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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 10, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Archive – Last 3 weeks: Updates Around The Interwebs: The Autocad Civil 3D Daily ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge® Releases 57th Autodesk Official Training Guide for Autodesk® 2013 Software Geomatics Today A new major to look at – Geomatics The Professional Land Surveyor Daily Professional Surveyor: History Corner: A…
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Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Land Surveyor and an injured Goldfinch Video
A wee bit of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity with a land surveyor and an injured Goldfinch. Land surveyors are a helpful lot, aren’t they?
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AutoCAD Civil 3D 911 Create Curve From End of Object
EMERGENCY AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D 911, HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? In this AutoCAD Civil 3D 911 series article is available to all site members beginning at the Associate Member level. Some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your AutoCAD Civil 3D 911 request using the form at the end of this article. AutoCAD Civil 3D 911:…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup February 3, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Topcon Announces Direct Cloud-Link Between MAGNET Enterprise and AutoCAD WS Leica Geosystems Laser Scanning Video: Chapter 1 of 3 – The Basics Hexagon Strengthens Software Portfolio with Acquisition of Listech Land Surveying Software Company Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 27, 2013 NASA and Autodesk Collaborate on Sustainable Building Performance…
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Topcon Announces Direct Cloud-Link Between MAGNET Enterprise and AutoCAD WS
New capability streamlines the availability of critical field information onto mobile devices Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., (TPS) a global leader in precision positioning technology, has announced the first results of its collaboration with Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software: A direct link to AutoCAD WS within Topcon’s MAGNET™ Enterprise cloud…
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Leica Geosystems Laser Scanning Video: Chapter 1 of 3 – The Basics
Laser Scanning: Chapter 1 of 3 – The Basics This professionally produced, educational HD video overview of 3D laser scanning includes film footage of its use in the field for scene capture and in the office for processing laser scans into deliverables such as drawings, models, etc.
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Hexagon Strengthens Software Portfolio with Acquisition of Listech Land Surveying Software Company
Hexagon Strengthens Software Portfolio with Acquisition of Listech Hexagon AB, leading global provider of design, measurement and visualization solutions, has acquired Listech, a software development company dedicated to increasing the efficiency, accuracy and productivity of professional surveyors and engineers.
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 27, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: NASA and Autodesk Collaborate on Sustainable Building Performance Monitoring Agricultural Telematics Solution from Leica Geosystems Fox Business Video: What to Expect for the Housing Market in 2013 Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 20, 2013 Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Jay Leno’s Garage Faro 3D Laser Scanner Video National Geodetic Survey (NGS)…
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NASA and Autodesk Collaborate on Sustainable Building Performance Monitoring
New Agreement to Advance Development of Technology to Monitor and Visualize Building Performance using Building Information Models
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Agricultural Telematics Solution from Leica Geosystems
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland/Brisbane, Australia, 21 January 2013) – Today Leica Geosystems has launched Virtual VistaTM, a webbased platform which allows farmers to monitor their fleet and field activities in a simple and effective way. Virtual VistaTM connects directly through the built-in modem of the Leica mojo3D and customers can access the service within a few steps. No extra…
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Fox Business Video: What to Expect for the Housing Market in 2013
Housing Market in 2013: What to Expect Watch this Fox Business News video about what to expect for the housing market in 2013.
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 20, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 20, 2013 Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Jay Leno’s Garage Faro 3D Laser Scanner Video National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Online Map of Corbin’s New LiDAR Evaluation Site Available Topcon Introduces PS-AS Robotic Total Station for Construction Industry Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 13, 2013 Geo-Knowledge…
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Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Jay Leno’s Garage Faro 3D Laser Scanner Video
A wee bit of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity with a Jay Leno’s Garage: Faro 3D Laser Scanner video, for your watching pleasure. In this video you’ll find three very familiar names, and maybe one new one: Faro Laser Scanning Autodesk Jay Leno Geomagic Software And, believe it or not, this isn’t even the video highlight: Watch while…
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National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Online Map of Corbin’s New LiDAR Evaluation Site Available
Online Map of Corbin’s New LiDAR Evaluation Site Available In December, a permanent airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) test and evaluation site was installed at the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Instrumentation & Methodologies Branch facility located in Corbin, Virginia.
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Topcon Introduces PS-AS Robotic Total Station for Construction Industry
LIVERMORE, Calif. – January 10, 2013 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces a new series of robotic total stations specifically designed and configured for the construction market. The new instruments are designed for applications such as stakeout and as a key component of a Local Positioning System, which is used for 3D machine control.
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Geo-Knowledge Workers Needed for Land Surveying and Geomatics Success
A Knowledge Workers Main Capital is Knowledge Wikipedia begins defining a Knowledge Worker as: “Knowledge workers are workers whose main capital is knowledge“. Is knowledge your main capital? The term “knowledge worker” was first used by Peter Drucker in the late 1950’s to describe post-industrial employees working primarily with, or developing, information and knowledge. Put more simply, a knowledge worker uses their head more…
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LizardTech Releases Free GeoViewer Application for Android
SEATTLE, Wash. — Jan. 10, 2013 — LizardTech®, a provider of software solutions for managing and distributing geospatial content, announced the release of its free GeoViewer application for Android devices, designed to view geospatial imagery and vector overlays.
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Trimble Acquires ALK Technologies to Extend its Transportation and Logistics Solutions to Shippers and Transportation Providers
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held ALK Technologies Inc. of Princeton, NJ, a global leader in routing, mapping, mileage and navigation technologies. ALK Technologies offers proprietary routing and international map-based solutions for transportation, logistics and mobile workforces. The addition of ALK® is expected to extend and complement…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup January 6, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Mystery Of The Ancient Maps ~ Graham Hancock McKim & Creed Purchases Assets of United Engineering Group Premium Advanced Parcels in AutoCAD Civil 3D Video The Top 10 Articles Viewed in 2012 Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 30, 2012 New Mexico Department of Transportation Selects Autodesk…
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Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Mystery Of The Ancient Maps ~ Graham Hancock
A wee bit of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity with a Mystery Of The Ancient Maps ~ Graham Hancock video, for your watching pleasure. At the Monuments to Life Conference Graham Hancock discusses the confounding mystery of maps drawn from ancient maps that shows features our modern culture had yet to discover. Pretty good evidence of an ancient…