by EricColburn
April 9, 2012 in Business, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Podcast
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The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP)Shownotes – Episode 4
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by EricColburn
March 11, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks, Business, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Videos, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos
Drill Hole in Side of Stone Bound Next to Iron Pipe
by EricColburn
March 5, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Business, Business Practices, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying 911, Professional Land Surveyor Practice
Land Surveying 911
In this Land Surveying 911 series article, some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your Land Surveying 911 request using the form at the end of this article.
Steven, who owns a professional land surveying company struggling with switching over to AutoCAD Civil 3D from AutoCAD Land Desktop, submitted the following Land Surveying 911 question.
Steven says: I own a land surveying company and we are switching from Land Desktop to AutoCAD Civil 3D. We purchased a couple of AutoCAD Civil 3D licenses early last year, and I figured we could migrate to and learn Civil 3D while still using Land Desktop for ongoing work production.
Buying Civil 3D was a hit for my company at the time, but I figured we’d see at least some productivity improvements and by this year, we’d be using Civil 3D fully. I’m embarrassed to say that we are not at all near to meeting our goals. We’ve spent countless hours trying to set up Civil 3D and understand how to work with it on our projects. We’re clearly doing something wrong because we’ve yet to efficiently finish a job from beginning to end.
At every turn, it’s one roadblock or another and we are all very frustrated. Trying to learn how to set up and use Civil 3D on our own has us seriously questioning whether we are doing everything wrong or whether there’s a serious issue with Civil 3D when used by land surveyors?
But then I read about other land surveyors, like yourself, using Civil 3D successfully which makes me question everything we are doing. Eric, what do you recommend; should I pay for AutoCAD Civil 3D training or should I continue to try to learn it on my own?
by EricColburn
March 4, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks, Business, Continuing Education, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Leica, Links, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Videos
Granite Bound Reset
by EricColburn
February 26, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks, Business, Carlson, Continuing Education, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Hemisphere GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying 911, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Links, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Topcon, Videos
AutoCAD Civil 3D How To Convert A 3D Polyline To A 2D Polyline Video
by EricColburn
February 21, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Business Practices, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying 911, Professional Land Surveyor Practice
Land Surveying 911
In this Land Surveying 911 series article, some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your Land Surveying 911 request using the form at the end of this article.
Dan, the survey manager of a struggling professional land surveying and civil engineering firm, submitted the following Land Surveying 911 question.
Dan: I’m a survey manager for a mid-sized professional land surveying and civil engineering company. Before the recession hit we had several survey crews, but had to let most of our land surveying personnel go to adjust to the ever decreasing amount of jobs coming in.
Letting those guys go was very difficult, however, we knew it was a necessary decision in order to weather the storm. Times here didn’t get as bad as elsewhere and we had been looking forward to an economic rebound, and possibly even calling some land surveyors back to work. Boy, were we wrong. Our company is now suffering more than at anytime in the past few years, so my boss has told me to layoff everyone except two employees. This way, he said, we can at least field one survey crew.
Unlike the first round of layoffs, I’m now tasked with choosing two out of four good employees with similar quality of skill-sets and seniority. Adding to my misery is the fact that one of these employees is the owner’s son. Eric, which land surveyors should I layoff and which should I keep?
by EricColburn
February 19, 2012 in Associate Membership, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks, Business, Continuing Education, Geomatics, GNSS, GPS, Hemisphere GPS, Land Surveying, Land Surveying 911, Land Surveying Equipment, Land Surveying Videos, Links, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice, Surveying Software, Technology Videos, Topcon, Videos
Land Surveying 911
by EricColburn
February 17, 2012 in Associate Membership, Business, Continuing Education, Geomatics, Land Surveying, Land Surveying 911, News, Professional Land Surveyor Practice
Land Surveying 911
Today, I’m announcing a new series of articles dedicated to solving your Land Surveying 911 professional and business problems.
As a recurring feature, these Land Surveying 911 articles allow us to explore and discuss your routine, or unique, professional land surveying issues.
Let’s take professional problems and business problems and turn them into professional solutions and business solutions.
To do this, however, I need your help! Please complete the Land Surveying 911 submission form below, detailing the issues you are experiencing.
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