Tag: 2011

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-New Residential Construction Down in July 2011

    Permits For New Housing Units Fell 3.2 Percent Following a Small Increase in June The Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau today released data on new residential construction for July 2011. Permits for new housing units fell 3.2 percent following a small increase in June. Private-sector analysts had expected a 1.8-percent decline. The decrease was driven by multi-family homes…

  • 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…

  • Traverse PC Announces the Release of TPC Desktop 2011 with Geodetics and Cadastral PLSS

    Traverse PC Release of TPC Desktop 2011 Ships August 31, 2011 Traverse PC has announced the release of TPC Desktop 2011 with Geodetics and Cadastral PLSS. Their product ships at the end of this month, August 31, 2011. TPC Takes the “Scary out of Geodetics” TPC Desktop 2011 promises to tackle the “scary of geodetics head on with our new Distance and Direction types.”…

  • MicroSurvey Releases FieldGenius 2011

    MicroSurvey® Releases FieldGenius 2011 July 29th, 2011 – West Kelowna, BC – MicroSurvey is pleased to announce a major version update to MicroSurvey FieldGenius, the world’s most powerful data collection software for land surveyors. FieldGenius 2011 now supports more devices than ever, under a wider variety of hardware configurations – high definition, standard definition, tablet-style, portrait…

  • Autodesk’s Tamra Muir Named ‘Power 100 Woman of the Channel’ by CRN

    July 26, 2011 08:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time Top Autodesk Channel Executive is honored for Excellent Leadership and Dedication to Channel Development SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), has announced that Tamra Muir, Autodesk senior director of Americas Distribution and Alliances, has been recognized by Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine as one of 2011’s “Power 100 Women of the Channel.”…

  • ACSM Congress Votes to Disband at ACSM and Survey Summit 2011

    At this past ACSM and Survey Summit 2011, the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM) Congress voted to disband. There has been much speculation about whether, or how, ACSM would continue to exist. The ACSM Congress approved the following motion:

  • AutoCAD 2011 Civil 3D Templates on Sale

    Announcing a sale on the AutoCAD 2011 Civil 3D Templates! I’m in the process of updating, improving, and creating new AutoCAD Civil 3D templates to release AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 and have significantly reduced the price of the 2011 templates. AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface Essential Template Framework (2011) Now 49, was $69.99. AutoCAD Civil 3D…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Update 1

        AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Update 1 Available For Download Autodesk has released AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Update 1, which is available for download. This update, C3D2011UPDATE1.exe, is for all versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 running on English-language and non-English-language operating systems. This update will apply to versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 with previous hotfixes…

  • GstarCAD V2011 Released for Faster Operation and Better Design

    Beijing, China, February 14, 2011 – GstarCAD, a leading provider of 2D/3D CAD software and a recent WIPO Award winner, has announced the release of GstarCAD 2011 version. The powerful yet intuitive computer-aided design solution has been improved to provide compatibility with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and AutoCAD and ensure increased productivity for its…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks-Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles

    In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles. This is another technique that helps you to speed up the creation of AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles by using already created Styles from your other AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings and templates. You can also read AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying…

  • Professional Land Surveyor 2010 Wrapup and 2011 Outlook

    2010 Wrapup I started to write this article as an article about the top trends for 2010 in the land surveying and design world. After approximately 2-seconds, this is what I came up with: The Economy. The Economy. The Economy. It’s the Economy, Stupid…. It really was the overriding, all encompassing and number one (through…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-FREE AutoCAD LT 2011 Web-Based 30-Day Trial

    AutoCAD LT 2011 Web-Based 30-Day Trial Autodesk, the 3D design, engineering and entertainment software company, has announced the availability an online, Free (*Free products and services are subject to the terms of use that accompany them.) 30-day trial with no download required, via Cloud Computing. “With the new 30-day trial, designers and engineers now have easier…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-Docupoint Releases DrawingSearcher Version 2011

    Docupoint Releases DrawingSearcher Version 2011 Las Vegas – Docupoint™ announced at Autodesk University in Vegas the availability of the NEWEST release of DrawingSearcher™ – Version 2011, the “Google®-like Search Engine for AutoCAD®”.   DrawingSearcher 2011 is compatible with AutoCAD 2011 and all prior versions of AutoCAD.  Also included in the new release are enhanced Administrator Tools, maintaining DrawingSearcher’s reputation as…

  • 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…

  • NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards

    NSPS and ALTA Boards Approve 2011 ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey Standards The Board of Directors of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) approved the new 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys during its meeting in Orlando on November 15th.  The new requirements were previously approved by the Board of Governors…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-Carlson Takeoff 4.0 (T4) Released

    Do More than Before with Carlson Takeoff 4.0 (T4) Software for all your estimating and data prep needs MAYSVILLE, Kentucky, U.S.A. — For the very latest in estimating and data prep innovation on top of the AutoCAD® platform, here’s Carlson Takeoff 4.0 (T4), the newest version of this accurate and easy-to-use software, which was first…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-Carlson Software’s 2011 Office Product Release

    Professional Land Surveyor News-Carlson Software’s 2011 Office Product Release Hundreds of Improvements to Speed Work and Increase AccuracyHighlight Carlson Software’s 2011 Office Product Release MAYSVILLE, Ky., U.S.A. (September 30, 2010) — Carlson Software, a leading producer of software for land development professionals in the surveying, civil engineering, construction and mining industries, has released its 2011…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-LandARCH 2011 Add-on Released For AutoCAD And Bricscad Pro

    Professional Land Surveyor News-LandARCH 2011 Add-on Released For AutoCAD And Bricscad Pro Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects. Online PR News – 31-August-2010 – Surrey, United Kingdom (20 August 2010) – Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects.…

  • Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D Overview Professional Land Surveyor Video

    Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D Overview Professional Land Surveyor Video

    Here’s a quick video overview of the features, functions, and command set for Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D. At this point I don’t know too much about Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D, so this video is sort of an unpacking and peek into this software package. Already, I’ve quickly used the…

  • Survey Database Point Groups-AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Video

    In this installment of my Professional Land Surveyor Video series, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 for Land Surveyors: Survey Database Point Groups, I will show you how to: Create Survey Database Point Groups. Select Survey Database Points to populate your Survey Database Point Groups. Use Survey Database Point Groups to filter points you insert into and remove from…