Monday, April 8, 2013

Topcon’s New MAGNET Software Streamlines Surveying Communication Between Field and Office. Why Are You Still Carrying Around a USB Stick?


As an amateur land surveyor or design engineer, you don’t want to look like a complete newbie on the jobsite, do you? Recording accurate measurements, knowing how to handle field equipment or producing field designs and maps is a must – that is if you want your fellow surveyors to take you seriously.

Confidence is the key to everything! That is why MAGNET Field and MAGNET Office software were created to provide a hassle-free data collection and data processing experience for professionals and non-professionals alike.


But what exactly is MAGNET Field and Office?


Topcon's Software Suite - Field, Office and Enterprise Cloud

MAGNET Field is a data collection software by Topcon Positioning that runs on Topcon and Sokkia handheld data collectors, total stations and GPS systems. Instead of manually computing land formulas and measurements, it allows you to automatically collect accurate land data and perform many basic and advanced construction and surveying functions. It doesn’t even require an Internet connection to run but becomes even more productive in the field when using 3G or Wi-fi enabled field controllers.

Topcon Magnet Office SoftwareOn the other hand, MAGNET Office is advanced CAD (Computer Aided Design) software that enables you to process raw field measurements collected by MAGNET Field into final drawings and finished maps. Compatible with MAGNET Enterprise’s Cloud server exchange, both field and office project files are available virtually everywhere to aid in the collaborative process between field crews and office personnel.

Sounds too good to be true?

Better believe it! Here are the benefits of this amazing surveying field and desktop drafting software:

Increases Productivity

Designed from the ground up to be as easy and intuitive to use as possible, MAGNET Field software simplifies sophisticated methods of data collection. From a visual standpoint, the user interface is very attractive with its large icons and clear readable text. A brief description also appears when you fill in text fields with measurements or coordinates, providing a user-friendly environment even for first time surveyors. It also includes a set of powerful field applications that perform stake-out, surface and volume calculations. In addition, it has the ability to import and export over 100 file formats via USB or optional Cloud storage, while MAGNET Office stores any files related to a project into a single file, making storage and retrieval of tasks simple.

Time is of the essence. As the latest survey software from Topcon, MAGNET Field and Office optimize data entry, file transfer and data processing – by seamlessly connecting the virtual and the real world to give you the most efficient solution to speed up data collection and create project designs.

Enhances Field Safety

Surveying and construction are considered 3D jobs – Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult! Listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Safety Council as one of the most risky occupations*, land surveyors are often seen standing in the middle of a busy street, hiking through treacherous terrain or in a construction site prone to falling debris, heat exhaustion or frostbite.

Topcon Magnet Field Software on the Topcon Tesla


MAGNET Field software uses modern technology to improve field safety by easily connecting to survey equipment on the worksite. With LongLink enabled data collectors from Topcon, such as the Tesla and the FC-2600, you can control powerful robotic total stations like the Topcon PS-101A or the Topcon PS-103A  up to 1000 feet away – far away from falling rocks, flash floods  or a drunk motorist!



Improves Quality Control

Want your boss to love you? By streamlining the availability of field information, working with Topcon’s MAGNET Field and Office software completely transforms how the construction industry works! They provide a simple path for land data to flow seamlessly from collection, design, review and adjustment via AutoCAD – saving multiple steps and software conversions. This process creates a top-notch survey workflow, so you can get that satisfying praise you've been craving!

So what are you waiting for? Go out there and pluck up the courage! With the help of MAGNET Field and MAGNET Office, you can be the land surveyor or design engineer that you want to be – competent, efficient and productive.

As an authorized dealer of Topcon, Sokkia and other major brands of field software and surveying instruments, Tiger Supplies offers discounts up to 30% off regular retail prices! If you want to know more about these awesome data collection and drafting software, please visit our website at www.tigersupplies.com.

Further Reading:

Topcon Magnet cloud-based software for real-time collaboration

*Most Dangerous Jobs According To U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


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