We have a large range of surveying equipment at The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), that is used for both research and teaching purposes. These include:

GNSS Equipment:

  • Leica GR25, GS10 (4x) and GR10 GNSS receivers, and Leica AR20, Leica AR25 and JAVAD RingAnt-DM choke ring antennas
  • Unicore UR240-CORS-II and UR240-RTK GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS GNSS receivers
  • 2 x JAVAD SIGMA tracking GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS
  • 2 x JAVAD TRIUMPH-VS tracking GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS and SBAS
  • 2 x Leica Nivel210 precision inclination sensors
  • 2 x U-blox NEO-7P high sensitivity receiver tracking GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and QZSS with PPP service

GNSS simulation, analysis and processing:

  • Spirent GSS8000 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou hardware simulator
  • NovAtel GrafNav/GrafNet
  • Leica Geo Office
  • Leica GNSS Spider and SpiderWeb
  • Leica GNSS QC and SpiderQC

Indoor and inertial measurement systems:

  • Ubisense UWB positioning system with 14 transmitters and 24 sensors
  • 2x Microstrain 3DM-GX3-45 IMU
  • 1x Analogue Devices ADIS16488 IMU
  • 2x Xsens MTi-G IMU
  • 2x MTx Development Kit IMU
  • Terrestrial survey instruments:
  • 1x Leica TS30 monitoring total station
  • 1x Leica TS11 high accuracy total station
  • 16x GeoMax ZT80 total station
  • 1x Leica NA2 precise level with parallel plate micrometer and invar staff
  • Numerous automatic levelling instruments

Laser scanning instruments and software:

  • 1x Leica HDS7000 laser scanner
  • 1x Faro Focus3D laser scanner
  • Leica Cyclone
  • Faro SCENE
  • Geomagic Qualify/Control
  • Leica CloudWorx for AutoCAD, SmartPlant and PDMS

Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing:

  • 2x Planar StereoMirror
  • 2x Nikon D300S digital camera
  • 1x Canon 5D Mark II digital camera
  • Leica Photogrammetry Suite
  • Photometrix Australis
  • Photometrix iWitnessPro
  • Intergraph ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Exelis Envi IDL