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Once again, we included our Trimble Survey
Facebook fans in judging this ever-popular
photo contest. After our editors chose
the three top photos, Trimble Survey Facebook
fans chose the first place winner. First place—and
a Trimble 4-in-1 all-weather jacket—goes to the
Through the Fog image on page 21 and the back
page. Our congratulations to all three winners for
their creative photographs!
Be part of the action: check out our TrimbleSurvey
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/TrimbleSurvey)
for the next issue’s photo contest contenders.
For each contest we randomly select one of the
Facebook voters to win Trimble-branded items.
Join in the fun!
This issue’s Honorable Mention winners will
receive a limited-edition Trimble watch:
A Royal Survey
Germany’s City of Bielefeld Surveyor Ullrich Gaesing
contributed this image taken during his survey
at Sparrenburg castle, a Bielefeld landmark. Built
about 1200 on a mountain in Teutoburg forest to
defend the young town, the castle also boasts many
underground pathways. Gaesing was working on
a new map of the area surrounding Sparrenburg
castle to show all the changes and archeological
excavations in the area.
"A 'One-Man, One-Animal' Kind of Survey!"
Studio Tecnico Topografico Surveyor Benedetto
Domenico sent in this fun photo, which he shot
using automatic self-timer mode. Domenico was
completing a survey of a rural building near Albenga
in northwest Italy for inclusion in a cadastral
map. Using a Trimble R6 GNSS System—both as a
base and rover—and a Trimble TSC2 Controller,
Benedetto worked in one-person mode. But while
Benedetto was the only surveyor in the field, he
soon found he was not alone: the structure was
surrounded by several animals, including a
donkey. Intrigued by the controller’s LED lights,
the donkey ran away every time the controller
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