Year: 2011
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup September 18, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-18 USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection Now Online Sokkia Releases NET-AX Series of Automated Total Stations for 3D Monitoring LightSquared Video to Debunk Several GPS Interference Myths-Facts or Propaganda? Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network House Aviation Subcommittee…
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Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-18
Eric Colburn #FollowFriday List is out! http://t.co/V7DA0NzD # Geomatics Today is out! http://t.co/fCJbGsWn ? Top stories today via @surveyorconnect @beerleg @spatialsci @canadajobs_ # The Autocad Civil 3D Daily is out! http://t.co/a1n5PurV ? Top stories today via @terrago @thecadgeek # The Professional Land Surveyor Daily is out! http://t.co/ZTVbmqbD ? Top stories today via @woolpert @gpsequipout #…
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USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection Now Online
Examining Our Past: Historical Map Collection Now Online Nearly 90,000 high resolution scans of the more than 200,000 historical USGS topographic maps, some dating as far back as 1884, are now available online. The Historical Topographic Map Collection includes published U.S. maps of all scales and editions, and are offered as a georeferenced digital download or as…
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Sokkia Releases NET-AX Series of Automated Total Stations for 3D Monitoring
Sokkia Releases NET-AX Series of Automated Total Stations for 3D Monitoring Olathe, Kan. – September 12, 2011 – Sokkia Corporation has released the NET-AX series of automated total stations in North and South America. The series includes NET05AX for 0.5” angle accuracy and NET1AX for 1” angle accuracy. “The new series offers the highest level of…
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LightSquared Video to Debunk Several GPS Interference Myths-Facts or Propaganda?
Yesterday, I published a press release by House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri Rebuts LightSquared Ad in Letter to CEO and another press release where the Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network. In summary, Congressman Petri, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman, disputes the LightSquared arguments that the GPS manufacturers are on the wrong side of this interference…
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Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network
Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2011 – Defense Department officials are raising concerns that a company’s proposed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference to essential Global Positioning System operations. LightSquared’s new terrestrial network has the potential to wreak havoc on GPS systems…
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House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri Rebuts LightSquared Ad in Letter to CEO
In a letter to the chairman and CEO of a controversial wireless company, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri (R-WI) sought to set the record straight Thursday following the company’s ad in the Wall Street Journal the day before. LightSquared, a wireless broadband company, has been mired in controversy because it plans to use a portion of the radio…
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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…
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Hemisphere GPS Announces New S320™ GNSS Survey Solution
Hemisphere GPS Announces New S320™ GNSS Survey Solution CALGARY, Sept. 12, 2011 /CNW/ – (TSX: HEM) Hemisphere GPS announces today the new S320™ GNSS survey receiver, XF1 data collector and survey software. S320 combines the advanced GNSS receiver performance of Hemisphere GPS’ Eclipse™ II technology, precise geodetic antenna, wireless communication and batteries all in a portable, rugged unit with…
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Just Released, Carlson Survey 2012 Provides Better 3D Visualization, New 3D Coding & More
13 September 2011 MAYSVILLE, Ky., U.S.A. — Carlson Survey 2012, released in September 2011, gives users increased 3D visualization, extensive new 3D coding in its industry-renowned Field-to-Finish, and the ability to produce customized, more professional reports among its many additional improvements.
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NCEES Seeks Professional Land Surveyors as Volunteers for Fundamentals of Surveying Examination (FS) Exam Content Review
NCEES is currently seeking professionals working in surveying to participate in a content review for the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam. The results of this study will be used to update the test specifications for the exam.
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Trimble’s Popular Nomad 900 Rugged Handheld Computer Achieves IP68 Rating and Adds Five New Language Options
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sep. 12, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that its Trimble® Nomad® 900 handheld computer has received an IP68 rating—the top rating for protection against dust and moisture. In addition, five new languages options have been added.
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2009 Land Survey Thrown Out by Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp
2009 Land Survey Thrown Out by Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp in the long-standing border war between Bibb & Monroe County. In August 2009 I wrote about Professional Land Surveyor Demands Pay From Bibb County, Georgia for County Line Survey. In that article, I wrote about Professional Land Surveyor Terry Scarborough who at that time had not…