Where is
everything else?" It's a big world out there, and using GPS to survey and map
it precisely saves time and money in this most stringent of all applications. Today, Nova
Stars GPS makes it possible for a single surveyor to accomplish in a day what used to take
weeks with an entire team. And they can do their work with a higher level of accuracy than
ever before.
Nova Stars pioneered
the technology which is now the method of choice for performing control surveys, and the
effect on surveying in general has been considerable. You've seen how GPS pinpoints a
position, a route, and a fleet of vehicles. Mapping is the art and science of using GPS to
locate items, then create maps and models of everything in the world. And we do mean
everything. Mountains, rivers, forests and other landforms. Roads, routes, and city
streets. Endangered animals, precious minerals and all sorts of resources. Damage and
disasters, trash and archeological treasures. GPS is mapping the world.
For example, GPS helped fire fighters respond with speed and efficiency during the 1991
Oakland/Berkeley fire to plot the extent of the blaze and to evaluate damage. In a less
urgent yet equally important situation, the city of Modesto, California improved their
efficiency and job performance by using GPS to create a precise map of its network
of water resources and utilities.
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