Tag: Land
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URISA Issues Call for Presentation Proposals for GIS-Pro 2014 in New Orleans
URISA is now accepting presentation proposals for GIS-Pro 2014: URISA’s 52nd Annual Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, September 8-11, 2014. The focus of GIS-Pro 2014 is “Leveraging Spatial Technology to Support Sustainable and Resilient Communities”. Submissions are due on or before January 27, 2014. Though proposals for complete sessions are encouraged (with…
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The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 16 Surveying Mathematics Made Simple Books Author Jim Crume Interview
In this episode of the Professional Land Surveyor Podcast, sponsored by Datumate, I interview Surveying Mathematics Made Simple Books Author Jim Crume PLS, MS, CFedS. You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes, grab the RSS feed or play from the website. This episode of the Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP) is brought to you…
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Turning Mobile Phones into 3D-Scanners
This video showcases new mobile technology for Interactive 3D Mobile Reconstruction developed at the Computer Vision and Geometry Group from ETH Zürich. Simply moves the phone around the object of interest and after a few motions, a 3D model appears on the screen
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup December 8, 2013
Sign up for the PLS Newsletter today! Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: MAPPS Announces Judges for Seventh Annual Geospatial Excellence Awards Competition Carl Bass Discusses Autodesk Revenue and Macro Environment on CNBC World How To Choose the Right Projects To Earn More Autodesk Powers 3D Explorer for Smithsonian Institution High Tech Map Making In 1953…
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MAPPS Announces Judges for Seventh Annual Geospatial Excellence Awards Competition
MAPPS (www.mapps.org), the national association of private sector geospatial firms, today announced the five judges who will evaluate entries in the seventh annual “Geospatial Products and Services Excellence awards competition”. The independent judges have been selected to evaluate projects submitted for the Awards Competition that highlight the exceptional services, products, software and hardware produced by…
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Carl Bass Discusses Autodesk Revenue and Macro Environment on CNBC World
Carl Bass: President and CEO of Autodesk
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How To Choose the Right Projects To Earn More
How do you know the right projects to work on at the right time? This is a PLS Newsletter topic on following the money to achieve success. Sign up for the PLS Newsletter today! In business and life there are really only two important commodities: time and smarts. Of those two, time is in very limited…
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Autodesk Powers 3D Explorer for Smithsonian Institution
First-of-its-Kind 3D Educational Tool Allows the Public to Interact with Rare Artifacts and Scientific Specimens Like Never Before WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) and the Smithsonian today debuted the Smithsonian x3D Explorer, an interactive 3D educational tool accessible to anyone via the web. Autodesk built the tool exclusively for the Smithsonian to democratize access to prized specimens and to bring…
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High Tech Map Making In 1953 Video
You could make the mistake of looking down your nose at the tools and techniques used in the Ordnance survey clip from 1953 shown below. However, before you turn cross-eye with all that snooty-we-have-better-technology attitude (I kid), I’d point out to you that the rate of technology change accelerates so quickly now that it may…
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SuperSurv (for iOS) V0.99 Now Available on App Store
Supergeo announced that SuperSurv (for iOS) V0.99 is now available on the App Store for trial. SuperSurv, the mobile GIS application designed for field survey, integrates with GIS and GPS technologies to provide functions like Map Display, Query, Measure, etc, and supports point, line and polygon data collection and offline data editing. In addition to…
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Carlson Software Upcoming Webinar: Fixing Corrupt AutoCAD Drawings and Using Civil 3D Files
Join us for a Webinar on December 10! Pick up practical skills this winter in this multifaceted two-in-one Webinar! Designed to help improve your everyday use of Carlson Software, this Webinar will be presented by Jennifer DiBona of That CAD Girl. The first part will cover tips and tricks for recovering corrupted drawing files. The…
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DatuGram™3D Video Tutorials – Geo-referencing Images (Importing/Marking Control Points)
DatuGram™3D allows 3D geodetic measurements at sub-cm-level geodetic accuracy with regular cameras. Using DatuGram™3D, field work of topographic and as-made surveys is made easier, faster and at higher geodetic accuracy. Watch the Datumate LTD – DatuGram™3D Video Tutorial
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Proposes To Drone On In The Future
This video is a portion of Charlie Rose’s 60 Minutes interview last night of Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos. Delivery by Drone?
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Sokkia Adds Robotic Functionality to DX Total Station Series
OLATHE, Kan. – Sokkia Corporation announces a new robotic total station, DX-105AC+, designed to provide a feature-packed solution for one-person operations. Robotic functionality is also now available for standard model DX total stations through an auto tracking firmware upgrade. “The DX robotic solution sets the standard for design, performance and price at the entry level…
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Carlson Software Survey/Civil/Mining Training in Colorado, Dec. 16-19, 2013
All new and/or basic CAD users are invited to attend any or all of these four full days of training in Carlson Survey (day 1), Carlson Civil (day 2) and Carlson Mining (days 3 & 4) in Denver, Colo., Dec. 16 through 19. MAYSVILLE, Ky. (November 13, 2013) – Carlson Software is offering four days of…
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 17, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 15 Trimble Quantm Alignment Planning System Helps Optimize Route for Mongolian Rail Project Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 10, 2013 Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Beauty of Mathematics Video Boundless and CCRi Launch OpenGeo Suite with GeoMesa Juniper Systems Now Shipping Archer 2 Datumate LTD…
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The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 15
Online Session on UAS Test Site Privacy Policy – FAA UAS Online Listening Session Audio. The FAA held an online public engagement session to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the agency’s proposed privacy policy for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The FAA provided a brief overview of the UAS test site program…
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Trimble Quantm Alignment Planning System Helps Optimize Route for Mongolian Rail Project
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 13, 2013—Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that its Quantm® alignment planning system was used for route optimization on the Mongolian Northern Railways project from Ovoot to Erdenet. Quantm was selected to investigate alignment alternatives by Aspire Mining and their appointed consultants, SMEC International, on the 547-kilometer coal freight rail pre-feasibility study.
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Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup November 10, 2013
Professional Land Surveyor Weekly Roundup: Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Beauty of Mathematics Video Boundless and CCRi Launch OpenGeo Suite with GeoMesa Juniper Systems Now Shipping Archer 2 Datumate LTD – DatuGram™3D Video Boundless Releases OpenGeo Suite 4.0 SuperSurv 3.1a for Android Supports High Definition Mobile Devices SmartNet North America Releases New Tools for Improved GNSS Productivity…
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Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Beauty of Mathematics Video
“Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music.” —Bertrand Russell Watch the Beauty of Mathematics Video