Yesterday, January 18, 2009, Reuters India reported from Beijing, China that over the past weekend China launched the third BeiDou (Big Dipper) or Compass satellite in an effort to build its own global satellite positioning (GPS) system. This latest satellite is part of a proposed constellation of 35 Chinese GPS satellites to be in orbit by the year [...]
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According to Newsy, the online video news service, which cites WWLTV, CNN, FOX News, The Times-Picayune, and WDSU as sources, the Army Corps of Engineers Blamed for Katrina Flooding.
For the first time since the 2005 disaster the government has been held liable for the 2005 disaster by a lower court judge, who has ruled that the Army [...]
Here is a cool video of Topcon GLS-1000 scanner land surveying equipment used to map and to acquire the dataset of Trafalgar Square from the Fourth Plinth.
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This video shows you how to find and use the Curve Calculator in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010.
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This video shows you how to Import Field Books in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Drawings & Survey Databases. This is one of the most often asked questions I get from professional land surveyors just starting out with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
If this is you, you have probably already figured out that using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, [...]
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How cool is this!
3D laser scanners were used in the new Radiohead music video of their song “House Of Cards”. I remember the first time I saw a demonstration of a 3D laser scanner, where the conference room and a mans upper torso and head were scanned, and thinking “this is really cool!” – Apparently [...]
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This AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for Land Surveyors Series of 2 videos shows you how to Create Parcels, work with different Sites, Move Parcels and, finally, how to Merge Parcels. Because of the length of the video, I’ve broken it up into two parts.
The video in this post, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for [...]
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This AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for Land Surveyors series of 2 videos shows you how to Create Parcels, work with different Sites, Move Parcels and, finally, how to Merge Parcels. Because of the length of the video, I’ve broken it up into two parts.
The video in this post, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for [...]
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Last week I started using a couple of new technologies and tools, Google Apps and the Apple iPhone, which I will be writing about in future posts after an evaluation period. I did, however, want to share with you a little about these new (to me) additions to my tool chest.
Google Apps, Helping Businesses Work [...]
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Topcons new fully Integrated 3D Laser and Digital Imagery Mobile Mapping System for GIS data collection, the IP-S2.
IP-S2 features:
High definition mobile 3D mapping
Dual frequency GNSS tracking
High Accuracy 6-Axis IMU Integration
Odometry inputs from on-board vehicle CAN bus or wheel encoders
Supports multiple laser scanner models for operator and application flexibility
Watch the Topcon P-S2 3D Laser and Digital [...]
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