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3 - SETUP
SATELLITE AVAILABILITY
Planning software
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Planning software takes the guesswork out of satellite availability for any given work period. This software is a free
download available in the "Planning Software" section of www.trimble.com.
The path to the downloads on www.trimble.com is Trimble Home > Products & Solutions > Surveying > Office Software
> Planning Software > Download.
Use your web browser to download the software (1) to your desktop computer. The file is approximately 23 MB.
Download time varies from 1 - 20 min depending on your network connection.
At the same location, follow the "Trimble GPS Data Resources" link (2) to download the Almanac file. The Almanac
file tracks GPS satellite locations around the world and is updated daily. The file is identified as " GPS/GLONASS
almanac in Trimble Planning file format." Download time for the Almanac file is seconds.
NOTE: Bookmark this location on the web site; you will need to retrieve a current Almanac file frequently.
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