Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Florida

  • DMK Associates Brings Leica ScanStation C5 Scanner to SW Florida

    DMK Associates Brings Leica ScanStation C5 Scanner to SW Florida

    Regional leader DMK Associates Inc. chooses a Leica Geosystems ScanStation C5 scanner to equip Southwest Florida’s first permanently-based laser scanning crew. (Norcross, Ga./Heerbrugg, 2 July 2012) – DMK Associates, Inc., a 28-person full-service consulting firm serving counties and municipalities in Southwest Florida, recently established the region’s first dedicated laser scanning crew and chose the Leica ScanStation…

  • RIEGL LiDAR 2012 Registration Is Open

    RIEGL LiDAR 2012 Registration Is Open

    RIEGL LiDAR 2012: Register now! Join the RIEGL community and plan on attending the International Airborne and Mobile User Conference RIEGL LiDAR 2012 in Orlando, Florida, to be held February 28th thru March 1st at the Hilton Orlando. Attendees will be offered three full days of learning and networking sessions that cover various topics ranging from best practices to team building. These…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Newest NOAA Geostationary Satellite Reaches Orbit

    Here’s a news article from earlier this month that I missed, but thought was interesting. Besides, the picture of the rocket taking off is pretty cool, too! Newest NOAA Geostationary Satellite Reaches Orbit GOES-P has improved severe weather, solar storm detection capabilities March 4, 2010 NOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Trimble to Offer More Acres of Sub-Inch Accuracy with VRS Now Ag Service

    Trimble to Offer More Acres of Sub-Inch Accuracy with VRS Now Ag Service SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today the launch of Trimble® VRS Now™ Ag service for farmers in nine U.S. states—Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Nebraska. Additionally, European growers can receive correction services in…

  • Professional Land Surveyors Look For Centuries-Old Ellicott Mounds Marking Alabama-Florida Boundary Line

    The following news story is a very interesting article I found about Professional Land Surveyors participating in an Auburn University-sponsored workshop, “Locating the Ellicott Mounds Along the Alabama/ Florida Boundary”: Andalusia starting point for ‘mound hunt’ Professional surveyors look for centuries-old markers of Alabama-Florida line By Justin Schuver (Contact) | Andalusia Star-News Published Friday, December 4,…

  • Floridians Back Florida Forever

    Poll Shows 81% of Voters Hold Favorable Impression of Land Preservation, 67% Support Continued Funding Support includes all age groups, political parties, and regions of the state TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA — April 6, 2009 — The vast majority of Florida voters support funding for Florida Forever at current levels, even in the current economic climate, according…