by EricColburn
April 20, 2013 in Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, News, Videos
Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski’s tribute to Underhill Geomatics Ltd., in the Yukon Legislature, on the occasion of Underhill’s 2013 Centennial.
by EricColburn
March 29, 2013 in AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, News, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos, Vlog
PLS VLOG
Professional Land Surveyor vlog with news, updates and AutoCAD Civil 3D tips brought to you by Eric D. Colburn, PLS. Join in on the Survey Party!
by EricColburn
March 4, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Research Analysis Workbook (RAW)
In this week’s Motivational Monday episode, I discuss using a more focused, and list based organization, of the boundary monuments called-for, found or not found.
by EricColburn
February 25, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Fun In The (Cold) Sun
Here’s the bonus video for Associate & Premium Members, which builds on the last video: Motivational Monday: Don’t Forget To Have Fun! You can watch the Motivational Monday video in that post.
In this week’s Motivational Monday episode, I move away from the nose-to-the-grindstone topics of late, and discuss how we need to make sure we’re having some fun, too!
by EricColburn
February 25, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Sledding Fun!
In this week’s Motivational Monday episode, I move away from the nose-to-the-grindstone topics of late, and discuss how we need to make sure we’re having some fun, too!
Really, what are we accomplishing with greater productivity and profitability if those endeavors do not improve our lives?
by EricColburn
February 18, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Seeing is Deceiving…So is Negativity!
Here’s the bonus video for Associate & Premium Members, which builds on the last Motivational Monday: Celebrate Your Daily Successes post. You can watch the Motivational Monday video in that post.
by EricColburn
February 18, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Seeing is Deceiving…So is Negativity!
In this new feature I want to start everyone’s week off with some motivation for success in the week ahead. In this episode, I discuss how to build on positive experiences by celebrating your daily successes.
Too often, we are crippled by negativity and place our focus on what went wrong or wasn’t finished on any given day.
by EricColburn
February 11, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Motivational Monday
In this new feature I want to start everyone’s week off with some motivation for success in the week ahead. In this episode, I discuss how we too often allow ourselves to avoid the tasks and responsibilities we know we should do. Instead, we choose to tackle the easier tasks, rather than the important tasks.
In the end, the fear that is holding us back, more often than not, is either unfounded, or never existed! Unfortunately, the narrative we keep going in our head tends to build on the fear, further crippling us.
by EricColburn
January 21, 2013 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Members, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos
Fox Business Video: What to Expect for the Housing Market in 2013
Watch this Fox Business News video about what to expect for the housing market in 2013.
by EricColburn
November 28, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Land Surveying, Links, Members, News, Videos
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2012) – Sales of existing homes increased in October, even with some regional impact from Hurricane Sandy, while home prices continued to rise due to lower levels of inventory supply, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 2.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.79 million in October from a downwardly revised 4.69 million in September, and are 10.9 percent above the 4.32 million-unit level in October 2011.
by EricColburn
April 26, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Videos, Vlog
Professional Land Surveyor Vlog discusses the proposed merger of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) with the National Society of Professional Land Surveyors.
There’s a dearth of information on exactly why ACSM is now in the place it is in. And, in reading ACSM’s proposed Agreement and Plan of Merger, I’m concerned that ACSM’s supposed “plan” just shifts their financial difficulties to NSPS.
So I’m asking, ACSM and NSPS, What Is Going On?
by EricColburn
April 24, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, Business, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Members, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos, Vlog
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Survey Hotfix Video
Well, it didn’t take long for a software bug and an AutoCAD Civil 3D survey hotfix.
“This hotfix resolves an issue with the Survey Figures Property Dialog. In the lower section of the panel you can now see the vertex properties for chain type figures.
- Download the file appropriate for your operating system (32- or 64-bit AeccUiSurvey.arx)
- Right Click on the AeccUiSurvey.arx file.
- Browse to the installation location of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 on your machine (ie: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013)
- Right click, select paste and the option to replace the existing AeccUiSurvey.arx file in this directory.
Relaunch AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 and confirm your issue is resolved.
Professional Land Surveyor Source: Autodesk”
by EricColburn
February 5, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Business Videos, Continuing Education, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Links, MicroSurvey, News, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos
Control Bound
by EricColburn
February 4, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, News, Videos
Professional Land Surveyor News
by EricColburn
January 3, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Land Surveying, News, Videos
Professional Land Surveyor News
Washington, DC, December 29, 2011
Pending home sales continued to gain in November and reached the highest level in 19 months, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, increased 7.3 percent to 100.1 in November from an upwardly revised 93.3 in October and is 5.9 percent above November 2010 when it stood at 94.5. The October upward revision resulted in a 10.4 percent monthly gain.
The last time the index was higher was in April 2010 when it reached 111.5 as buyers rushed to beat the deadline for the home buyer tax credit. The data reflects contracts but not closings.
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, said the gains may result partially from delayed transactions. “Housing affordability conditions are at a record high and there is a pent-up demand from buyers who’ve been on the sidelines, but contract failures have been running unusually high. Some of the increase in pending home sales appears to be from buyers recommitting after an initial contract ran into problems, often with the mortgage,” he said.
by EricColburn
January 1, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Business Videos, Carlson, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Links, News, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Trimble, Videos
Happy New Year 2012! Credit: Creativity103 (flickr).
by EricColburn
November 2, 2011 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, News, Technology Videos, Videos
Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites
A Soyuz rocket has lifted off on its maiden flight from Europe’s space base in South America, carrying the first two satellites in the Galileo geopositioning system.
The launch — the first by the veteran rocket beyond Russia’s historic bases at Plesetsk and Baikonur — is part of a commercial deal struck in 2003 to extend the range of Arianespace, which markets services from the European Space Agency (ESA) base in Kourou.
by EricColburn
October 11, 2011 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Links, News, Technology Videos, Videos
LightSquared Part 2 on CSPAN
On The Communicators, the second part of our look at LightSquared, a company building a national wireless broadband network.
Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) of the House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee and Jim Kirkland, founding member of the Coalition to Save our GPS are critical of LightSquared’s goals and business practices.
Also joining the discussion was Fred Schulte, senior reporter for iwatch news – who has followed the LightSquared story and reported on email exchanges between the White House and company officials.
Watch LightSquared – Part Two on The Communicators
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by EricColburn
October 10, 2011 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Business Videos, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Links, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos
AutoCAD Civil 3D for Roads & Highways
Civil Engineering Customers embracing Autodesks Road and Highway solutions with special focus on the Alaskan Way Viaduct & Seawall Replacement Project.
For more information, click onto the Autodesk Civil Engineering Resource Center.
by EricColburn
October 9, 2011 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Business Videos, C-Nav, Continuing Education, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Leica, Links, News, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos
Virginia Rail Fence Stones
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