Eric Colburn, PLS

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  • The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 14

    Subscribe to this podcast You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes, grab the RSS feed or play from the website. The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP) Shownotes – Episode 14

  • PLS Vlog 006 February News and Updates

    PLS Vlog 006 February News and Updates

    Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 006 February News and Updates I’m excited to let you know about new website focus and interweb projects updates. Watch the Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 006

  • Professional Land Surveyor Google Plus Community

    Professional Land Surveyor Google Plus Community

    Join us in the new Professional Land Surveyor Google Plus Community If you’re a Google+ user you’ll find the new Google+ Communities are a fantastic new feature. That’s why this week I created the new Professional Land Surveyor Google Plus Community for anyone in the land surveying, geomatics, design, or any geo-related fields.

  • Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 005 – Google Plus Community & AutoCAD Civil 3D Training

    Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 005 – Google Plus Community & AutoCAD Civil 3D Training

    Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 005 – Google+ Community & AutoCAD Civil 3D Training I’m excited to let you know about the new Google+ Professional Land Surveyor Community and some soon to be released AutoCAD Civil 3D Training opportunities. Watch the Professional Land Surveyor Vlog 005

  • Google Maps Coordinate Workforce Management Tool

    Google Maps Coordinate Workforce Management Tool

    Google Maps Coordinate Helps The Right People Get The Right Jobs Done Faster! The above statement, taken from the below Youtube video’s description, highlights the potential of Google Maps Coordinate. I’ve investigated many work process, job management and scheduling software products, but by integrating location and real-time mapping into project management and scheduling, Google Maps…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Guts Google Earth

    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Guts Google Earth

    Surprise, Surprise, Surprise … Autodesk Guts Google Earth From AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 In working with the newly released AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013, it surprised me to find out that Autodesk gutted Google Earth functionality from this latest C3D version. After not finding the formerly available Google Earth commands in the Import Panel on the Ribbon Insert…

  • 4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence

    4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence

    4 Ingredients for a Successful Professional Land Surveyor Business Web Presence I was speaking with a fellow professional land surveyor about a property survey he is conducting for land next to a property I recently surveyed, when he said, “Later, I’ve got to ask you what is your secret?” Are you struggling to build a…

  • Professional Land Surveyor Now Also On Google Plus

    Professional Land Surveyor Now Also On Google Plus

    Professional Land Surveyor from EricColburn.com is now also on Google Plus! Google recently allowed businesses and brands to create brands on Google+, which “aims to make sharing on the web more like sharing in real life”. With Google+, a nice alternative to Facebook, we at EricColburn.com, the Professional Land Surveyor Source, look forward to exploring…

  • Google Plus Invites from the Professional Land Surveyor Source

    Google Plus Invites from the Professional Land Surveyor Source Last week I wrote about Exploring Google Plus for Business and Networking. In that post I wrote: You very well may have heard of the new Social Networking platform from Google lighting up the interwebs, called Google Plus (aka Google+). If you have not yet heard of…

  • Exploring Google Plus for Business and Networking

    You very well may have heard of the new Social Networking platform from Google lighting up the interwebs, called Google Plus (aka Google+). If you have not yet heard of Google Plus, you no doubt will soon. Google Plus is an uncluttered answer to Facebook featuring innovations, such as Circles, Sparks, Hangouts and Huddles. Google…

  • 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…

  • Tools I’m Using To Be Productive and Profitable

    Tools I’m Using To Be Productive and Profitable In the past I’ve written about some of the tools I’m using to keep productive and sane. First, I’d like to say that I’m always willing to try new technologies and techniques, but I’ve become very wary over the years of turning my world around just to…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Census Bureau Launches Online Mapping Tool Showing 2000 Census Participation Rates

    Census Bureau Launches Online Mapping Tool Showing 2000 Census Participation Rates to Help Communities Prepare for 2010 Census With mail-out of the 2010 Census forms less than one month away, the Census Bureau today unveiled a new online mapping tool that allows communities nationwide to prepare for the 2010 Census by seeing how well they…

  • Google Apps and the iPhone 3GS for the Professional Land Surveyor

    Last week I started using a couple of new technologies and tools, Google Apps and the Apple iPhone, which I will be writing about in future posts after an evaluation period. I did, however, want to share with you a little about these new (to me) additions to my tool chest. Google Apps, Helping Businesses…

  • USGS Astrogeologists Contribute to “Moon in Google Earth”

    Astrogeologists at the U.S. Geological Survey here provided critical data sets used in the latest release of planetary exploration tools from Google, Inc.  The updated software enables users to explore the moon in high detail, including the Apollo 11 landing site. Google Inc. and NASA Ames Research Center consulted USGS scientists, cartographers, technicians, and programmers…

  • Google Apps and Small Business Video

    Google Apps is for small businesses, or individuals for that matter, that want to implement a browser based email and document solution. Using Google Apps allows you to check your email and documents from anywhere, as long as you have Internet access and a browser. If you use Google Apps, let us know how it…

  • Swine Flu on Google Maps

    View H1N1 Swine Flu in a larger map H1N1 Swine flu in 2009 Pink markers are suspect Purple markers are confirmed or probable Deaths lack a dot in marker Yellow markers are negative Professional Land Surveyor Source: Google Maps In case you forgot how important and ingrained GIS has become or how important mapping can…

  • Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers Land Survey Division Video

    Here’s a great land surveying video I found created by the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers Land Survey Division. Anyone considering a career as a professional land surveyor or is just interested in what we professional land surveyors do, and the tools we use to complete our daily tasks, will enjoy this land surveying…

  • Google Earth for iPhone and iPod touch YouTube Video

    Very Cool!!!

  • Location Tracking Video on Businessweek

    The Businessweek Videos.