Eric Colburn, PLS

Category: Surveys

DatuGram™3D Case Studies Surveying & Mapping in the 21st Century Using Regular Cameras Webinar Recording

In this Datumate Live Webinar you’ll learn about real-life case studies of surveying and mapping using digital images of a regular, inexpensive (but high-resolution) camera and the new, revolutionary DatuGram™3D software. You will see real-life case studies of: A-built Surveys Roads Junctions/Intersections Bridges Stockpile Volume Surveys Topographic Surveys Electricity and Cell Towers DatuGram™3D lets you…

December 15, 2014
Professional Land Surveyor Survey: Land Surveying Business Outlook September 2013?

PLS Survey: Land Surveying Business Outlook September 2013? Are you seeing any improvements in the business climate, no change at a all, or is the business climate worsening? After you take the survey, please leave a comment. Take the Professional Land Surveyor Survey:

September 13, 2013
Would You Recommend Land Surveying As A Career Choice For Your Children Or Other Young Relatives?

To Be A Land Surveyor Or Not To Be A Land Surveyor? That Is The Question If your daughter, son, niece or nephew are looking at land surveying or geomatics as a career, would you recommend to them land surveying as a career choice? If you would recommend to them pursuing land surveying as a…

February 26, 2013
Rate AutoCAD Civil 3D For Downloading Survey Information

Rate AutoCAD Civil 3D For Downloading Survey Information I’ve recently had several discussions with both land surveyors and engineers questioning how best to integrate (and what software to do so) land surveying data with AutoCAD Civil 3D? I’m seeing that with AutoCAD Land Desktop retired, there is a stronger push to get to full AutoCAD…

June 18, 2012
What Is The Major Challenge Facing Professional Land Surveyors Today?

What Is The Major Challenge Facing Professional Land Surveyors Today? The land surveying industry faces many challenges, not the least of which are due to the current financial end economic mess. But, is this the major challenge facing Professional Land Surveyors today? Looking beyond the economic situation, it seems to me that our industry suffers…

March 4, 2012
Linkedin Poll: In 2012, What Is Your Land Surveying Company’s Employment Outlook?

Today, I created a poll on Linkedin asking: In 2012, What Is Your Land Surveying Company’s Employment Outlook? Share with our industry what you see the employment outlook is in 2012 for professional land surveyors. Following the links in this post, you’ll be directed to the poll on Linkedin, where you’ll find the following choices: Hiring…

January 30, 2012
Video-Has The Land Surveying Industry Let You Down?

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SppL3_Z3W5E] Video introducing online survey: Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Has The Land Surveying Industry Let You Down? [poll id=”42″]

December 29, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Has The Land Surveying Industry Let You Down?

In this Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking: Has The Land Surveying Industry Let You Down? On several online land surveying forums I’ve found posts written by land surveyors discouraged with the state of our land surveying industry. Largely economy driven, or lack thereof, one theme commonly found is a sense of disappointment and being let down by…

December 26, 2011
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.

September 13, 2011
Geo-Plus VisionPlus Voted 2011 Best Surveying Software for Professional Land Surveyors

Geo-Plus, Providing Solutions for Land Management Professionals, Voted Best Surveying Software for Professional Land Surveyors for their Geo-Plus VisionPlus Land Surveying Software Geo-Plus VisionPlus has been voted the 2011 Best Surveying Software for Professional Land Surveyors on EricColburn.com with an impressive 45% of the votes. With over twenty-five entries in the Professional Land Surveyor Survey, the loyalty of Geo-Plus VisionPlus users…

August 15, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-What is the Best Surveying Software for Professional Land Surveyors?

In this Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking: What is the Best Surveying Software for Professional Land Surveyors? Recently, at the Professional Land Surveyor LinkedIn Group I asked this very question, which received 18 comments from land surveyors revealing their ideas on what’s the best surveying software for professional land surveyors. From their comments, I put…

June 14, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Are You a Geographic Information Surveyor (GIS)?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking: Are You a Geographic Information Surveyor (GIS)? Too often we micro-define and minimize what it is that we do by defining our profession by what our job tasks are, by what our tools are, by our business processes, or by cultural and historical definitions (some defined…

January 24, 2011
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Rate the 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for you to: Rate the 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards Yesterday, I posted that NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards. In that post you can find a link to the new standards and download them from ALTA’s website. I’m in the…

December 17, 2010
Eliminate Either ACSM or NSPS, or Merge the Two, Which is Best?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for your opinion on: Eliminate Either ACSM or NSPS, or Merge the Two, Which is Best? A while back I wrote about, and also created the Professional Land surveyor Survey, Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Should the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Separate from the American Congress…

November 16, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Business Conditions Survey for September 2010?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for your assessment of: Business Conditions Survey for September 2010? Are you seeing any improvements in the business climate, no change at a all, or is the business climate worsening? Please, after you take the survey, leave a comment telling us the general location of where…

September 18, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-How Important Is Technology For Running Your Business?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking you: How Important Is Technology For Running Your Business? Yesterday, I wrote about 5 Winning Strategies To Running A Professional Land Surveying Business where I, in a nutshell, outlined five more or less old-fashioned common sense strategies behind running and operating a professional land surveying business. Which…

August 10, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Business Conditions Survey for August 2010?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking for your assessment of: Business Conditions Survey for August 2010? Are you seeing any improvements in the business climate, no change at a all, or is the business climate worsening. I’ll be posting an update to this Business Conditions Survey monthly, and hopefully we’ll see continual…

August 5, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Does AutoCAD Civil 3D Require Too Much Setup?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking the question: Does AutoCAD Civil 3D Require Too Much Setup? I’ve been working on updating my existing AutoCAD Civil 3D templates and creating a few new ones, which got me to thinking about whether or not setting up AutoCAD Civil 3D for land surveying requires just…

July 28, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-So, is it the Heat or the Humidity that’s worse?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking the question: So, is it the Heat or the Humidity that’s worse? With it being in the Dog Days of Summer here in the northern hemisphere I’ve been seeing a lot of weather related talk about the heat and humidity – hence this weeks Professional Land…

July 20, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Survey-Should NSPS Separate from ACSM?

In this week’s Professional Land Surveyor Survey, I’m asking the question: Should NSPS Separate from ACSM? Recently, the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) announced that it is seeking to separate from the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). In a joint NSPS letter by Wayne Harrison, NSPS President, John Matonich, NSPS Immediate Past President, and…

June 15, 2010