Trimble Connected Community

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• Base Software

• Specialized Applications

• Trimble Access Services

• Trimble Connected Community

Elements of Trimble Access

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Overview

• Features & Benefits of the Trimble Connected Community

• Technical Tour of the Community

• Survey Edition• Enterprise Edition

Features & Benefits of the Trimble

Connected Community

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What is the Trimble Connected CommunityTM?

• A web based service to:– Access and share

information– Be confident that

your data is secure– Simple and easy to

setup

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A Scalable Solution – Survey Edition

• A simplified version of the Trimble Connected Community

• Entry level to provide online data storage, required for the AccessSync service.

– Enterprise Edition• The core features of the Trimble

Connected Community PLUS• Provides online data storage,

required for the AccessSync service.

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Online Data Storage

• Allows access to data stored on the Trimble Connected Community anywhere, anytime. – All you need is an internet

connection– There’s no need to install any

special software, all you need is a web browser.

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Access and share your information easily

• Office to Office data access• Office to Field data accessAnd in the Enterprise Edition:• Sharing data from company-

to-company

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Market specific tools for the surveyor

• The Trimble Connected Community is the office interface to send & receive files from the field using the AccessSync service.

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Begin Data Processing Faster

• Constant Flow of information bridging the field and office

• Office staff can begin quality assurance and creation of client deliverables

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Project Communication

Tools

• A wide set of tools that facilitate collaboration and sharing of data

• Centrally manage & communicate survey information across the internet

• Internally within your company

• Externally to business partners.

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Project Communication

Tools

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Access and share your information easily

• Share files• Manage project communication

via Forums

And in the enterprise edition:• Capture and share company

knowledge via Wikis• Capture progress updates via

Blogs• Schedule and track important

events with Calendars• And more…

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Share files…

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Manage project communication via Forums…

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Centralized Access to External Information

In the enterprise edition• Use Webframes to link to

information on the internet– Display content from the internet

as though it was part of the system

– Provides a single place to look for information that you need for your jobs

– Examples: geodetic databases, access to survey plans, base station data

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Use Webframes to link to information on the internet…

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Be confident that your data is secure

• Data security– Authentication

• Secure internet login • YOU allocate logins to users, YOU

control who has access to your data

– Encrypted data transmission with the Trimble Connected Community and the AccessSync service

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An Easy & Cost Effective Solution…

• The Trimble Connected Community is managed and hosted by Trimble.

– No hassle of setting up servers

– No initial outlay to purchase servers

– BUT still provides the flexibility to control who can access your data.

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An Easy & Cost Effective Solution

Where is your time best spent?

You manage your data and information,

Trimble will manage the system.

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An Easy & Cost Effective Solution• Easy to start– Sign-up, log-in, and access

your information

• Easy to use– No special software to install

• Easy to customize

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An Easy & Cost Effective Solution…

It really is as easy as starting a web browser and logging in…www.myconnectedsite.com

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The Trimble Connected Community

• Enables faster turnaround of data between the field and office

• Enables faster delivery of data to customers

• Improves communication– Visibility to organizational activity– Communication across distributed

workgroups– Capture and share company

knowledge

• More Convenient– Centralized data

Technical Tour: Survey Edition

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Survey Edition

• Site Managers can– Create sites with the Trimble

Access Site Creation tool– Allocate logins to users

• Users can:– Upload and Download files– Read & Post information on

the Forum– View the Geo Pictures posted

on the site

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Structure

Organization

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Structure

Content

Pages

Organization

Site List

Navigator

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Structure: Organization• The base level of the Trimble

Connected Community is an Organization

• Owning a Trimble Connected Community Organization means users can– Log in– Securely store data online – Easily share data with other users – Use the available tools

• The Organization is granted a specific number of users that can access information placed on Sites and Pages

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Structure: Sites

• An organization can contain one or more sites.

• A Site is used to group similar data together.

• For example, a survey project site to contain all files and information for the project.

• Typically use one site per field project

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Structure: Pages

• A site can contain many pages used to categorize data further

• A Trimble Access Site typically contains

• a page for a project communication forum and survey field data

• a page for the site map and image display.

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Structure: Summary

GeoPic Page

TCC Organization

Administrator

User...

User 2

User 1

Site...

Site 1

“Files” PageFilesForum

GeoPicture Viewer

GeoPic Page

“Files” PageFilesForum

GeoPicture Viewer

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Structure: Organizations, Sites and Pages

• Demonstration• Organization• Sites• Pages

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Project Communication Tools

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Structure: Content• The following Gizmos are

available in the Survey Edition– Files

– Forum

– Geo Picture Viewer

• These are added when using the Create Trimble Access Site tool, all you need to do is add the data

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Structure: Content• Files Gizmo– The viewer into the file space.– Provides the ability to create a

hosted set of folders that can then be shared with others in the Organization.

– Create folders and sub folders – Upload and download files– Notifications

– The mechanism to send and receive data from the field.

– Access the files on your site anywhere, anytime via an internet connection.

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Structure: Content

• Demonstration– Files Gizmo

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Structure: Content

• Forum• Discussion forums are used

for posting questions, comments or feedback to provide a traceable and widely visible thread information stream

• For example, important project information and email trains containing information to be distributed

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Structure: Content

• Demonstration– Forum

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Structure: Content

• Geo Picture Viewer • A map based viewer which

can capture the location of images

• Use the Geo Picture Viewer for reconnaissance to view images of your field site.

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Structure: Content

• Demonstration– Geo Picture Viewer

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To Summarise the Survey Edition…

Survey Edition

Works with AccessSync

Trimble Access Site Creation Tool Sets up site, pages and permissions, including adding files, forum and geo picture gizmo

Add additional Gizmos

Customize Permissions

No. of Logins 4+1

Storage Space 5GB

Technical Tour: Enterprise Edition

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Enterprise Edition

• Administrators can:– Create sites with the

Trimble Access Site Creation tool

– Create Sites, Pages and add Gizmos using the Trimble Connected Community tools

– Manage Members and permissions

• Users can– Do anything their

administrators permit!

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Structure: Content• Enterprise Edition Organization

Gizmos:– Webframe

• Link to existing web pages• For example online geodetic

databases

– Blog• Time based information posts• For example, post status updates of

job progress

– Wiki• Collections of user editable webpages• Static information, for example best

practices

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Structure: Content

• Enterprise Edition Organization Gizmos:– Quicknotes

• Allows the entry of notes to a Page, including– Formatted text– Hyperlinks– Images

– RSS viewer• News service

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Enterprise Edition Gizmos

• Demonstration– Enterprise Edition

Organization Gizmos

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Users & Permissions• In the Survey Edition, we take

care of setting up the correct user roles and permissions for you.

• The Enterprise Edition allows for more flexibility…– Administrators in the Enterprise

Edition:• Have the flexibility to set up users as

required• Can control access within your

organization• Can extend access to your data to

public/other community orgs

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Users & Permissions• Site Manager

– Create sites, pages and content, and manage members, partners and permissions

• Owner – Change content and manage

permissions

• Editor – Change content but not manage

permissions

• Viewer – View content but not edit it

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Users & Permissions

• Administrators and Owners can define the level of permissions for:– Sites– Pages– File spaces

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Summary: Survey Edition & Enterprise Edition

Survey Edition

Enterprise Edition

Works with AccessSync

Trimble Access Site Creation Tool

Add additional Gizmos

Customize Permissions

No. of Logins 4+1 50

Storage Space 5GB 10GB

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Summary

• Features & Benefits of the Trimble Connected Community

• Technical Tour of the Community– Survey Edition– Enterprise Edition

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Trimble Access• Access Efficiency

– Send data back and forth, not people

• Access Confidence– Know the data is right

before they leave the jobsite.

• Access Your Potential– Empower your team

with new, streamlined workflows.