Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Manager

  • R.A. Smith National’s Pete Brothers Promoted to Survey Manager

    BROOKFIELD, WIS.  – Pete Brothers of R.A.Smith National  — civil engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geographic information systems (GIS) and 3D visualization consultants — Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa., has been promoted to survey manager. Brothers has practiced surveying for more than 20 years. He is experienced in all facets of the industry, ranging from ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys…

  • OPUS-Projects Manager Training

    PUS-Projects Manager Training July 11-12, 2011 NGS is currently beta-testing a Network Processing Option for OPUS known as OPUS-Projects. This feature will allow the processing, adjustment and publishing of multiple stations over multiple days. Because of the increased complexity of this capability, the creation and management of Projects for OPUS is limited to those who have…

  • Knowing Your Numbers-Land Surveying Field Metrics for Success

    A while back, I wrote Knowing Your Numbers-How To Measure Your Success, an article on the importance of developing your own set of metrics and benchmarks to accurately measure your success, or failure, which is something we all need to understand. In this Premium Membership post I expand on that theme; specifically how to use land surveying…

  • Knowing Your Numbers-How To Measure Your Success

    Know your numbers to measure your success. We all need to know our numbers, but do you know what numbers are important for your success? The metrics and benchmarks to accurately measure our success, or failure, is something we all need to understand. This is true in any professional land surveyor business, whether you are…

  • AutoCAD Civil 3D: 10 Tips for Setting it up for use in Land Surveying

    In the Beginning This is the beginning of a series of posts about setting up and using AutoCAD Civil 3D in your land surveying work. I know from the many conversations I’ve had with other professional land surveyors and mapping professionals that there is some confusion, and certainly a lot of frustration, with setting up…