Trimble SCS900

Over the last nine months, I have been working for Baker's Construction Services in Bristol Tennessee. An absolute top notch company from top to bottom equipped with Trimble SPS850 Base stations and SPS880 RTK Rovers running SCS900 Software.

Having been schooled in the Trimble Survey Controller Software, I was a bit of a skeptic at first. But, after getting my hands on the SCS900, I am now converted!

The SCS900 is very easy to use and has a very short learning curve. Jobs are created in Terramodel or Agtek and uploaded to the controlled via the Trimble Synchronizer software.

One of the things I noticed in the beginning was the Site Calibration routine. Much simpler than survey controller and much more efficient and effective.

Stakeout Points can be uploaded or the user can just select endpoints on the linework file.
SCS900 simplified all of my day to day tasks including Tasks that require high accuracy stakeout such as curb and gutter staking.
I usually perform curb stakeout with a Trimble 5600 Robotic Total station, the SCS900 Switches seamlessly from RTK to Robotic Total Station making stakeout very easy. Robotic Total Station or RTK GPS, Curb stakeout using a 3d linwork file is very quick and efficient.

Topos for quantities were quick and easy, taking less and less time while maintaining a high degree of accuracy. As a sidenote, BCS moved roughly 1.5 million cubic yards of material on the Kentucky Speedway Parking expansion in about 90 days, accurate topo's were critical in verifing quantites.

SCS900 contains a few basic cogo routines, not full blown surveying, but enough to get you where you need to be which, in today's grab and go world, is all you need!

I highly recommend The Trimble SCS900 software. It will simplify your life as a Construction Surveyor.