FRANKLIN, WI — Seiler Instrument Geospatial recently continued its annual tradition of hosting open houses and customer appreciation days at its many locations throughout the Midwest. In the Western Builder area, the event was held in the Franklin and Stevens Point, Wisconsin, locations.

Seiler’s geospatial and CAD staff, along with several vendor representatives from Trimble, Spectra Precision, Screening Eagle, and more were on hand to greet customers, express their appreciation, and answer questions. Festivities included demos and presentations on Seiler Geospatial equipment, food, giveaways, and the chance to win door prizes.

Michael O’Grady, Seiler Geospatial’s Business Development Director, was in Wisconsin to attend the Franklin location event. “These open houses give us an opportunity to bring our customers in and show them how much we appreciate the partnership we have with them. Partnerships are what it is all about,” he said. “Our customers come in and they have big projects that they are working on, and everything is all about getting it in on time and under budget. … Our technology has helped get that done.”

“Seiler Geospatial is responsible for distributing Trimble technology in seven states,” O’Grady said. “These open houses are not just a chance to showcase new technology that Trimble is just releasing, but also [to] answer any questions our customers might have. All of our sales and technical staff are here, as is our service department, so if they have any questions, they can reach out to the right person.”

Some of the new Trimble equipment on display were the X-12 High Resolution Scanner, which scans at 2.187 million points per second and has a range of 0.3 meters to 365 meters; and a couple new receivers, the R750 and the R780. “Drones, scanning equipment — all the toys are here,” O’Grady said. “Toys for big boys, I always say.”

Since 1945, Seiler has supported the geospatial industry by expanding and evolving to promote and educate its customers on new technologies and industry trends. Seiler is one of the largest Authorized Trimble Distributors in the Midwest and a distributor for several other hardware and software products. The company provides hardware, support, and software tools that fit clients' specific workflows, which ensure efficiencies and profitability.

Seiler’s products and services include survey optical, GNSS, data controllers, 3D scanning, drones, mapping GIS, utility survey systems, forensics, field and office software, training, service & repair, and more. Their corporate office is located in St. Louis, and the company has seven additional geospatial sales offices in Lenexa, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Lansing, Detroit, and Omaha.