A data collection program for handheld equipment will be offered as a freeware sales incentive by two rival companies in the survey and machine control field.
"Topcon and Leica have licensed exclusive rights to distribute the freeware," says Dale Jefferson, executive vice president of Maysville, Ky.-based Carlson Software Inc. He says the license fee is minor and will cover some development costs. But Carlson’s motivation is "we want to see this product distributed as quickly as possible."