The tinyBlack is suitable for the highly precise determination of coordinates (e.g., for monitoring dams or volcanoes), as a reference station (e.g., for drones) in post-processing and for determining the water vapor content of the atmosphere. Advanced models with an update rate of up to 50 Hz are available, e.g., for scintillation observation or as reference station receiver (CORS). In addition, a PC-only version without GNSS receiver is available too. This version might be installed with a high precision accelerometer acting as strong-motion seismometer.

The development of the tinyBlack led to the spin-off maRam UG (haftungsbeschränkt), where it is continuously being improved and developed.

The tinyBlack datalogger is used in GFZ's global station network, in GFZ observatories (IPOC, CVO) and in the ERC StG Tectovision. Furthermore a dedicated instrument pool is available for external projects, the units can be requested via GIPP (Geophysical Instrument Pool Potsdam)