Geographic Calculator 2020 is here and it’s RDP-enabled

Since the advent of GPS technology in the 1980s, people have been using GPS receivers to collect ground control points. Ideally, these ground control points secure a proper horizontal location on the surface of the Earth as well as a height.  Most GPS receivers record points referenced in a geographic coordinate system, most likely World Geodetic System (WGS84). Geographic Calculator allows GIS professionals to load data points that were collected in the field to perform complex mathematical conversions to nearly any known coordinate system to make sure their transformations are accurate.

Geographic Calculator is a powerful geodetic application with particular strength in survey, seismic, and energy exploration. In addition to a single point, point database, and file conversion tools, this highly accurate transformation software includes many specialized tools such as Canadian DLS (Dominion Land Survey) Land Grid tools, Seismic Survey Conversion tools, Area of Use tools for guiding users to the most appropriate transformation settings for a specific location, Horizontal Time-Dependent Positioning (HTDP), Geoid Creation tools, and much more. Additionally, Geographic Calculator supports a wide range of file formats and is built on the foundation of the largest geodetic parameter database available anywhere. Finally, there are a number of powerful administrative tools for managing and customizing that database.

The 2020 version of Geographic Calculator comes with many new features and improvements, including a new Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)-enabled Single-User Floating license option for customers who need to access Geographic Calculator from another computer.  Other important features are new magnetic declination models including World Magnetic Model 2020 and IGRF13 as well as support for converting lidar using local best-fit engineering coordinate systems.  There is also a new early-bound coordinate system function for allowing a coordinate system to be paired with a datum transformation to streamline business rules on commonly used transformations. This release includes expanded Enterprise Datasource management to streamline updates in an enterprise-wide deployment with an automatic update function to keep users in sync and it introduces support for Geoid 18 for the United States.

Since 1993, Geographic Calculator has been the coordinate conversion tool of choice for GIS and survey professionals around the world. The software quickly grew in popularity over that first decade and has maintained its reputation as the best coordinate conversion solution on the market. Geographic Calculator has come a long way since then with many improvements over the years.

When transformations have to be correct, consistent, and certifiable, GIS professionals around the world choose Geographic Calculator. Learn more about Geographic Calculator and request a free 7-day trial today!