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Ordnance Survey and GeoVation Awards programme offers £21,000 for best geography ideas
GeoVation, an online initiative aiming to promote innovation with geography, has launched an awards programme with a prize fund of £21,000 available to develop the best entries. ?The initiative – supported by mapping agency Ordnance Survey – aims to help individuals, businesses and communities bring their map?based ideas to life. There are three themes: crime,…
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Vandenberg Successfully Launches Delta II Rocket Carrying WorldView-2 High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Satellite
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex late last week. The rocket carried WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite, into polar orbit. With confirmation of the payload’s delivery into orbit and signal acquisition, the launch was pronounced a success. Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander,…
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3D Scanner Used In Radiohead Music Video
How cool is this! 3D laser scanners were used in the new Radiohead music video of their song “House Of Cards”. I remember the first time I saw a demonstration of a 3D laser scanner, where the conference room and a mans upper torso and head were scanned, and thinking “this is really cool!” –…
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China’s Xinjiang Bans Classified Topography Map Trading
As reported by China’s Xinhua, there is now a ban on topographic map trading, both online and offline, of classified topographic maps in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This is according to said northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region authorities in a joint notice according to local officials. ” topography map entitled “classified”, published during the Culture…
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Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor
Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor at Plum Grove Historic Home What do George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Robert Lucas, First Governor of the Iowa Territory all have in common? They all served as land surveyors. As Iowa was being settled in the mid-1800s, the role of the land surveyor…
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Professional Land Surveyor Journal August 17, 2009
A day at the beach. It has been very difficult times for my family and I for the past two years. Recession, the complete stoppage of work, financial burdens, health issues, you name it and times have been tough. Significant losses of income, Lyme disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Swine Flu all have taken their toll…
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Professional Land Surveyor Demands Pay From Bibb County, Georgia for County Line Survey
The story stays the same … I’m not going to go into much discussion about this story, which you can read for yourself by following the link at the bottom of this post. The only thing I would like to add is how familiar this story will probably be to most of you. It seems…
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Professional Website Package for Professional Land Surveyors
In the past years it has become more commonplace for surveying companies to have their own website. What has surprised me, though, is how many land surveyors I come across that still don’t have a website (or one that’s rather clunky) and don’t have email addresses that match their company brand. There’s no reason to…
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A Day in The Woods
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Professional Land Surveyor Journal July 17, 2009
Summertime and the Living is Easy? Nice summer weather is finally here in New England, although it’s still been on the cool side and we’ve been hard-pressed to go more than a day without some rain. After more than three months of nearly non-stop rain, it’s amazing what a few consecutive sunny days will do…
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Happy 4th of July!
For fun here are a few Independence Day videos and images. Happy 4th of July everyone!
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Space Station Appearing Nationwide Over July 4 Weekend
HOUSTON — As America celebrates its 233rd birthday this holiday weekend, there will be an extra light in the sky along with the fireworks. Across the country, Americans will be treated to spectacular views of the International Space Station as it orbits 220 miles above Earth. Many locations will have unusually long sighting opportunities of…
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Professional Land Surveyor Journal July 1, 2009
Summer is finally here and after a long, dark and rainy spring in New England. The economy has also remained dark and turbulent. I had some hope that in late March and early April business would pick up a little. And, that’s just what business did – It picked up a little, very little. Life…
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Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest “How Climate Shapes My World”
Earth Science Week 2009 Photography Contest. “How Climate Shapes My World” The American Geological Institute (AGI) is sponsoring a photography contest to celebrate Earth Science Week 2009. The photography theme for this year is: “How Climate Shapes My World.” The photography contest is open to interested persons of any age. You must be a resident…
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New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, August 10, 1902 AU Sable Chasm to be Surveyed for a State Park
I came across this newspaper article from the New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, August 10, 1902. The title of this pictorial is “PICTURESQUE AU SABLE CHASM, NEAR LAKE CHAMPLAIN, IS ABOUT TO BE SURVEYED FOR A STATE PARK (Photographs by Katherine E. McClellan.)”. The five captions to the photographs are: THE ELEPHANT’S HEAD. CROSSING…
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Arkansas Secretary of State Charlie Daniels Presents State Capitol Exhibit on Land Surveying
LITTLE ROCK, AR—Secretary of State Charlie Daniels today announced the opening of the summer State Capitol exhibit, Lines on the Land, which celebrates both the art and science of land surveying as practiced in Arkansas for almost 200 years. The exhibit features images from the archives of the National Geodetic Survey’s archives, plus a generous…
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Tomoji Tanabe Worlds Oldest Man, Former City Land Surveyor, Dies at 113
“TOKYO (AP) — Tomoji Tanabe, the world’s oldest man, has died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan, a city official said. He was 113. “He died peacefully. His family members were with him,” said Junko Nakao, a city official in Miyakonojo on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu. Tanabe died Friday of heart…
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Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle Video on TED.com
In this image-filled talk, Yann Arthus-Bertrand displays his three most recent projects on humanity and our habitat — stunning aerial photographs in his series “The Earth From Above,” personal interviews from around the globe featured in his web project “6 billion Others,” and his soon-to-be-released movie, “Home,” which documents human impact on the environment through…
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Getting Started with Autodesk University (AU) Online
Autodesk’s Lynn Allen gives an overview of Autodesk University Online, which provides members with access to great on-demand presentations, resources and more. http://au.autodesk.com Professional Land Surveyor Source: Autodesk University’s YouTube Channel
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Advertise on EricColburn.com the Professional Land Surveyor Source
Advertise on EricColburn.com the Professional Land Surveyor Source. It’s been one year since I created EricColburn.com and I’m delighted to report that EricColburn.com is now one of the leading sites, if not THE LEADING SITE, for professional land surveyors on the internet. One of the many things that I’ve learned is to tell your story…