – replacement monumentation/surveys

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Geodetic Survey Control Station Replacement Procedure

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How to Locate HMP Passive Monuments in SW Region

http://www.sco.wisc.edu/ (See Handout)

BITS Installation – submit a help ticket

•Spring 2015 – Mapping Files will include HMP Passive Monuments prior to being sent to Design

•We will soon be submitting IT Request to add a layer in DOTView for HMP Passive Monuments

•Give Jacob a call and he will:Send files with HMP Passive Monument locations for any & all Counties

Discuss the upcoming Brewers season Express joy on the latest release of Shawn Slocum & Brandon Bostick

Agree on how inconsistent his golf game is

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(See Slide 3 for example)

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WisDOT Survey Equipment

•$2.6 billion in revenues in FY14 – headquartered in California•Worldwide manufacturer of GPS equipment

•UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) {aka drones}•FAA allows 4 companies to fly commercial drones – (Trimble)

•Exclusive sole authorized Trimble vendor in Wisconsin•Wisconsin office - Franklin, WI

•WisDOT = 10% discount on all Trimble purchases

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WisDOT Survey Equipment

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Trimble TSC2 data collector

Trimble TSC3 data collector

Laptop Software Required:

1) Trimble Business Center (TBC)

2) Trimble Access Installation Manager (TAIM)

Annual Software Warranty (TSC2 & TSC3) = $485 each (renewal) = $730 each (reinstatement)

Trimble TSC3 data collector = $8,000 each

TBC Base License = $450 eachTBC Advanced License = $3,000 each

(Required to upgrade data collector software)

(Please note that all costs are approximate and are subject to change)

Annual Hardware Warranty (TSC2 & TSC3) = $400 each

(THIS SLIDE IS PURELY INFORMATIONAL!)

TBC license key

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WisDOT Survey Equipment

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Trimble S6 total station

Trimble S6 total station= $33,000 each

Trimble GNSS R8 rover

Trimble GNSS R8 rover= $25,000 each

Trimble GNSS R8 base and rover

accessories and example displays

(Please note that all costs are approximate and are subject to change)

Base

Rover

(THIS SLIDE IS PURELY INFORMATIONAL!)

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WisDOT Survey EquipmentCivil 3D Utility – Trimble Link

•Free add-on utility - Trimble Link in Civil 3D

•Import directly from data collector to Civil 3D

•However, data editing will not happen

•Trimble Business Center needed to edit data

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2015 Trimble Survey Software Upgrade Training Session (held last week)

•Both TSS and PDS in attendance from all Regions

•Installed/Upgraded Trimble Business Center software

•Upgraded Data Collector software

•New Trimble Products & What’s New in Trimble Business Center

•Equipment Inventory Discussion

•General Survey Questions

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SW Region PDS & WisDOT Survey Equipment

•What type of work is SW Region PDS doing with transferred survey equipment?

•Central Office Survey Equipment InventoryInventory updates to accurately reflect transfer of

equipment to PDS needed

•Matthew W. Johnson is Central Office contact for Survey Equipment Inventory and Survey Software

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(Matthew.Johnson@dot.wi.gov; 608-246-5373)

•User must be added to Trimble group in Powerbroker!!!!

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SW Region PDS & WisDOT Survey Equipment

If SW Region PDS is approved and budgets future purchase of Trimble survey equipment and/or software:

1) Contact and work through your Region Survey Coordinator Bob Talarczyk – Madison

Joerg Feldbinder – La Crosse

2) Region Survey Coordinator contacts Jacob Rockweiler to get the process started

Feel free to contact Jacob Rockweiler or Matt Johnson for additional detailsThe process on our end can be quite mucky

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Questions or Comments?

(866) 568-2852geodetic@dot.wi.gov

Help us maintain and preserve our Infrastructure

Investment!

Jacob J. Rockweiler, P.E.Wisconsin Height Mod.

Program Manager(608) 243-5992

jacob.rockweiler@dot.wi.gov

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