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Carlson Grade is Carlson Software's latest unique machine guidance product. The software is cross-platform for use on Windows and Linux operating systems. Carlson Grade is available for:
dozers drills
loaders scrapers
excavators bucketwheels
compactors shovels
graders TruckPro
barges foreman trucks

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Ashtech ProFlex 500 (formerly Magellan) + Carlson Grade for machine control    
Carlson Grade for machine control
Description

Carlson Grade enables heavy equipment operators to know their grade and location without the need for stakes or in severe weather conditions. Accordingly, when work is done at night, when a surveyor may not be available, production can continue with confidence. The significance of this latest program is that you can now see what is going on, on the operators screen from your network, if the rovers are set-up with the network access anywhere in the world through secured sites.

Carlson Grade can even be mounted on a pick-up truck to provide mine foremen and supervisors with real-time position and height inspection capabilities. There is no need for converting site drawings; because, this product recognizes standard dwg files. Combined with Carlson's Productivity Tools, your process and equipment performance can be monitored and analyzed to gain advantage over your competitors.

Carlson Grade is ideal for real-time grading applications, since heavy equipment operators can grade sites without stakes, even in blinding conditions. Instead, they glance at a screen mounted in the cab and respond to cut/fill and position information. This empowers the employee by giving them instant feedback on their design performance and allowing them to achieve the proper grade with the first pass. This eliminates excessive movement and tramming of the machine, which results in less maintenance and cost.


Benefits and Features

On-the-fly road and ramp design
Supports any RTK GPS using a ruggedized touch screen computer
Useful for grade check in a supervisors vehicle
Multiple views in profile, section and plan
Uses AutoCAD drawings and Carlson Civil 2007 surfaces, no conversion necessary
Real-time monitoring back at the office with Telescope or SiteNet
Creates logging file for real-time or future analysis with ProTools
Optional tilt sensors provide more accurate position and elevation
Optional light-bars give the operator more indication of cut or fill
Easy to use, cross-platform software (Windows, Linux, WinCE)
Multi-purpose: one system for all equipment and applications (dozer, grader, excavator, drill, etc.)
Works with all major manufacturers of GPS and robotic total station equipment
Fast, improved graphical response
On-Board Mission Planning Satellite Forecast and Almanac
Multiple Design Layers
Specialized Features for Construction, Mining and Landfill Applications
 
 
Carlson Grade Dozer
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate or Automatic Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Fine Grade
Reclamation
Mining
Ditches
Ramps
Roads
Slopes
Complex Surfaces
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
 
 
Carlson Grade Loader
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Fine Grade
Reclamation
Mining
Ditches
Ramps
Roads
Slopes
Complex Surfaces
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Excavator
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Underwater
Excavation
Pipe Laying
Footings
Slurry Fill Trench
Slopes
Blind Excavation
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Support small block volumetrics for concave excavation 
Output of Cad profiles and Sections of excavation 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
 
 
Carlson Grade Compactor
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Landfills
Engineered Fills
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
Real-time Compaction
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Compact by deflection or programmable pass count
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
Improve real-time density
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Density Reports
AUF reports
Daily fill thickness
Work Boundary
Tie to load data
Wireless project distribution
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Grader
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate or Automatic Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Fine Grade
Reclamation
Mining
Ditches
Ramps
Roads
Slopes
Complex Surfaces
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
 
 
Carlson Grade Barge
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Piling location and driving
Navigation in low visibility
Blind positioning
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Easy to use
Navigate to coordinate file, or field market point
Unlimited tagging of strata
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
Optional task / Delay and user login 
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Create patterns from multiple sources
Near real-time reporting
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities
Report actual drill pattern to design
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Drill
 

Real-time 3D GPS for Navigation

 
Applications
Blasting
Exploration
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Drill to DTM or elevation
Easy to use
Navigate to coordinate file, or field market point
Unlimited tagging of strata
Record actual drill depth
Project hole depth
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Create drill patterns from multiple sources
Near real-time reporting
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Create DTM from drill data
Extract strata information
Report actual drill hole to design
Link to Carlson Blasting
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Scraper
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate or Automatic Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Ditches
Ramps
Roads
Slopes
Complex Surfaces
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Bucketwheel
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Fine Grade
Mining
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Drill to DTM or elevation
Easy to use
Navigate to coordinate file, or field market point
Unlimited tagging of strata
Record actual drill depth
Project hole depth
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
Carlson Grade Shovel
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate Guidance

 
Applications
Blind Excavation
Slopes
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 
Download Sales Sheet (.pdf)    

Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

 
Foreman Truck
 
Carlson Grade can even be mounted on a pick-up truck to provide mine foremen and supervisors with real-time position and height inspection capabilities.

Benefits and Features on Machine and in Office
Useful for grade check in a supervisors vehicle
Real-time monitoring back at the office
Creates logging file for real-time or future analysis

 
 
 
Pricing
 
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