If you want to be sure of getting the best quality data, with GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK in your application you can record GPS information for postprocessing with Trimble's GPS Pathfinder Office software or the Trimble GPS Analyst™ extension for ESRI ArcGIS Desktop software.
Coordinate transformation and unit conversion components are also included. The GPS receiver component handles all communications between the GPS receiver and the application, including the configuration of real-time differential correction sources. The GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK is an extensive library of COM components which can be easily integrated within 32-bit development environments such as Microsoft Visual Studio® 2005. Drawing on Trimble's leading-edge GPS technology and the company's decades of experience in the GIS data collection industry, the GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK provides a complete GPS development environment. This flexibility enables the development of powerful GPS-based applications that operate on laptops and Tablet PCs, as well as low cost handheld devices. The GPS Pathfinder Tools software can be used to develop applications for standard Microsoft® Windows® platforms, including Microsoft Windows Mobile® software. Built to work with a range of reliable, accurate Trimble® GPS receivers, the GPS Pathfinder® Tools Software Development Kit (SDK) gives developers the best of both worlds: leading edge GPS technology with the flexibility to develop your own custom field software applications.