Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Equipment

  • Hemisphere GNSS Announces Management Changes

    Hemisphere GNSS Announces Management Changes – Charles Joseph Named President and Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors SCOTTSDALE, AZ – JANUARY 3rd, 2014 – HEMISPHERE GNSS, Inc. today announced that Chuck Joseph has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Joseph has also been appointed to the Hemisphere…

  • Topcon Launches Three-Year ‘Bulletproof’ Warranty For GR-5

    Topcon Launches Three-Year ‘Bulletproof’ Warranty For GR-5

    Topcon launches three-year ‘bulletproof’ warranty for GR-5 LIVERMORE, Calif. – Wednesday, August 29, 2012 Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) is offering a three-year, guaranteed ‘bulletproof’ warranty for its industry-leading GR-5 high-precision GNSS receiver.

  • Topcon Introduces The PN-A5 GNSS Antenna

    Topcon Introduces The PN-A5 GNSS Antenna

    Topcon introduces the PN-A5 GNSS antenna Innovative convex impedance ground plane, improved multipath mitigation LIVERMORE, Calif. – February 23, 2012 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces the new PN-A5 GNSS antenna that combines the company’s TA-5 full spectrum GNSS antenna element with a newly designed semi-hemispherical convex impedance ground plane.

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 25, 2011 Video Overview of AutoCAD Civil 3D CHC Introduces New Cost-Effective GNSS X900 Receiver Carlson Survey 2012 Embedded AutoCAD Now Available New Outlook Report Forecasts Rise in Investment in Equipment and Software in 2012 Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 18, 2011 LightSquared…

  • New Outlook Report Forecasts Rise in Investment in Equipment and Software in 2012

    New Outlook Report Forecasts Rise in Investment in Equipment and Software in 2012

    New Outlook Report Forecasts Rise in Investment in Equipment and Software in 2012 Washington, DC, Dec. 19, 2011 –- The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) launches its 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook today. The new report, which is focused on the $628 billion equipment finance sector, forecasts equipment investment and capital spending in the United States, and evaluates…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 13, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 13, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-13 Knowing Your Numbers-How to Develop Project Metrics for Your Land Surveying Company Leica Viva – SmartWorx Viva – Image Notes Video Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 6, 2011

    Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-06 New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment Soyuz Launched With First Two Geopositioning Galileo Satellites House Small Business Committee Ask the FCC to Halt Waiver on LightSquared Proposal Javad Ashjaee, GPS Pioneer and JAVAD Founder, Admits to GPS…

  • New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment

    New TigerSupplies Showroom for High-Quality Architectural, Engineering and Survey Equipment

    New Jersey, New York Metro Architects, Engineers and Surveyors Access Expert Service and Quality Equipment at New TigerSupplies Showroom IRVINGTON, N.J., Nov. 3, 2011 — TigerSupplies.com (http://www.tigersupplies.com), the leading online resource for high-quality architectural, engineering and survey equipment, has brought its unparalleled expert service to main street with the recent opening of a brand-new showroom.…

  • Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software

    Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software

    Spectra Precision Introduces New ProMark 800 GNSS Receiver and Survey Pro 5.0 Field Software NUREMBURG, Germany, Sept. 26, 2011 — Spectra Precision introduced today several additions to its growing portfolio of solutions focused on mainstream surveying and construction needs. The announcement was made today at its Worldwide Distribution Conference held in Nuremburg, Germany. The expanded product…

  • LightSquared Video to Debunk Several GPS Interference Myths-Facts or Propaganda?

    Yesterday, I published a press release by House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri Rebuts LightSquared Ad in Letter to CEO and another press release where the Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network. In summary, Congressman Petri, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman, disputes the LightSquared arguments that the GPS manufacturers are on the wrong side of this interference…

  • Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations Against LightSquared Network

    Defense Department Seeks to Protect GPS Operations By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2011 – Defense Department officials are raising concerns that a company’s proposed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference to essential Global Positioning System operations. LightSquared’s new terrestrial network has the potential to wreak havoc on GPS systems…

  • House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri Rebuts LightSquared Ad in Letter to CEO

    In a letter to the chairman and CEO of a controversial wireless company, House Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Tom Petri (R-WI) sought to set the record straight Thursday following the company’s ad in the Wall Street Journal the day before. LightSquared, a wireless broadband company, has been mired in controversy because it plans to use a portion of the radio…

  • 3 Tips For Managing Land Surveying Workloads as an Independent Solo Surveyor

    Last June I wrote 5 Tips For Working as an Independent Solo Surveyor where I shared a few tips I’ve learned about what works best working as an Independent Solo Surveyor. When considering working as an Independent Solo Surveyor and getting up and running with your robotic land surveying equipment, as an example,  it’s very easy to focus too much…

  • 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.”

  • 5 Tips For Working as an Independent Solo Surveyor

    I’ve now been working as an independent solo surveyor for a few years, and I can’t imagine going back. In large part, this is  because of financial issues involving: hard economic realities, reduced overhead, greater efficiencies, and greater professional freedom. What does Independent Solo Surveyor mean to you? For me, independent solo surveying involves using specific…

  • Topcon GR-5 Satellite Receiver Sets New Standard in Signal Tracking, Job Site Precision

      LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 17, 2011 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) introduces its patented Fence AntennaTM technology and expanded channel support in the new GR-5 GNSS receiver. The GR-5 provides industry-leading tracking sensitivity and multipath rejection in a compact and lightweight package. In 2006, Topcon introduced the GR-3 GNSS receiver, which made the term…

  • JAVAD GNSS Receivers Can Track Chinese Compass (Beidou-2)

    With modified firmware, all JAVAD GNSS receivers can track Chinese COMPASS B1 signal now. This is 6th GNSS system supported by JAVAD GNSS (GPS, Glonass, Galileo (Giove), SBAS, QZSS, COMPASS). Log file, collected on TR_G3TH board in Moscow during weekend, reported up to 26 (!) satellites locked simultaneously see picture below.  Among them:

  • 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…

  • Leica Geosystems GeoWorld Roadshow-UK’s Largest Geomatics Event Reaches Record Audience Attendance

    (Milton Keynes, UK, December 2010) – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce that its recent GeoWorld 10 UK and Ireland Roadshow attracted over 1000 delegates, making it the biggest event Leica Geosystems has hosted in its 18 year show history, and making it the largest Geomatics event in the UK this year. From London, Leeds and…