Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Forum

  • Professional Land Surveyor Forum Update-Land Surveying Problems

    Professional Land Surveyor Forum Update – Land Surveying Problems Recently, I added a new discussion board on the Free Professional Land Surveyor Forum called Land Surveying Problems. From time to time I’ll be posting land surveying problems that I think are interesting, and hopefully, challenging. Feel free to post your challenging land surveying problems, too.…

  • Are AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Label Style Layers Not Working?

    Last night I posted on the Professional Land Surveyor Forum a discussion topic, “Are AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Label Style Layers Not Working?” Here is what I posted there: Is anyone else having this problem? I’m now using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011, and when I set a layer in any Label Style the label, when…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: NEW European LiDAR and Mobile Mapping Conference

    NEW European LiDAR and Mobile Mapping Conference The European LiDAR Mapping Forum [ELMF10], to be held in The Hague from November 30 – December 1, 2010 is a two-day technical conference focussing on the use of airborne, bathymetric and terrestrial LiDAR with a particular focus on mobile mapping to support transport, urban modelling and asset…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Forum Updates

    Here are a  few quick links to the Professional Land Surveyor Forum. At the Forum you’ll find a few new topics of discussion and a new Winter Olympics 2010 Board, too. If you’re a surveyor who has mining experience, or have worked on underground tunnel projects, then maybe you can help out a fellow surveyor…

  • Post and Find Events on the Professional Land Surveyor Forum

    Did you know that you can post your scheduled events, or find events that interest you, on the Professional Land Surveyor Forum? Promote Your Events! Well, you can. This is a great feature for any group or organization to show promote their event on the Professional Land Surveyor Forum Calendar, and it’s free! Your scheduled…

  • How Did You Get Started in Surveying?

    How did you get started in surveying? – is a forum started by ChrisR in The Professional Land Surveyors Forum. He posted how he got started in surveying, as I did, too. So, How did you get your start as a land surveyor? I know I’ve heard some great stories over the years from fellow…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Forum

    Announcing the Professional Land Surveyor Forum! The Professional Land Surveyor Forum is a FREE professional grade site that provides you with all the features you need and expect from a professional bulletin board. I think you’ll find it to be the best, feature rich, forum bulletin board in the industry. You can check out the Professional…