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Positioning technologies

Work, move and collaborate faster and safer

Bring accuracy, reliability and efficiency to complex operations and networks.

Unprecedented visibility into the world of your work

Positioning technology is where we got our start over 40 years ago. We've been leading the way ever since, helping our customers do their life's work from anywhere, without interruptions.

Tilling, seeding and spraying with centimeter-level accuracy. Precise concrete pours without string lines. Fast, accurate wetland delineations. It's all possible with Trimble.

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Services that put you in the best position

Our easy-to-use GNSS correction services take the complexity and cost out of high-accuracy positioning. With Trimble, you get global coverage with the local support you need to deliver reliable performance and unbeatable accuracy.

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Build your own positioning solution

We provide high-precision GNSS modules for positioning and navigation solutions to OEMs, system integrators and robotics companies serving a wide range of industries including agriculture, construction, mining and industrial automation.

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Mobile survey operations

Meet your complex positioning needs in the air, on land or at sea. Our purpose-built solutions are designed for pinpoint accuracy and efficiency, supporting applications for mobile mapping, surveying and autonomous vehicles.

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Get high-quality data around the clock

Trimble enables organizations around the world, in every industry, to design, build and operate Real-time Networks that deliver accurate and reliable data all the time, every time.

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How can you benefit from Trimble's positioning technologies

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

Determine location accurately, and calculate precise XYZ coordinates in critical day-to-day operations.

Lasers

Accurately determine level, grade, vertical alignment and distance in difficult-to-establish yet critical applications in engineering, survey and construction projects.

GNSS Real Time Networks

Design, build and operate Real Time Networks that meet the demand for high-quality data available around the clock.

Optics

Improve the productivity of surveying by pinpointing exact features to be measured and accurately capture or layout angle and distance.

GNSS services (RTX and more)

Take the complexity and cost out of next-level accurate positioning with correction services.

Inertial

Track changes in motion and direction even when GNSS signals are obstructed in aerial photogrammetry, vehicle tracking, road construction and marine applications.

Positioning technologies for industrial applications

Trimble's positioning data geospatial technologies are transforming the way people work in several core industries:

Agriculture industry technology

Use smart agriculture solutions from Trimble to get critical farm management work done smarter, faster and more efficiently. Our advanced technology will powers the agriculture industry forward, no matter where your operations are across the globe.

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Build better teams and projects with connected solutions

Trimble's connected solutions provide a combination of collaboration and interoperability that brings a long list of benefits that cannot be achieved through point solutions alone.

Limit environmental impact

Environmental impact is positively influenced when the systems, teams, and software are working in harmony with connected technology. Reduce material waste, fossil fuel use, chemical and water use, and unnecessary labor with connected industry technologies.

Make intelligent decisions

With connected technology, critical information is brought out of data silos and into integrated workflows of holistic data that optimize decision-making.

Optimize task productivity

Connectivity between systems, locations, and teams helps achieve practical changes that improve your overall efficiency and how you get work done. Multiply productivity of your team, reduce the amount of time it takes to complete tasks, and implement easier workflows that gets work done faster.

Solve complex problems

Smart connectivity solutions make it simpler to comply with complicated industry regulations, do more work with less people, and scale solutions up and out.

Improve operating results

Streamline your organization and processes with easy connected technology. Utilize assets more efficiently, experience higher yields, and an increased overall return of investment in technology solutions.

Focus on safety

Use connected technology to protect your workforce and end-users from avoidable threats. Predict failures and maintenance ahead of time, reduce rework, and utilize assets more efficiently.

Unleashing new possibilities for the use of positioning technology

Case Study

Mobile Mapping Technology at Spanish Airports

Read how Trimble technology has helped 120 million passengers land safely at Spanish airports.

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case study

Stepping up building layout

One of the U.S.'s largest MEP building systems experts was able to increase efficiency by 20-30% and speed up field adoption on a large LAX airport project.

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