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Autodesk Labs Project Photofly-Create 3D Models from Photographs Using the Web

August 22, 2011 in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Links, Pictures, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos by EricColburn

Over on Google+ this morning, Autodesk’s Shaan Hurley, Autodesk Technology Evangelist, posted, “Great list of free software for students. Back to School with Cool FREE Autodesk Software“, linking to his Autodesk Between the Lines blog.

His post, Back to School with Cool FREE Software, lists examples of free software available in the Autodesk Student Community along with several other free software from Autodesk, like Project Photofly.

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Spotted Turtle Found While Land Surveying

August 4, 2010 in General, Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

Spotty The Spotted Turtle

Yesterday I was cutting line for a roughly 40 acre survey I’m working on when I came across this Spotted Turtle. He or she – we really didn’t get to know each other that well in the short time we visited together – turned out to be the shy type.

Spotty can’t be blamed for being defensive and shy; a six foot tall humanoid carrying a machete would be reason enough. Two woods travelers crossing paths, a few words exchanged, a couple of pictures snapped, and then we parted ways. OK, so I did all the talking, but I could tell that Spotty was warming up to me and was just about ready to open up.

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Tags: Cutting Line, Field, Pictures, Professional Land Surveyor, Setup, Surveying, Traverse, turtle
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USGS Museum – Historical Artifacts and Equipment Related to the History of the U.S. Geological Survey.

February 20, 2010 in Land Surveying, Links, Pictures by EricColburn

Just a few land surveying photographs and images from the USGS I thought were interesting. I hope you enjoy them, too.

Professional Land Surveyor Source

USGS

High Standard Alidade

Cast Bronze Benchmark

Leather Boots The soles of made of heavy-duty rubber with metal studs

Quintant Sextant or Lattice Sextant

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Professional Land Surveyor Survey Party: A Few Land Surveying Pictures From The Field

December 28, 2009 in Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Leica, Pictures by EricColburn

This Professional Land Surveyor Survey Party is brought to you by EricColburn .com – Professional Land Surveyor Source – showing a few pictures I snapped while carrying out land surveying field work somewhat recently.

Most of these pictures were taken within the last few weeks, which you might be able to tell by the snow and/or stark cold looking locales, but a couple are from a few months ago when the climate was a little warmer (and greener). Right after the most recent pictures were taken we got hit with that blizzard most of you along the eastern seaboard got hit with too, getting 18-20 inches of snow. The good news is that today, most of that snow is gone!

GPS Base Station

Did I Mention It's In A Cemetery

NGS Control Disk Chepachet 1968

GPS Rover Station

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

December 8, 2009 in Business, Continuing Education, General, GPS, Land Surveying, News, Pictures, Professional Land Surveyor Practice by EricColburn

Milton Denny marks and documents a previous “Ellicott?mound” he discovered. The Ellicott mounds once served as the border between the U.S. colonies and Spanish Florida. Photo by Justin Schuver.

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, 2009

More than 35 professional surveyors and engineers are visiting Andalusia this week to take part in a “hidden treasure” hunt. But in this case, their treasure is literally nothing more than piles of dirt.

The professionals are participating in the Auburn University-sponsored workshop, “Locating the Ellicott Mounds Along the Alabama/ Florida Boundary.” The Ellicott mounds were established in 1799 by Andrew Ellicott and a team of both Spanish and American surveyors, and were used to mark the 31st parallel and show the boundary between Alabama and Spanish-owned Florida.

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Professional Land Surveyor Facebook Group Photos

December 6, 2009 in Business, General, Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

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!

Ice Road Surveying on Alaska's North Slope in early November, along the Chukchi Sea. Photo by Ken DeCamp

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Free U.S. Earth Imagery Sharpens Shared View of Global Challenges

November 23, 2009 in Business, Land Surveying, Links, News, Pictures by EricColburn

USGS Director McNutt a Leader in U.S. Delegation at International Conference

3D Black Hills, South Dakota, USA

Free, easily accessible U.S. satellite data enables any citizen, scientist, or analyst who can use the information to contribute to a shared vision of the challenges facing our planet.

That’s the message the newly-appointed director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Dr. Marcia McNutt, plans to deliver when representatives of 80 governments and over 50 participating organizations convene at the international Group on Earth Observations (GEO-VI) meeting, November 16-17, in Washington, D.C.

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A Day in The Woods

July 22, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

Wire Fence in Tree

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Happy 4th of July!

July 4, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Pictures, Videos by EricColburn

For fun here are a few Independence Day videos and images. Happy 4th of July everyone! Read the rest of this entry →

Tags: 4th of July, Independence Day, Pictures, Professional Land Surveyor, Videos
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Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest “How Climate Shapes My World”

June 30, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Links, News, Pictures by EricColburn

Celebrate Earth Science Week

Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest. “How Climate Shapes My World”

The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring a photography contest to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. The photography theme for this year is: “How Climate Shapes My World.”

The photography contest is open to interested persons of any age. You must be a resident of the United States to enter.

Your photograph should focus on the topic “How Climate Shapes My World.”

If you were putting together a travel brochure about your local area, what image would best represent your climate? No matter where you are, your climate affects – and is affected by – air, water, land, and living things. Use your camera to get the best possible “Climate Capture,” and submit it to this year’s Earth Science Week Photo Contest.

Professional Land Surveyor Source: EarthScienceWeek.org

Tags: AGI, American Geological Institute, Earth Science Week 2009, Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest, EarthScienceWeek.org, How Climate Shapes My World, News, Professional Land Surveyor, Professional Land Surveyor Source
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New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, August 10, 1902 AU Sable Chasm to be Surveyed for a State Park

June 30, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

PICTURESQUE AU SABLE CHASM, NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, IS ABOUT TO BE SURVEYED FOR A STATE PARK

I came across this newspaper article from the New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, August 10, 1902. The title of this pictorial is “PICTURESQUE AU SABLE CHASM, NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, IS ABOUT TO BE SURVEYED FOR A STATE PARK (Photographs by Katherine E. McClellan.)”.

The five captions to the photographs are:

THE ELEPHANT’S HEAD.
CROSSING TO DEVILS OVEN.
THE BOAT IN THE FLUME.
CATHEDRAL ROCKS.
TABLE ROCK.

Perhaps it’s a little wanderlust but this sounds like a great surveying adventure to me. Hard work? Yes. Unforgiving, yet beautiful, terrain? Yes. Days full of challenges? Yes. But in the end, I bet it was done and done well. Or, is this a more a more generic usage of the term “surveyed”?

In either case, it looks like magnificent lands.

Anyone familiar with this park and/or survey? If so, leave us a comment below.

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Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle Video on TED.com

June 11, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Links, Pictures, Videos by EricColburn

In this image-filled talk, Yann Arthus-Bertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat — stunning aerial photographs in his series “The Earth From Above,” personal interviews from around the globe featured in his web project “6 billion Others,” and his soon-to-be-released movie, “Home,” which documents human impact on the environment through breathtaking video.

About Yann Arthus-Bertrand

With photography, Yann Arthus-Bertrand has captured the beauty of the Earth. Through video and film, his latest projects bind together ecology and humanism. For him, it’s all about living together. Full bio and more links

Professional Land Surveyor Source: Video on TED.com: Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle.

Tags: Aerial Photographs, Earth, Habitat, Land Surveying Videos, Professional Land Surveyor, TED.com, Video, Yann Arthus-Bertrand
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Surveying Poster 20×30 Berger Monitor Type Dumpy Level (Tubular Bar)

April 11, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

Framed Art Poster 20x30 Berger 14 1/2 Monitor Type Dumpy Level (Tubular Bar)

Framed Art Poster 20×30, Berger 14 1/2 Monitor Type Dumpy Level (Tubular Bar)

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Map of Shan Xian (Shandong) 1907 By Royal Prussian Land Survey

April 6, 2009 in General, Land Surveying, Links, Pictures by EricColburn

Map of Shan Xian (Shandong) 1907 By Royal Prussian Land Survey

Shan Xian (Shandong), 1907.

Schan hsien, is sheet number E17, in the “Karte von Tschili und Schantung” [Maps of Zhili and Shandong] series published in 1907. Cartography by the Royal Prussian Land Survey. Printed in German romanization and Chinese Characters.

Scanned and compiled by Mark Henderson, Univ of California, Berkeley.

Funded by National Science Foundation award BCS-0201825.

scale: 1:200,000
original plate size: 44cm X 37cm
scan resolution: 400dpi

This plate covers the area from Shan Xian heading north to Jinxiang Xian and east to Nanyang Lake.

Geographic footprint:
Maximum North 35.33 N
Maximum South 34.66 N
Maximum East: 117.00 E
Maximum West: 116.00 E

Professional Land Surveyor Source: Harvard University

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Historic Map-Vertical section of the bed of the Atlantic Ocean, from Valencia, Ireland, to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

February 19, 2009 in Land Surveying, Pictures by EricColburn

Historic Map-Vertical section of the bed of the Atlantic Ocean, from Valencia, Ireland, to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

I found this interesting historic map at a History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications from the first submarine cable of 1850 to the worldwide fiber optic network site. This site also has other historic Submarine Cable Route Maps, too.

This is an early Plan and Profile , or “Vertical Section” as it is noted on the plan, showing the bed of the Atlantic Ocean from Valencia, Ireland, to Trinity Bay, Newfoundland from 1857. This survey, or map, shows the surveyed soundings made by Lieut. Dayman in H.M.S. Cyclops, 1857,
for laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable.

Due to the relationship of ocean depths of the surveyed soundings and overall horizontal distance covered, the vertical scale is 72 times greater than the horizontal (longitudinal) scale. I guess that with an engineering project like this a 50 horizontal/4 vertical scale just wouldn’t cut it.

Professional Land Surveyor source: http://www.atlantic-cable.com/Maps/