GSSI releases concrete scanner ‘Flex NX’ 

Last year, Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI) released the Flex NX, a concrete scanning system powered by ‘Nexus’. Flex NX, as well as the Nexus platform, are the culmination of extensive market research, technology development and analysis. In developing the Flex NX, the goal has been to maintain workplace robustness, all in one simplicity and multiple scanning options, as well as adding a level of capability and flexibility to the GPR world.

Flex NX has a new user interface with an ‘all in one’ intuitive workflow and simplified navigation on a large touchscreen. It features a new handle design that allows the user to adjust the handle in different positions. The equipment can be paired with ‘NX’ wireless accessory antennas with ‘tap to connect’ technology, as well as wireless data transfer and software updates. When using the Flex NX (or the accessory antenna NX25), the user can view the results directly on the scanner or connect with a phone or tablet for different viewing options regardless of operating system. The dual channel mode helps reveal and identify targets that cannot always be seen using only one channel thereby aiding the user in identifying metallic and non-metallic targets. The user can always switch off the cross polarized antenna if they only want to see one channel with data. 

GSSI says that the ‘Flex Positioning’ system makes it possible to quickly identify areas of interest in real time without the need for complicated setups or grids. The scanner is robust and tested with different workplace environments in mind, including extreme heat, cold, dust and water. Flex NX has an IP65 rating and an operating temperature range of -20 to 50°C. Flex NX uses high capacity lithium ion batteries for sustainable work in all conditions. With GSSI ‘Fusion’, the user can transfer projects wirelessly from Flex NX to GSSI Fusion using a phone or tablet and create and send an interactive report to clients while still at the workplace. GSSI Fusion is an optional accessory.

 New software update for LMX150 ‘Findar’ from ‘Sensors & Software’ 

Sensors & Software Inc. from Radiodetection has announced the release of new data acquisition software for its LMX150 Findar GPR systems. The ‘LMX’ family of GPR systems was designed with the goal of making locating utilities simple. The software is shipped with all new systems and is available for free on Sensors & Software’s website for current LMX150 Findar owners. The software update provides real time visualisation to improve the locating workflow. It also features an enhanced ‘MapView’ with a more complete bird’s eye view of the user’s survey site. This feature is designed to display depth slices from multiple grids simultaneously, interpretations and survey paths from all lines in the project, and a real time position indicator so that the user knows where they are in the survey area with respect to the targets found and marked. ‘SplitView’ provides a real time view of the survey path and the interpretations, designed to improve locating accuracy and help the user to differentiate utility targets from other targets. By displaying where the user is and their interpretations in real time, the aim with the software is to provide full site coverage and identify utilities with higher accuracy. The user interface has also been enhanced with additional languages.

Sensors & Software has also announced a new survey grade locator, namely the RD8200SG. The locator makes it possible to locate and map buried utilities in a single operation. The RD8200SG is Sensors & Software’s most advanced combined mapping and utility locating solution that is designed to enable users to map buried utilities with survey grade accuracy.