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Each current TruPulse® forestry hypsometer is waterproof and small enough to fit in your vest pocket. Built-in features and routines make accurate measurements quick and easy.

Smart Measurement Tools for Forestry Professionals

Our smart measurement tools include TruPulse® forestry hypsometers, LaserSoft® data collection apps, and the MapStar® TruAngle® II encoder. Overcome challenges that come with stem and sale boundary mapping, tree height measurements, slope grade monitoring, stockpile volume measurements, and more. Workflows use simple point-and-shoot actions to supply you with accurate and versatile measurement data while cutting down on field time and providing opportunities to improve your safety.

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Smart Measurement Tools for Natural Resource Management
Smart Measurement Tools for Timber Cruising
Smart Measurement Tools for Timber Harvest and Mill Operations
Smart Measurement Tools for Engineering Surveys


Smart Measurement Tools for Natural Resource Management

Our reflectorless measurement solutions help you easily monitor, assess, and manage resources such as sensitive plant species, wetlands, and streamside management zones. Use TruPulse laser hypsometers to perform LaserGIS® workflows that help you overcome signal issues caused by dense canopies. You can also map wildlife habitats, cliff dwellings, and monuments without occupying hazardous terrain or sensitive areas.

TruPulse 360i Forestry Hypsometer

  • Captures slope, inclination, distance, and azimuth measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Capable of performing all LaserGIS workflows, including our most streamlined Distance-Azimuth method
  • Includes a 3D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between any two points 
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions
  • Includes wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse 200i and TruPulse 200x Forestry Hypsometers

TruPulse 360 hypsometers include a built-in compass that captures azimuth bearings along with distance measurements with each press of the fire button.

TruPulse 360 users record wild ginseng plant locations without having to worry about GNSS signal strength.

  • Both capture slope, inclination, and distance measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Both pair with the MapStar TruAngle II encoder to perform the Distance-Angle LaserGIS workflow, our most accurate method for laser offset positioning (use a TruPulse 200x for the highest possible accuracy)
  • Both capable of performing the Distance-Distance LaserGIS workflow
  • Both include a 2D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between two vertically aligned points 
  • Waterproof designs invite use in all types of conditions
  • Both include wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse L2 Forestry Hypsometer

  • Captures slope, inclination, and distance measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Includes a 2D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between two vertically aligned points 
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions

LaserSoft MapSmart App

  • Optimized to work with TruPulse hypsometers, MapSmart TruAngle II encoders, and any brand of GNSS receiver for offset asset positioning, even in RTK-denied locations
  • Built-in LaserGIS workflow options include step-by-step prompts and instructions to keep things easy
  • Creates export-ready map files that you can share right from your mobile device

LaserSoft Measure2 App

  • Keeps a digital record of your hypsometer measurements, complete with notes and photos
  • Creates export-ready measurement files that you can share right from your mobile device

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Smart Measurement Tools for Timber Cruising

Accurate tree height measurements are critical for reliable timber inventory evaluations. All of our forestry hypsometers include two on-board height measurement routines that don’t care how rough the terrain is. The 3-shot height routine comes in handy when a tree’s top is directly over its base. Missing Line routines provide the highest accuracy for tree heights in all scenarios. Each TruPulse hypsometer also includes a filter mode option that helps you measure through obstructing foliage.

TruPulse 360i Forestry Hypsometer

  • 3-D Missing Line routine is ideal for measuring tree heights and linkage disequilibrium
  • Three-shot height routine is available when a tree’s top is directly over its base
  • Filter Mode targeting option helps you shoot past visual obstructions, like brush, and gather measurements to highly reflective targets only
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions
  • 5X magnification scope with increased light transmission provides clear optics for easy and precise targeting
  • Includes wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse 200i and TruPulse 200x Forestry Hypsometers

TruPulse L2 rangefinder and hypsometer user measures a tree's height

Forestry professional uses a TruPulse L2 hypsometer’s missing line routine to measure a tree’s height

  • 2-D Missing Line routine is ideal for measuring tree heights
  • Three-shot height routine is available when a tree’s top is directly over its base
  • Filter Mode targeting option helps you shoot past visual obstructions, like brush, and gather measurements to highly reflective targets only
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions
  • TruPulse 200i: 5X magnification scope with increased light transmission provides clear optics for easy and precise targeting
  • TruPulse 200x: 7X magnification scope invites use over longer ranges
  • Both include wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse L2 Forestry Hypsometer

  • 2-D Missing Line routine is ideal for measuring tree heights
  • Three-shot height routine is available when a tree’s top is directly over its base
  • Filter Mode targeting option helps you shoot past visual obstructions, like brush, and gather measurements to highly reflective targets only
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions

LaserSoft MapSmart App

  • Optimized to work with TruPulse hypsometers, MapSmart TruAngle II encoders, and any brand of GNSS receiver to create map files that can be shared right from your mobile device
  • Allows you to enhance mapped points with notes, photos, height values, and other hypsometer data
  • Offers a variety of LaserGIS asset positioning workflows, complete with step-by-step prompts

LaserSoft Measure2 App

  • Keeps a digital record of your hypsometer measurements, complete with notes and photos
  • Creates export-ready measurement files that you can share right from your mobile device

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Smart Measurement Tools for Timber Harvest and Mill Operations

One main objective in a mill is managing stockpile inventories of wood chips or biomass piles. Inventory must be measured not only for accounting purposes but for production schedules. Utilizing our MapSmart App with the stockpile feature, users can generate volume and weight calculations without leaving the field or occupying unsafe positions on the actual pile. Easily determine the volume of any size stockpile, including those stored in bins or sheds.

TruPulse 360i Forestry Hypsometer

  • Captures distance, inclination, and azimuth measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Offers our most simplified workflow for stockpile volume measurements
  • Includes wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse 200i and TruPulse 200x Forestry Hypsometers

TruPulse 200i and TruPulse 360i laser rangefinders are rugged and waterproof handheld devices designed to simplify life in professional measurement.

TruPulse i-Series lasers are rugged and waterproof handheld devices designed to simplify life in professional measurement.

  • Both capture distance and inclination measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Both can pair with a MapStar TruAngle II encoder to create a 3D data collection system
  • Pairing a TruPulse 200x with a MapStar TruAngle II creates our most accurate solution for stockpile volume measurements
  • Both include wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse L2 Forestry Hypsometer

  • Captures distance and inclination measurements with each press of the fire button

LaserSoft MapSmart App

  • Optimized to work with TruPulse hypsometers and the MapSmart TruAngle II encoder to calculate volume data without making you stand on the pile
  • Built-in stockpile volume workflow uses visual aids and simple prompts to keep things easy
  • Creates export-ready stockpile volume reports that you can share right from your mobile device

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Smart Measurement Tools for Engineering Surveys

With TruPulse laser rangefinders and our LaserSoft MapSmart Android app, a field crew can quickly and accurately map, measure, or position practically anything. The solution is perfect for your professional or resource-grade jobs.

TruPulse 360i Forestry Hypsometer

  • Captures slope, inclination, distance, and azimuth measurements with each  press of the fire button
  • Capable of performing all LaserGIS workflows, including our most streamlined Distance-Azimuth method
  • Includes a 3D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between any two points 
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions
  • Includes wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse 200i and TruPulse 200x Forestry Hypsometers

TruPulse 200x laser rangefinder user gathers boundary measurements for an engineering survey.

TruPulse 200x laser hypsometers offer users the highest accuracy with each measurement.

  • Both capture slope, inclination, and distance measurements with each press of the fire button
  • Both pair with the MapStar TruAngle II encoder to perform the Distance-Angle LaserGIS workflow, our most accurate method for laser offset positioning (use a TruPulse 200x for the highest possible accuracy)
  • Both capable of performing the Distance-Distance LaserGIS workflow
  • Both include a 2D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between two vertically aligned points 
  • Waterproof designs invite use in all types of conditions
  • Both include wireless communication for use with data collection apps

TruPulse L2 Forestry Hypsometer

  • Includes a 2D Missing Line routine capable of measuring the horizontal distance, vertical distance, and slope distance values between two vertically aligned points 
  • Waterproof design invites use in all types of conditions

LaserSoft MapSmart App

  • Optimized to work with TruPulse hypsometers, MapSmart TruAngle II encoders, and any brand of GNSS receiver to create map files ready for sharing right from your mobile device
  • Offers a variety of LaserGIS workflows for coordinate data capture without physically occupying asset locations or boundary lines that might otherwise require you to enter private property or stand on dangerous terrain

LaserSoft Measure2 App

  • Keeps a digital record of your hypsometer measurements, complete with notes and photos

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