Month: May 2012

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 27, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 27, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Survey Hand Signals Video Eagle Point Software Corporation Announces 2013 Updates to Its AutoCAD Civil 3D Software Companion Solutions AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Add Viewport Scales Video AutoCAD Civil 3D Filedia Command Video Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 20, 2012 Customized AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Templates For Land Surveyors,…

  • Survey Hand Signals Video

    Survey Hand Signals Video

    Here’s a very good video showing how to use hand signals as “an efficient and productive survey communication tool for Construction job-sites.” It’s been a few years since I’ve used hand signals while land surveying, particularly since going solo with a robotic total station (hand slapping forehead when doing, or observing, something dumb doesn’t count), but…

  • Eagle Point Software Corporation Announces 2013 Updates to Its AutoCAD Civil 3D Software Companion Solutions

    Eagle Point Software Corporation Announces 2013 Updates to Its AutoCAD Civil 3D Software Companion Solutions

    Dubuque, Iowa – Eagle Point Software Corporation, an Autodesk AEC Industry Partner, announced the 2013 release of its AutoCAD Civil 3D companion solutions: Data Reduction, Designers’ Companion, and Surveyors’ Companion. These 2013 releases are designed to help civil engineering professionals deliver more innovative project solutions by enabling building information model (BIM) processes. “We are excited to announce the release…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Add Viewport Scales Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Add Viewport Scales Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Add Viewport Scales Video This AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video shows you how to Add Viewport Scales in Paperspace. Creating custom Viewport Scales is easy, once you know how. Watch the AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Add Viewport Scales Video

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D Filedia Command Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D Filedia Command Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D Filedia Command Video This AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video shows you how to use the FILEDIA command. I believe this command works for all flavors of AutoCAD. The FILEDIA command controls the file dialog boxes, turning them either on or off, like those used when opening and saving drawings. Sometimes,…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 20, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 20, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 20, 2012 Customized AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Templates For Land Surveyors, Engineers and Designers EricColburn.com Turns 4 and Tops 1000 Posts! Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 13, 2012 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Using The Ribbon Video AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste…

  • Customized AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Templates For Land Surveyors, Engineers and Designers

    Customized AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Templates For Land Surveyors, Engineers and Designers

    Can your business afford to waste time and money setting up AutoCAD Civil 3D? AutoCAD Civil 3D is a great program …. Once it’s set up and you know how to use it! BUT, getting to that point takes a serious investment in your time, which means lost productivity, billing, and money. And, what if…

  • EricColburn.com Turns 4 and Tops 1000 Posts!

    EricColburn.com Turns 4 and Tops 1000 Posts!

    EricColburn.com, the Professional Land Surveyor Source, Turns 4! Time flies when you’re having fun –  it suddenly dawned on me that I’ve blogged for four years now! It hardly seems possible, but four years ago this month I created EricColburn.com. In the early days of this site I had a limited, for sure. Since then, however,…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 13, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 13, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Using The Ribbon Video AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Video Esri GPS Base Station Joins National Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) Network Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 004-Survey Earth in a Day Interview Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fractured Land Patterns Video 1 Professional…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Using The Ribbon Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Using The Ribbon Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Using The Ribbon Video This AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video is an update to my last video (AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Video – see link below), in which, I forgot to show you how to paste surfaces using the Ribbon in AutoCAD Civil 3D. You…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Video

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Paste Surfaces Video In this AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video, I show you how to paste surfaces in AutoCAD Civil 3D. You can use this technique to merge design and/or as-built surfaces into your original existing conditions surface. Once you paste the surfaces into the first surface, you will…

  • Esri GPS Base Station Joins National Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) Network

    Esri GPS Base Station Joins National Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) Network

    Real-Time, Precise Data Will Serve Professionals in the Redlands Community Redlands, California—Esri recently installed a GPS base station to assist its GIS developers and to support surveyors, engineers, scientists, and those in public works and public safety in the community surrounding the Esri campus in Redlands, California. The base station, named GISA, has been accepted…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 004-Survey Earth in a Day Interview

    Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 004-Survey Earth in a Day Interview

    PLS Vlog 004-Survey Earth in a Day Interview In this Professional Land Surveyor Vlog I’m introducing a new format of Professional Land Surveyor Spotlight interviews. I hope you enjoy the interview and I will have more from time to time. In this inaugural Professional land Surveyor Spotlight, I interview Scott Warner, RLS, and VP Senior Director &…

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fractured Land Patterns Video 1

    Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Fractured Land Patterns Video 1

    The Bureau of Land Management The Lands That Remain and Series Introduction This 13 part series, known as Fractured Land Patterns, is the history of BLM. It was created in the mid 1980’s as an interpretation of BLMs colorful history. The historical perspective presented centers around the uses, federal laws, and landmark events on Americas public…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 6, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup May 6, 2012

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Leica Zeno GIS: Leica Geosystems Enhances Its CS25 Tablet Computer Portfolio with Long Range Bluetooth Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup April 29, 2012 Professional Land Surveyor Top 10 At Ten Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 003 – ACSM and NSPS, What Is Going On? Trimble Survey Software Improves Productivity for the…

  • Leica Zeno GIS: Leica Geosystems Enhances Its CS25 Tablet Computer Portfolio with Long Range Bluetooth

    Leica Zeno GIS: Leica Geosystems Enhances Its CS25 Tablet Computer Portfolio with Long Range Bluetooth

    (Heerbrugg, 3 May 2012) – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the Leica CS25 LRBT, the new model of its successful Leica CS25 rugged tablet computer. The Leica CS25 LRBT offers the possibility to wirelessly connect to a remote device, such as a Leica Geosystems Total Station. The fully integrated data transfer via a Long Range Bluetooth® Wireless Technology…