Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Land Surveying Equipment

  • 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.

  • Topcon OS Total Station Series Introduces Multiple Technologies

    Topcon OS Total Station Series Introduces Multiple Technologies

    OS includes MAGNET software, TSshield telematics module, LongLink wireless communications system LIVERMORE, Calif. – February 14, 2012 – Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) announces a new reflectorless total station series that has multiple major technological innovations, including on-board MAGNET™ Field application software. Other new technologies of the new OS series include LongLink™, a long-distance wireless communications…

  • New Rugged Trimble Juno Series Puts GIS Field Work in Your Pocket

    New Rugged Trimble Juno Series Puts GIS Field Work in Your Pocket

    New Rugged Trimble Juno Series Puts GIS Field Work in Your Pocket SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today a new generation of GNSS devices for GIS field applications—the Trimble® Juno® 3B and 3D handhelds. With the new Trimble Juno series, mobile workforces ranging from public utilities to municipalities are empowered with rugged,…

  • UK Police Forces Embrace Leica Geosystems ScanStation C10 3D Laser Scanning

    UK Police Forces Embrace Leica Geosystems ScanStation C10 3D Laser Scanning

    UK Police Forces Embrace Leica ScanStation C10 3D Laser Scanning 6 January 2012 (Milton Keynes, UK 5th January 2012) – Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce the largest ever order of Leica ScanStation C10’s as UK Police Forces embrace High Definition SurveyingTM (HDS). The scanners will be supplied as part of a £2.7 million investment from the Department…

  • 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.…

  • Trimble’s New 80 Megapixel Aerial Camera Extends the Medium-Format Application Range

    STUTTGART, Germany, Sept. 6, 2011 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today its 80 megapixel Trimble Aerial Camera (TAC 80MP), extending the range of applications for today’s medium-format aerial cameras. The announcement was made at Photogrammetric Week. With advanced features such as Trimble’s forward motion compensation (FMC) technology, the TAC 80MP allows aerial service providers to…

  • Is Your Professional Land Surveying Company Prepared for Disaster?

    For the past four days I, along with many others along the eastern seaboard, have been dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, and it’s been an eye-opening experience to say the least. First, let me say, that while I’ve been without power for over four days now (and may be out for up to…

  • Sokkia Automated Gyro Station GYRO X Determines Azimuth Quickly with Precision

    Technology ideal for tunneling, pipelines, and shipbuilding OLATHE, Kan. – August 9, 2011 – Sokkia’s Gyro Station technology combines a gyroscope with a total station, creating a multi-use, unique surveying and engineering instrument designed to provide superior solutions beyond the reach of other technologies including tunneling, road, railroad, power line, pipeline and similar long and narrow,…

  • Driving a Riegl Mobile Mapping Vehicle Video

    In July 2011, SPAR managing director Tom Greaves got a chance to drive a Riegl mobile mapping vehicle while in Neuss, Germany. Watch the Driving a Riegl Mobile Mapping Vehicle Video

  • 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.”

  • Leica Cyclone 7.2 Improves Processing of Rich, “As-built” Point Clouds from Laser Scanning

    29 July 2011 (Heerbrugg, 29 July 2011) – Leica Geosystems announces new Leica Cyclone v7.2 software that improves office processing and use of rich “as-built” point cloud data. Several innovations in Leica Cyclone 7.2 address key market needs and trends in the processing and use of rich, as-built point cloud data from laser scanning/High-Definition Surveying™. One…

  • Let the FCC Know About the Threat that LightSquared Poses to GPS

    HELP SAVE OUR GPS! Please Submit your Comments to the FCC by July 30 Background In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) conditionally allowed a company called LightSquared to offer wireless broadband services in radio frequency bands adjacent to those used by GPS receivers.  Based on feedback from public and private sector GPS users, the…

  • Hayes Used Land Surveying Equipment Video

    Interesting YouTube video by Hayes Instrument Company contrasting what your buying experience could be when purchasing used land surveying equipment from potentially unreliable sources online, verses getting your next piece of used land surveying equipment from Hayes with their quality and experience. Watch this video after the jump:

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Ashtech Releases New Firmware and Radio Option for ProFlex GNSS Receivers

    Ashtech® has introduced a new GNSS firmware upgrade for the entire ProFlex™ line of products, including the ProFlex 500, ProFlex 500 Marine, ProFlex 500 CORS, ProFlex Lite and ProFlex Lite Duo. The new firmware features as standard: Hot Stand-By RTK: Doubles the assurance that an RTK position is always available and robust. Advanced Raw Data…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News: Leica Geosystems and MicroSurvey Extend Software Partnership

    Leica Geosystems and MicroSurvey Extend Software Partnership (Houston, 8 February 2010) Based on rapid growth of High-Definition Surveying™ (HDS™) in civil/survey mapping applications, Leica Geosystems, the market leader in laser scanning products, and MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leader in mapping software, announced plans at SPAR 2010 for Leica Geosystems to resell MicroSurvey’s new PointCloud CAD mapping…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-Trimble Introduces New Additions to its Optical Total Station Portfolio

    Trimble Introduces New Additions to its Optical Total Station Portfolio SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 12, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today a wide range of new additions to its innovative portfolio of optical survey systems, giving surveyors a comprehensive selection of solutions for surveying and engineering applications. “Surveying firms require flexible and integrated solutions to stay…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-The European Commission Awards Major Contracts To Make Galileo Operational Early 2014

    Brussels, 7 January 2010 Commission awards major contracts to make Galileo operational early 2014 The European Commission announced today the award of three of the six contracts for the procurement of Galileo’s initial operational capability. The contract for the system support services is awarded to ThalesAleniaSpace of Italy , that for a first order of…

  • Engineer Troops Survey Liberty for New Maps

    Multi-National Division Baghdad Story by 1st Lt. Michael Lind BAGHDAD, Iraq – A temporary increase in the number of Soldiers moving through Camp Liberty is expected as the U.S. military transitions to a responsible drawdown in Iraq.This increase means plans to improve facilities and security; an impossible task without updated maps. Troops of the 621st…

  • Professional Land Surveyor News-EngineerSupply Becomes Authorized Topcon National Dealer

    EngineerSupply Becomes Authorized Topcon National Dealer October 16, 2009 EngineerSupply, a leading supplier of engineering and construction equipment, is proud to announce they have become a factory-authorized, national distributor of Topcon tools and equipment. Topcon is a leading manufacturer of machine control products, precision construction lasers and optical land surveying equipment and many more products…

  • Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Military)

    Suunto X9i Wrist-Top GPS Computer Watch with Altimeter, Barometer, Compass, and GPS (Military) Product Description Features: Compatible with digital maps, it is the perfect tool for planning routes in advance and storing the best ones for re-use Navigational functions calculate your present heading, remaining distance and time to finish, distance to the next waypoint and…