The sun goes a little haywire every 11 years and that cycle is due in 2025.
Now that you've invested in surveying, grade control, or other machine-control technology, it's important to know how your operations can be affected by the solar events that impede GNSS signals.
Trimble's Jason Evans, who oversees the company's Real Time Corrections portfolio, explains what these solar events can do to equipment and accuracy, and how to protect your work. He also shares some resources for pre-planning based on predicted solar activity.
About the Author
Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.