Localizing a jobsite is essential to its success, and it’s especially easy to do with simple surfaces such as flat house pads and parking lots, according to Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) Technology Solutions Expert (TSE) Keith Graham. He and his fellow TSEs can help you with jobsite localization or other technology-related need you may have.

“Localization on a jobsite is key when you start off,” Graham emphasized. “A surveyor will provide control points with Northing, Easting and Elevation, and give us a file. We upload that into our data collector, go to the jobsite, and set up a base station. We go to each control point and shoot them to localize the jobsite.”

Graham explained that single-point localization is a simple way to create a flat plane surface where a complex jobsite file is not necessary such as building a house pad.

“We can come in with a single point, load it into the data collector, shoot a couple more points that are loaded straight into the machine, and you can go to work cutting grade,” said Graham. “If someone needs help, give us a call, and we would be glad to come out.”

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