by Eric Colburn
4:23 pm in Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Laser Scanning, Technology Videos, Videos by Eric Colburn
Here’s a cool video of the Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) based on LIDAR data, Orthophoto, Terrestial images and Cadastral map. Nice music, too! Read the rest of this entry →
by Eric Colburn
1:35 pm in Business, GIS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, News, Surveying Software, Trimble, Trimble by Eric Colburn
Professional Land Surveyor News
SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today a new version of its Trimble® Field Inspector solution for utility infrastructure and smart grid asset maintenance and inspection. The solution is comprised of the Trimble Field Inspector software for handheld computers and Trimble Field Inspector Desktop software. Scalable and easy to deploy, the solution leverages Trimble Global Positioning System (GPS) and handheld computing technology to automate a wide variety of field applications for electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities—from smart meter deployments to routine asset maintenance inspections.
The announcement was made today at the ESRI International User Conference.
by Eric Colburn
12:01 am in Business, GPS, Land Surveying, News by Eric Colburn
Professional Land Surveyor News
People’s Daily Online reports that on April 15 the first batch of 17 light, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aerial photography systems was delivered in Beijing, China to the surveying and mapping departments of 16 provinces and municipalities.
Chinese surveying and mapping departments have begun to extensively apply UAV aerial photography systems for the first time. Previously, the use of UAV aerial photography was employed during disaster relief efforts, like in the aftermath of the Wenchuan earthquake.
China sees UAVs as providing the following:
“Xu Deming, vice-minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources and director general of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM), said that acting as a powerful supplement to traditional aerial photography, the UAV aerial photography system is characterized by its flexibility, high efficiency, accuracy, low cost and wide application scope.”
Professional Land Surveyor Source – People’s Daily Online
China Has a Plan
SBSM plans on increasing its use of these light, fixed-wing UAV aerial photography systems throughout China this year. The UAV systems, according to SBSM, provide for easy and efficient methods of surveying and mapping to obtain the following types information and data:
by Eric Colburn
11:08 pm in GPS, Land Surveying, Leica, News by Eric Colburn
Professional Land Surveyor News
Today I found this interesting article by Expert Reviews, which reveals that the Communist China Government has made GeoTagging illegal. This is a fascinating story and union of two unlikely pairings – a camera review and surveying in China.
It seems that Expert Reviews was, well, doing an expert review on the Leica V-LUX 20 Geo-Tagging camera when they found out that the GPS features of this camera may not work in China. Surprised by this, they looked into it more and are reporting that the “Chinese government has made such devices illegal for use.”
Why is GeoTagging Illegal in China? Read the rest of this entry →
by Eric Colburn
10:00 am in Business, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Laser Scanning, News, Surveying Software, Trimble, Trimble by Eric Colburn
Professional Land Surveyor News
Delivers Rapid, Easy and High-productivity Indoor Mapping
HOUSTON, Feb. 8, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today an indoor mobile mapping solution for facilities management. Using innovative technologies, the solution produces fast and accurate maps allowing users to translate their environments directly into 2D & 3D models of structured interiors. The solution enables building owners, facilities managers, engineers and construction professionals to more efficiently plan and manage building assets and properties.
The announcement was made today at SPAR 2010 Conference on 3D Imaging and Positioning.
by Eric Colburn
10:30 am in Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Leica, Pictures by Eric Colburn
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
by Eric Colburn
11:13 am in AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks, Business, Continuing Education, Land Surveying, Surveying Software by Eric Colburn
I get more questions about AutoCAD Civil 3D than I do on any other subject. The complexity of the program coupled with the myriad of settings required to make it a useful piece of surveying and design software results in it being very tricky to set up and use.
I’ve begun preparing training and educational videos, with my first video being “AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for Land Surveyors: Coordinate Systems” which I recently posted on YouTube and on this site. The post has a little written background, too, that you might find an interesting read. While videos and post allow for some in-depth exploration of any subject, I thought that a weekly feature with Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks about using AutoCAD Civil 3D would be useful, too. So here we go!
Last week I was working on updating a project drawing, using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, and I needed to move an image in my drawing. Simple enough, right? Well wait a minute, the image frames where turned off so there was nothing to select. What to do?
I knew how to turn back on the image frames in prior AutoCAD Civil 3D releases, but I’m still getting used to the new menus (or lack thereof-which may be next weeks tip), workspaces and, of course, the ribbon. I did find the image settings and turned the image frames on by:
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