Eos Positioning Systems March 2025 Newsletter - Coopeguanacaste’s Digital Transformation - ArcGIS and Eos GNSS in Electric Asset Management at Costa Rica Utility

March 2025 Newsletter: New Skadi Smart Handle Videos and Manual, and a Costa Rica Electric Utility Goes Digital!

Feature Story

Costa Rica flag with electric utility assets in background beside utility customer map and Arrow 100 GNSS receiver

/// Coopeguanacaste’s Digital Transformation: ArcGIS and Eos GNSS in Electric Asset Management at Costa Rica Utility

Costa Rica’s most rural electric distribution company, Coopeguanacaste, recently transformed its electric distribution services. With the help of consultancy Nimbustech, they replaced outdated asset records with high-accuracy location data — mapping over 52,000 utility poles — and migrated to the ArcGIS Utility Network. Today, the digital transformation has helped them improved efficiency, decision-making, and resource management.

Read their story >

Industry News

Infrabel Uses the Arrow Gold to Improve Safety Conditions on the Railway

/// Belgian Rail Company Re-Envisions Worker Safety

How would you keep workers safe while repairing assets on an active railway network? In Belgium, Infrabel uses high-accuracy GNSS receivers from Eos, a network of beacons, and ArcGIS to ensure their crews remain safe in traditionally dangerous environments.

See how they keep crews safe >

Eos Tools Pro supports Skadi Series GNSS receivers on Android mobile devices

/// Eos Tools Pro for Android™ Now Supports Skadi Series™ GNSS Receivers

Attention Android users: As of this month, Eos Tools Pro on Android officially supports all features of Skadi GNSS receivers, including the Skadi Smart Handle™ and Skadi Tilt Compensation™.

Learn more here >

Al’s Corner: Technical Tips

Current GNSS Satellite Status for March 24, 2025:

2025 March 24 GNSS constellation status update Eos Positioning Systems - current satellites in GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, IRNSS
Skadi Smart Handle with Extensible Virtual Range Pole for shooting assets at short distances with high accuracy (GNSS) for GIS applications, compatible only with Skadi Series GNSS receivers from Eos Positioning Systems

Skadi Smart Handle™: User Manual
Are you ready to put the power of RTK In Your Hand™? Scroll through, download, print, and share the new Skadi Smart Handle User Manual here.

You may also watch the Skadi Smart Handle YouTube playlist here. More videos will be added periodically.

/// What are the Extensible Virtual Range Pole™ and Invisible Range Pole™?

Field worker using the Extensible Virtual Range Pole from Eos Positioning Systems to survey the position of a residential gas meter from afar with RTK accuracy, Skadi 200 GNSS receiver
Invisible Range Pole with Skadi Gold GNSS receiver being used to GPS stormwater manhole

Get to Know the Two Modes of the Skadi Smart Handle™

When you upgrade to the Skadi Smart Handle™ from the standard handle, you empower your field crews to be more agile and safer in the field. But just what are these two modes that enable these gains? Learn all about the Extensible Virtual Range Pole™ and Invisible Range Pole™ in these two new articles:

What is the Extensible Virtual Range Pole™?

What is the Invisible Range Pole™?

Customer Spotlight

David Wiggins, Corrosion Supervisor at CountryMark, tells Eos Positioning Systems about his use of Eos Arrow 100 GNSS receivers for pipeline maitenance in a customer spotlight

David Wiggins Protects Pipeline Integrity with High-Accuracy GNSS

As Corrosion Supervisor at CountryMark, David Wiggins relies on high-accuracy GNSS to safeguard critical infrastructure. Using Eos Arrow 100® GNSS receivers with ArcGIS® Survey123, his team accurately monitors pipeline conditions—tracking atmospheric exposures, pipe depths, and unknown assets in real time. Learn what drives David to keep CountryMark’s vital assets safe and operational.

Get to Know David >

Upcoming Events

2025 Texas RuralWaterCon in Austin, TX with Eos Positioning Systems

2025 Texas RuralWaterCon
March 26-28 | Austin, TX, USA

Austin, we missed you. Join David and Jay from Eos and Esri to discuss all things mapping in Texas.

Find Eos and Esri at RuralWaterCon >

2023 & 2025 Esri Southeast User Conference with Eos Positioning Systems, location city Atlanta

2025 Esri Southeast UC
April 8-9 | Atlanta, GA, USA

Find Eos representatives at Table #10 at the Esri SEUC. Learn how the Skadi Smart Handle and Skadi Tilt Compensation can transform your field data collection with ArcGIS apps.

Find Eos at the SEUC >

2023, 2024, 2025 Esri International IMGIS with Eos Positioning Systems

2025 Esri International IMGIS
April 9-11 | Frankfurt, Germany

The new Skadi Series™ GNSS receivers are ready to make their European debut to Esri users at the International IMGIS event. Be sure to add Eos’ session to your calendars: Wednesday, April 9, at 2:15pm local time in Plateau 1.

Find Eos in Germany >

2025 CalGIS Conference in California with Eos Positioning Systems

2025 CalGIS
April 15-16 | Rohnert Park, CA, USA

Eos is pleased to support this annual gathering of California GIS professionals. Find Tyler in our booth; he’ll be happy to answer any mobile mapping and GNSS questions you have.

Find Eos in California >

2023 California Rural Water Expo with Eos Positioning Systems

2025 California Rural Water Expo
April 29 | Lake Tahoe, NV, USA

Eos and Esri are back at the annual CRWA conference and expo. Find our booth (109) in the expo area, and make sure to catch our educational GIS and GPS presentation Tuesday, April 29, from 2-5pm. The workshop is free for all registered attendees.

Find Eos and Esri in Lake Tahoe >

2023 2024 2025 Esri Energy Resources GIS Conference ERGIS with Eos Positioning Systems

2025 ERGIS Conference
April 28-30 | Houston, TX, USA

Eos is proud to return as a Silver Sponsor at the Esri Energy Resources GIS Conference (ERGIS). Find our team in booth #301 and ask us how our latest GNSS solutions can revolutionize your GIS field work.

Find Eos in Houston >

2025 BeSpatial Ontario with Eos Positioning Systems in Burlington, ON, Canada

2025 BeSpatial Ontario
April 29 | Burlington, ON, CAN

Eos is pleased to support the BeSpatial Ontario event. Find our staff in booth #4 all day, April 29. Ask us about our locally designed and manufactured GNSS receivers to support your mobile needs.

Find Eos in Ontario >