Friday, August 13, 2010

New MobileMapper 100 GPS Unit - Jon is first to test in US


Hi Everyone,

I was able to test the new MobileMapper 100 GPS unit from Ashtech last week. That unit was the only one in the US; and I was the first to get to test it! Not wanting to baby it, I took it straight to the Clackamas GPS test course east of Portland, Oregon. The course is a tough one, with big, tall timber.

The MobileMapper 100 performed flawlessly. I have not summarized accuracy tests yet, although it definitely beat every other unit I have ever tested at Clackamas. Boy does it track satellites! It tracks both US and GLONASS satellites which means it never had less than 10 satellites even on the toughest points. PDOP was almost always below 2.0 and sometimes as low as 1.6

The picture above shows me with the MobileMapper 100 and the external antenna. I did the Clackamas test course twice with the external antenna and twice with the internal antenna. the internal antenna is a precision unit and it did as well as the much larger and heavier external unit.

I have ordered my own MobileMapper 100 and hopefully it will arrive by mid September. The production units will be available in September or October.

All for now! Call me at 503-521-0888 if you have questions on the MobileMapper 100.

Jon Aschenbach

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Inland Empire SAF meeting May 20-22, 2010

Hi everyone,

I will be exhibiting at the Inland Empire SAF meeting in Wallace, Idaho this Thursday and Friday. The meeting is centered around discussions of the 1910 Idaho fires that burned 3.1 million acres. The fires were devastating, killing dozens of fire fighters and local people. This year is the 100th anniversary of the fires.

This meeting will be a good one, with a great agenda and excellent attendance. I hope to see some of you at the meeting.

Jon Aschenbach

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Important News on the WAAS satellites

We just learned last week that one of our two WAAS satellites is going to be turned off in a couple of weeks. The problem is that the people on the ground who control the satellite have lost the ability to keep the satellite in it's precise orbit path. Once it strays too far out of its orbit path, it will just be shut down.

Hawaii and western Alaska are the states that will suffer the most from the lost WAAS satellite, because the remaining healthy WAAS satellite is the one further east.

Luckily, we still have one WAAS satellite available to us in the continental US. It is high above the horizon and will continue to provide excellent service to anyone using an SXBlue GPS unit or other GPS that utilizes WAAS.

Jon Aschenbach
Resource Supply, LLC

Saturday, February 6, 2010

All of Oregon Covered in 2009 NAIP Imagery

I finally received the rest of the 2009 NAIP imagery for the final 14 counties in Oregon. More information can be viewed on my website at www.resourcesupplyllc.com The imagery is available for immediate shipment in the Original version or in the Pocket PC version.

Next week I will be at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference in Redding, California. I have been exhibiting at this conference for most of the past 20 years. If any of you will be attending, please stop by the Laser Technology Booth. I will be in their booth, helping with the TruPulse Lasers, RD1000 BAF scope, and other Laser Technology equipment. I will also have some of my Magellan, (now Ashtech) equipment on display.

After the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference, you can find me at the Oregon Logging conference in Eugene, Oregon. Dates are February 25-27 at the Lane County Fairgrounds. I'll be in my own booth, which will be next to the Laser Technology booth.

Have Fun!

Jon