Posted by: Guest
on Sep 10, 2010
The Pentagon is issuing TDS Ranger handhelds to troops in Afghanistan this month. These handhelds, with specialized software and hardware, will be used as mobile lie detectors in the field. Known by the acronym PCASS, Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screening System, the device uses the TDS Ranger with three wires that connect
Posted by: Eric Olson
on Jul 09, 2010
You may have noticed all Trimble rugged handheld computers meet MIL-STD-810F, the military standard for drops, vibration, humidity, altitude and extreme temperatures. Well, there's good reason for that: the military is one of the major markets for rugged handhelds.
The Nomad had been shown at military tradeshows giving government and industry representatives the opportunity to discuss best practices and government implementations of commercial technologies.
At these shows, I have been busy demonstrating several capabilities of the Nomad, including many of the focus technologies:
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Jun 16, 2010
In a previous post Terraine workers shared their experiences with the Yuma. Read the first part if you haven't already and pick up here where it left off:
But even more importantly, our scientists interacted with them well in the field.
The software application we built for this is called EnvironPro. It inventories wells, stores water levels, water sampling events, purgings and other readings that our scientists used to collect on paper.
Posted by: Charles Bonville
on Jun 02, 2010
Terraine, Inc. has worked for years on groundwater sampling for the US Navy at a variety of sites all over the country. One particular location is the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Florida.
The Navy ran a dry cleaning operation there for decades (those uniforms don’t clean themselves) and a good deal of contaminants leaked into the local water table. Since the training center was closed, the US Navy has worked tirelessly to clean up the area and keep track of the remediation efforts undertaken by its contractors (us and our partners).
Posted by: Guest
on Apr 09, 2010
Amateur video of a technology display in Phnom Penh, Cambodia about IED (improvised explosive devices) and the equipment that is used to find IEDs. The TDS Nomad is part of one set of detection equipment featured in the display.
Posted by: Rob Davis
on Mar 03, 2010
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The power and dependability of Windows 7, combined with the Yuma rugged tablet, means field workers can take their office to the field. With Windows 7, the Yuma offers faster sleep and resume capabilities, proven data privacy and security, and enhanced networking capabilities.
The versatile Yuma, a fully functional rugged computer with connectivity, brings full office capabilities to the field. It is used
