Early afternoon light paints the hillsides above Sonoma, vineyard rows covering the slope. Suddenly, engines roar. The smell of hot rubber cuts the air. Chris Buescher's No. 17 Trimble Ford Mustang, distinct in its Liverpool FC colors, tears off the track and onto pit road. Five crew members are already there, lifting the car, swapping the tires and refueling to send him back into the fray. This perfectly rehearsed dance is made possible by the connection between driver and team. Across the rest of Northern California, that exact same digital precision bridges our past, manages our present, and charts our course for the future beyond.
Preserving the past
Native American sites, immigrant households and working-class neighborhoods are often overlooked in the historical record, but for more than 50 years the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State University has done the careful work of preserving them. Trimble GPS and mapping equipment help ASC field teams capture pedestrian surveys across thousands of acres. They successfully oversee excavations of long-buried features in dense urban blocks, and disaster response in the wake of California’s wildfires. Through this vital work, the ASC is securing a permanent place on the map for the communities that have shaped California.
Sharing from the start
South of Sacramento, three aging bridges over the Cosumnes River carry a daily flow of California traffic.
