Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Data

  • NGS Announces Release of Geodetic Data from Geoid Slope Validation Survey 2011 (GSVS11)

    Between February 2011 and April 2012, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) executed one of the most comprehensive geodetic surveys in its history: the Geoid Slope Validation Survey of 2011 (GSVS11).

  • NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application

    NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application

    NOAA Releases NGS Data Explorer Map Application This week, NOAA released a new web application to allow users to view National Geodetic Survey (NGS) geodetic control across the United States and its territories using Google Maps.

  • Integration of Laser Scanner Data & Mobile Mapping Data : Faro Focus 3D & Topcon IP-S2 Video

    Integration of Laser Scanner Data & Mobile Mapping Data : Faro Focus 3D & Topcon IP-S2 Video

    I’m just a sucker for a good laser scanning video, and here’s a new one. Watch the Integration of Laser Scanner Data & Mobile Mapping Data : Faro Focus 3D & Topcon IP-S2 Video

  • NGS Developing GIS Tools and Datasets for Display and Analysis of Survey Data

    NGS Developing GIS Tools and Datasets for Display and Analysis of Survey Data

    NGS Developing GIS Tools and Datasets for Display and Analysis of Survey Data NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is in the process of developing new Geographic Information System (GIS) software tools for display and analysis of NGS survey data.

  • GeoEye Wins Multi-year, Multi-million Dollar Russian Contract

    GeoEye Wins Multi-year, Multi-million Dollar Russian Contract

    GeoEye and ScanEx to Provide High-resolution Satellite Data for Russia’s Countrywide Cadastral Project HERNDON, Va., Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a leading source of geospatial information and insight, announced that it is working with its Russian partner, ScanEx Research and Development Center, to provide millions of square kilometers of high-resolution satellite…

  • Carlson SurvCE Data Collection Software Now Available with Leica Viva CS10 and CS15

    Carlson SurvCE Data Collection Software Now Available with Leica Viva CS10 and CS15

    Carlson SurvCE Data Collection Software Now Available with the Leica Viva (Norcrosss, GA October 2011) All versions of Carlson SurvCE 2.56 and later now have updated drivers and feature sets available to work on the Leica CS10 and CS15, Field Controllers. “We think this will be a very popular combination,” says Bruce Carlson, president of…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 16, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 16, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-16 Topcon GR-5 Product Video GENIVAR ACQUIRES LE GROUPE GIROUX, A LEADING QUEBEC-BASED GEOMATICS AND SURVEYING FIRM Topcon Announces Tesla Large Screen Data Collector GeoDesign Summit Promotes Practical Applications LightSquared – Part Two Video on The Communicators AutoCAD Civil 3D for Roads…

  • Topcon Announces Tesla Large Screen Data Collector

    Topcon Announces Tesla Large Screen Data Collector

    Topcon announces Tesla, large screen data collector New unit features advantages of tablet PC and handheld computer Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces a new larger screen data collector – Topcon Tesla™ featuring the advantages of a tablet PC and a rugged handheld computer. The announcement was made at Intergeo in Nuremberg, Germany. Intergeo is the…

  • New England Section ACSM Presents: Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar

    New England Section ACSM Presents: Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar

    New England Section ACSM Presents Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar October 15, 2011 The New England Section ACSM invites you to an Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar presented by Claire Kiedrowski, ASPRS Certified Photo-grammetrist and President of KAPPA Mapping, Inc. located in Bangor, Maine. This Emerging Technologies in Surveying & Mapping Seminar will…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 2, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup October 2, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-02 Trimble’s Portfolio of Survey Solutions Allows Surveyors to Collect, Share and Deliver Data Faster to Improve Productivity Optech Announces New Airborne Laser Terrain Mappers (ALTM) Models: Orion M/C 300 Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0…

  • Trimble’s Portfolio of Survey Solutions Allows Surveyors to Collect, Share and Deliver Data Faster to Improve Productivity

    Trimble’s Portfolio of Survey Solutions Allows Surveyors to Collect, Share and Deliver Data Faster to Improve Productivity

    Trimble’s Portfolio of Survey Solutions Allows Surveyors to Collect, Share and Deliver Data Faster to Improve Productivity NUREMBERG, Germany, Sept. 27, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today introduced additions to its portfolio of Connected Site™ survey solutions for the field and office. The new and enhanced tools allow surveyors to collect, share and deliver data faster to improve…

  • NOAA’s VDatum a Free Unlimited Access Web-Based GIS Software Tool

    NOAA Vertical Datum Transformation tool NOAA’s just-completed first edition VDatum tool will allow users to combine and transform geospatial data from different sources onto a single vertical  reference surface, removing the largest obstacle GIS users face when creating products that enable safe navigation and serve other vital purposes for coastal communities. The Vertical Datum Transformation tool, known…

  • 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.”…

  • Sokkia SHC236 Data Collector Packed with Features

    Sokkia’s SHC236 Data Collector Packed with Features Olathe, Kan., – August 4, 2011 – Sokkia Corporation’s SHC236 is designed with advanced technology features for handheld data collection. Ed Castelan, product marketing manager for survey products, said, “The SHC236 is a powerful handheld data collector with all the features needed to compete in today’s market.”

  • 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…

  • OPUS-Projects Manager Training

    PUS-Projects Manager Training July 11-12, 2011 NGS is currently beta-testing a Network Processing Option for OPUS known as OPUS-Projects. This feature will allow the processing, adjustment and publishing of multiple stations over multiple days. Because of the increased complexity of this capability, the creation and management of Projects for OPUS is limited to those who have…

  • Leading VFX Data Capture Company 4DMax Invest in the Latest Leica High-Definition Surveying Technology

    UK based 4DMax, a leading company in the film, TV, visual FX and Forensic 3D data capture market has recently purchased the latest Leica High-Definition SurveyingTM (HDS) ScanStation C10 to enhance its 3D data capture services. Duncan Lees, Co-Owner and Director, 4DMax comments: “Working across a number of markets from big Hollywood blockbuster movies such…

  • Trimble Joins buildingSMART Alliance to Support Industry-Wide BIM Standards Initiatives

    Alliance Develops New BIM Standards and Policies for the Building Construction Industry SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 21, 2011—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that it has joined the buildingSMART alliance™ to help develop industry standards to streamline the collection and use of construction data in support of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Trimble will join a small group of…

  • Spectra Precision Introduces Next Generation Survey Data Collector Solutions

    Westminster, Colo., Jan. 19, 2011 — Spectra Precision introduced today additions to its line of outdoor rugged data collectors—the next generation Ranger™ 3 data collector series and the Nomad® 900 series. These new advanced solutions are designed to operate with Spectra Precision Survey Pro™ field software to optimize mainstream surveying operations. Spectra Precision Ranger 3…

  • Trimble’s Next Generation TSC3 Handheld Controller Allows Surveyors to Collect, Share and Deliver Data for Improved Productivity

    SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 19, 2011 — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today its next generation field device—the Trimble® TSC3 controller. As part of Trimble’s portfolio of Connected Site™ survey solutions, the new controller allows surveyors and geospatial professionals to collect, share and deliver data for improved accuracy, efficiency and productivity between the field and office. Optimized for…