Eric Colburn, PLS

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  • Professional Land Surveyor Update and News

    Today I wanted to talk with you about this site and a few changes that I have in the works. While nothing that I’m proposing to do is either earth shattering or overly revolutionary, I thought that in giving you a heads up you would, therefore, not be surprised. I’d also be very interested in…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here are this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @wkfd – WKFD is the Twitter account for the Kung Fu Drafter blog. They are drafters and geeks trying to share information with people with similar interests. I highly recommend visiting The Kung Fu Drafter blog, as it is a fun site and full of…

  • Social Media, Old Media, and the Professional Land Surveyor

    Social Media, Old Media, and the Professional Land Surveyor Yesterday I was doing my usual routine of checking into the various social media communities I frequent, like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and I came across a link to an interesting forum post by the administrator of Land Surveyors United about why other surveying publications and…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @wkfd – WKFD is the Twitter account for the Kung Fu Drafter blog. They are drafters and geeks trying to share information with people with similar interests. I highly recommend visiting The Kung Fu Drafter blog, as it is a fun site and full of information…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @wkfd – WKFD is the Twitter account for the Kung Fu Drafter blog. They are drafters and geeks trying to share information with people with similar interests. I highly recommend visiting The Kung Fu Drafter blog, as it is a fun site and full of information…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @iPinda – Edwards Twitter bio says “CAD specialist, AutoCAD trainer and Civil 3D addict” and if you visit his Civil 3D Peanuts blog, you’ll discover that he’s also a part-time freelance AutoCAD trainer and full time CAD application administrator for an international AEC company. You can…

  • EricColburn.com The Professional Land Surveyor Source Turns Two!

    Yesterday, it just occurred to me that this site, EricColburn.com the Professional Land Surveyor Source, has turned two. Well, it actually happened on last Saturday, and I really didn’t start writing regularly here until the first week of July, 2008, but you get my point. So I wanted to take a moment to recognize this…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @iPinda – Edwards Twitter bio says “CAD specialist, AutoCAD trainer and Civil 3D addict” and if you visit his Civil 3D Peanuts blog, you’ll discover that he’s also a part-time freelance AutoCAD trainer and full time CAD application administrator for an international AEC company. You can…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Forum Calendar Events

    This morning I’ve added a few events to the Professional Land Surveyor Forum Calendar and Events, which I want to share with you here. I thought it would also give me a chance to spread the word on how you can use my forum’s Calendar and Events. I’ll discuss the Calendar feature of the Professional…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    Here is this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @JoshNelson – Josh is a Civil Engineer and current President of the Civil CADD Consortium. The Civil CADD Consortium, or C3 (s? thr?), was founded in 2000 by a group of Southern California civil engineering professionals, mainly comprised of local office, as well as corporate-level,…

  • Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

    If you’re on Twitter then you are probably aware of Twitter’s weekly “Follow Friday” social introduction and recommendation tradition. If you’re not on Twitter, or new to the site and its idiosyncrasies, how it works is this: You post a Tweet with people you recommend and include the hashtag of #FollowFriday (or #FF). For example,…

  • China and Nepal Agree to Disagree on Height of Mount Everest

    China and Nepal Agree to Disagree on Height of Mount Everest I came across an interesting article at the end of last week about how China and Nepal agreed to disagree on the exact height of Mount Everest. The Nepalese and Chinese governments negotiated last week to solve the 150 year old question, but in…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: FEMA and NOAA Renew Partnership to Encourage Flood Safety

    FEMA and NOAA Renew Partnership to Encourage Flood Safety March 15, 2010 As one of the snowiest winter seasons in many years yields to warmer weather and the promise of rain and snowmelt, the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s FloodSmart Campaign and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that they are again working together during Flood…

  • GPS Used By Blind Outdoorsman To Hike The Entire The Appalachian Trail Solo

    Here’s an inspirational story and video about Mike Hanson, who is an avid outdoorsman, GPS user, and happens to be blind. Despite his disability, Mike plans on hiking the entire Appalachian Trail solo only with the help of his GPS to guide him. That’s right; he plans on hiking the entire 2,174 mile Appalachian Trail…

  • EricColburn.com The Professional Land Surveyor Source Is Optomized For Mobile Devices Like The iPhone

    This site Is Optomized For Mobile Devices Like The iPhone I’m using a mobile device (iPhone) more and more everyday and I know that many of you are too, so here’s a quick update to let you know that this site is now optimized for mobile devices. If you visited this site before using your…

  • NORAD Tracks Santa

    If you have children (old and young) looking for the location of Santa on this Christmas Eve, you can track his gift giving journey on NORAD’s website. NORAD has been tracking Santa since 1955 beginning with NORAD’s predecessor, the Continental Defense Command (CONAD). In 1958 NORAD replaced CONAD taking over the mission of tracking Santa’s…

  • Land Surveyor Danny Cahill Wins The NBC Show The Biggest Loser

    Land Surveyor Danny Cahill Wins The NBC Show The Biggest Loser Last night, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma land surveyor and musician, Danny Cahill won the NBC Show “The Biggest Loser”, earning him a $250,000 prize. At the beginning of Season 8 he weighed in at 430 pounds and showed a great deal of determination and focus…

  • Professional Land Surveyors Look For Centuries-Old Ellicott Mounds Marking Alabama-Florida Boundary Line

    The following news story is a very interesting article I found about Professional Land Surveyors participating in an Auburn University-sponsored workshop, “Locating the Ellicott Mounds Along the Alabama/ Florida Boundary”: Andalusia starting point for ‘mound hunt’ Professional surveyors look for centuries-old markers of Alabama-Florida line By Justin Schuver (Contact) | Andalusia Star-News Published Friday, December 4,…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Facebook Group Photos

    Here are a few of the many fantastic and interesting photographs submitted on the Professional Land Surveyor Facebook Group. Visit our group to see all of the other wonderful photographs and to submit your favorite land surveying pictures, too!

  • Professional Land Surveyor Newsletter Update

    Just a quick note about the Professional Land Surveyor Newsletters. If you already subscribe you no doubt have noticed that I’ve added a few new features to these weekly newsletters, which I hope helps you to broaden your knowledge of other professionals and specifically helps you to navigate the social media sites making a few…