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One of the biggest challenges facing land surveying companies today is recruiting the right talent. Just ask Rafal Pawlowski, principal at RP & Associates Land Surveying and Drafting, LLC (RPA), which serves the Charleston, South Carolina area. "It's becoming harder and harder to find good surveyors," he says. "But what we lack in manpower we make up for in technology." overview Location SOUTH CAROLINA, USA TRANSFORMING THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS TRANSFORMING THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS Although just a team of three, RPA consistently punches above its weight. Its secret? Versatile technology. "I don't like buying a piece of equipment that only does one thing," says Pawlowski. "The more it can do the better off we are – and the Trimble SX10 definitely delivers." As RPA does a wide range of surveying work, including commercial, industrial, residential and construction, it appreciates the fact the SX10 streamlines several functions. "The SX10, with Trimble Access' integrated surveying feature, lets us jump between GNSS or conventional surveying (which can be used simultaneously) to scanning by simply switching functions in Trimble Access on the collector," explains Pawlowski. Pawlowski says that with the SX10 and a Trimble R6 GNSS receiver, a surveyor can connect to a VRS network and survey what they need with GNSS. They can then select the conventional survey function and use the SX10 as a total station, and then select the scan functions to start scanning – all from the same location and without having to swap equipment or redo work. "This lets us setup on one side of the job, jump in the truck and switch to RTK and go survey on the other side, return to where we were working, and switch back to conventional or scan without missing a beat," says Pawlowski. "We don't have to breakdown and move equipment every time, which makes our work more enjoyable and efficient." ADDED VALUE FOR THE CLIENT With the SX10, RPA can scan an entire property instead of having to take individual shots on, for example, a building's corners and improvements. "It may take a little longer upfront, but the scan data prevents us from having to