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Bad Elf Flex App and Firmware Updates
We're excited to announce the Bad Elf Flex utility app version 1.3.4, now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. This update offers important bug fixes and new features for both iOS and Android, including improved data collection checklists, a URL-based method for loading settings, and control over GPX export formats. Android users gain mock location support, enhanced NTRIP and RTK corrections, and tools for survey-grade accuracy. Firmware updates for Flex and Flex Mini also improve Bluetooth connectivity and support RTCM corrections via USB.
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Work Smarter, Not Harder
Esri Workforce is an effective tool for managing field operations in facility management, optimizing task assignments, and enhancing communication. It integrates seamlessly with other Esri apps and high-accuracy GPS devices like Bad Elf GNSS receivers, ensuring precise data for critical tasks. Despite some costs and connectivity dependencies, its real-time updates and user-friendly interface make it a top choice for improving efficiency and coordination.
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Facility Management with Bad Elf GNSS and Esri ArcGIS Solutions
Simplify facility management tasks with the powerful combination of Bad Elf GNSS receivers and Esri ArcGIS preconfigured solutions. From accurate data collection to real-time monitoring, these tools streamline workflows and enhance decision-making processes, making facility management more efficient than ever before.
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Enhancing Accuracy with ESRI ArcGIS and High-Accuracy GNSS Receivers
In the realm of land surveying, traditional paper methods are giving way to digital innovations like ESRI ArcGIS and high-accuracy GNSS receivers. By integrating ArcGIS with GNSS technology, surveyors can achieve unmatched precision and efficiency. This synergy streamlines data collection, providing real-time insights and improving overall data integrity. Embrace the future of land surveying with ESRI ArcGIS and GNSS receivers, where accuracy and efficiency redefine the landscape of the industry.
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Hitting the Target: Setting Ground Control with Bad Elf Flex
Setting ground control targets with the Bad Elf Flex GNSS significantly enhances the accuracy of drone data collection. This method ensures aerial survey data is precise, reliable, and aligns with real-world coordinates.
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Bad Elf’s Flex Base & Rover Solution
The Bad Elf Flex Base and Rover solution leverages advanced GNSS technology to ensure superior positioning, increasing reliability and accuracy in diverse and challenging environments. -
Evolution of Land Survey Techniques - From Analog to Digital
The Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini GNSS receivers epitomize the transition to digital surveying, offering unparalleled precision, efficiency, and ease of use for modern surveying professionals. These devices support multiple GNSS constellations and provide real-time correction capabilities, revolutionizing land surveying and GIS applications. -
NAD27 - We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Embark on a geodetic odyssey from the heart of Kansas to the cutting-edge of mapping technology. Discover the saga of NAD27, a foundational datum born from meticulous triangulation and an unassuming point in Meades Ranch, Kansas. Witness its evolution into NAD83, enhancing precision with advanced ellipsoids and satellite data, and anticipate the future with the upcoming NATRF2022. -
Lost in a Sea of Latitude and Longitude? Bad Elf Can Help.
Look, I get it. You're a professional. You juggle spreadsheets, navigate complex projects, and wrangle geospatial data for a living. But let's face it, one minute you're confidently plotting points, the next you're drowning in a sea of UTMs and WGS-84s. -
Unlocking the Potential of GNSS Data: Bad Elf’s Symphony of Integrations
Bad Elf's commitment to custom integrations transcends the realm of mere data exchange. By fostering collaboration and offering a robust SDK, they empower users to unlock the true potential of GNSS technology, transforming data collection from a mundane task into a symphony of scientific exploration. -
Digging Up the Past with High-Tech Pizzazz: How Bad Elf GNSS Makes Me a Geolocating Indiana Jones
Forget lugging around clunky base stations – Bad Elf's base and rover solutions allow our team to collect high-accuracy data with remote ease. No more wrangling miles of cable in the Gobi Desert heat – just wander, waggle that nifty little antenna, and voila! Our finds are precisely tagged for posterity.
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One Size Fits All: The Flex GNSS Family
The Bad Elf Flex family line of GNSS receivers meet all your various geospatial needs.
