Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Systems

  • Juniper Systems Now Shipping Archer 2

    Logan, UT — Juniper Systems has announced that it is now shipping Archer 2™ models to customers. Since the new rugged handheld was announced last month, it has generated widespread interest, generating a surge of orders for the product.

  • FAA Announces Request for Proposals For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

    FAA Announces Request for Proposals For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites

    WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today solicited proposals from state and local governments, eligible universities and other public entities to develop six unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around the country. Through the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Congress directed the FAA to establish this program to conduct critical…

  • Autodesk Agrees to Acquire Horizontal Systems

    Autodesk Agrees to Acquire Horizontal Systems

    Autodesk Agrees to Acquire Horizontal Systems Acquisition Extends and Accelerates Autodesk Cloud-Based BIM (Building Information Modeling) Solutions for Collaboration, Data and Lifecycle Management Autodesk University 2011 SAN RAFAEL, Calif. & LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk University — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Horizontal Systems, a…

  • New England Section ACSM Presents: Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar

    New England Section ACSM Presents: Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar

    New England Section ACSM Presents Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar October 15, 2011 The New England Section ACSM invites you to an Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar presented by Claire Kiedrowski, ASPRS Certified Photo-grammetrist and President of KAPPA Mapping, Inc. located in Bangor, Maine. This Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar will…

  • 3 Tips For Managing Land Surveying Workloads as an Independent Solo Surveyor

    Last June I wrote 5 Tips For Working as an Independent Solo Surveyor where I shared a few tips I’ve learned about what works best working as an Independent Solo Surveyor. When considering working as an Independent Solo Surveyor and getting up and running with your robotic land surveying equipment, as an example,  it’s very easy to focus too much…

  • XYGO Maps Chile’s Major Cities with Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) IP-S2 LiDAR

    XYGO, based in Santiago, Chile, is using Topcon Positioning Systems’ (TPS) IP-S2 to map all of central Chile’s main cities with LiDAR. The IP-S2 is a vehicle-mounted system with three laser scanners and a multi-lens digital camera.  Data collection can be performed at normal roadway travel speeds as the system collects millions of LiDAR points…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered

    Professional Land Surveyor News: First China-Made Unmanned Aerial Photography Systems Delivered 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…

  • NOS Participates In International Geodesy Meeting In Argentina

    From August 29 to September 5, representatives from NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) participated in the International Association of Geodesy (IAG) meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina. NGS presentations addressed many issues in geodesy and spatial coordinate reference systems. The meeting also presented an opportunity to highlight NGS’s new Gravity for the Redefinition of the American…