LIVERMORE, Calif., USA/ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, The Netherlands – April 2, 2014 – Topcon Positioning Group announces a new data controller – the FC-500 – with numerous features and benefits, including a large 4.3-inch touchscreen display and 5MP camera with built-in LED flash.
The FC-500 is designed for the professional operating Topcon MAGNET® Field, Site and Layout software and Topcon’s Pocket 3D.
Ray Kerwin, director of global surveying products, said, “The FC-500 works with all Topcon GPS/GNSS receivers and total stations, and meets or exceeds all field application requirements. Additionally, the FC-500 works with the new Topcon LN-100 instrument dedicated to BIM and one-person construction layout, simplifying workflow with the seamless integration with our MAGNET suite of software solutions.”
Kerwin said, “With a sunlight readable screen, the controller is easy to use even in bright sunlight. It is the ideal job site controller in any condition (waterproof up to one meter, IP68 rating) and the large camera format with built-in LED flash and built-in 8GB flash storage allows the storing of hundreds of job site photos.”
The standard model has both Bluetooth® and WiFi connectivity, while the FC-500 GEO has Bluetooth, WiFi and GPS. A third model comes with the addition of a 3.5G cellular modem that allows access to the MAGNET Enterprise Solutions suite, “making the FC-500 the perfect field instrument for sending and receiving data files to the MAGNET cloud,” Kerwin said.
For the GIS professional using MAGNET Field software, the FC-500 has a geo-tagging feature that allows imprinting file information, including GPS location, directly on photos.
For additional information on Topcon field controllers, the LN-100 or MAGNET, click on the previous links or visit topconpositioning.com.
About Topcon Positioning Group
Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, USA (topconpositioning.com). Its European head office is in Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands (topcon-positioning.eu). Topcon Positioning Group designs, manufactures and distributes precise positioning products and solutions for the global surveying, construction, agriculture, civil engineering, mapping and GIS, asset management and mobile control markets. Its brands include Topcon, Sokkia, 2LS and MAGNET. Topcon Corporation (topcon.com), founded in 1932, is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).