Case Study: Kleinfelder achieves 70% GPS cost savings and real-time data access with TerraGo Edge (TerraGo)

Kleinfelder - Customer Case Study

Kleinfelder, a global engineering, science and architectural consulting firm with nearly 4,000 employees, faced inefficient and costly field workflows: teams hauled binders, paper maps, Trimble handhelds and base stations into remote, often wet terrain, then spent hours manually transferring and post-processing GPS-tagged observations. Proprietary GPS gear and the required manual rework increased costs and slowed reporting.

Kleinfelder implemented TerraGo Edge on iPads—an open GPS solution that pairs with a range of receivers and supports customizable project forms—and gave customers portal access to data. The change cut equipment costs by about 70% (from >$10,000 to ~$3,000), saved roughly four hours of processing per day, improved productivity, enabled real-time client access, and led to full adoption by field crews.

Kleinfelder

Michael Archer

Project Manager