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Robotics are better for whom when no humans need apply?
As technology is used in ever-increasing ways in our personal and work lives, one has to think and worry about how much longer the value of your work will be needed and at what level of compensation, if any. Adoption of the many disruptive advances in technologies here today or foreseeable in the near future…
The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 18: Meerkat and Event Announcements
You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes, grab the RSS feed or play from the website. Podcast Sponsor This episode of the Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP) is brought to you by the Analist Group – The Complete Mapping and Topographic Solution with Innovative Software Solutions for Land Surveying, Mapping and Construction. Shownotes – Episode 18: Meerkat and Event Announcements
The Professional Land Surveyor Podcast Episode 17: Commercial Drones Get Proposed FAA Rules
Subscribe to this podcast You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes, grab the RSS feed or play from the website. Datumate – PLS Podcast Sponsor Datumate – PLS Podcast Sponsor Podcast Sponsor This episode of the Professional Land Surveyor Podcast (PLSP) is brought to you by Datumate – Geomatics Expert Systems Field-to-Plan made easier,…
DatuGram™3D Version 4 Review & Accuracy Comparisons Webinar Recording
DatuGram™3D Version 4 Review & Accuracy Comparisons Webinar Recording In this recorded Datumate Live Webinar presented by Eric Colburn, PLS, you’ll earn about the latest software updates and features found in the newly released Version 4.0 of DatuGram™3D. We will also check the accuracy of points created in this new, revolutionary DatuGram™3D software as compared to conventional land surveying. Watch…
Professional Land Surveyor Learning Center Announces Website and Education Platform Relaunch
The Professional Land Surveyor Learning Center, created by professional land surveyor Eric Colburn, PLS, publisher of EricColburn.com, announced today a major website and education platform relaunch. Students and instructors will find the site is now easier to use and more functional, with an enhanced user experience. The website and education platform relaunch improves the course tools, forums, communication…
Free Datumate Live Webinar-DatuGram™3D Version 4 Review & Accuracy Comparisons
DatuGram™3D Version 4 Review & Accuracy Comparisons Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to our next free Datumate Live Webinar on DatuGram™3D Version 4 Review & Accuracy Comparisons: Please join us Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 2pm EST to learn about the latest software updates and features found in the newly…
DatuGram™3D Case Studies Surveying & Mapping in the 21st Century Using Regular Cameras Webinar Recording
In this Datumate Live Webinar you’ll learn about real-life case studies of surveying and mapping using digital images of a regular, inexpensive (but high-resolution) camera and the new, revolutionary DatuGram™3D software. You will see real-life case studies of: A-built Surveys Roads Junctions/Intersections Bridges Stockpile Volume Surveys Topographic Surveys Electricity and Cell Towers DatuGram™3D lets you…
DatuGram™3D Tip of the Month Video: Camera & Lens Selection a Key Success Factor
DatuGram™3D Tip of the Month: Camera & Lens Selection a Key Success Factor Selecting an appropriate camera and lens is a key success factor when using regular cameras for surveying. However, expensive cameras and lenses are not necessarily the best choices!
Bentley and Trimble Advance BIM through Construction Modeling
Announcements at the Bentley Year in Infrastructure 2014 and Trimble Dimensions 2014 Conferences Underscore Joint Undertakings and Benefits LONDON and LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3, 2014—Bentley Systems and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), leading providers of BIM technology for engineers and contractors, have committed to leveraging construction modeling for the benefit of capital, industrial, and infrastructure project delivery.…
DatuGram™3D Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift Webinar Recording
Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift This is the live recording of the Datumate Live Webinar – Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift – hosted by Eric Colburn of Colburn Strategic Partners, Inc. and Datumate held on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 2pm EDT. This free webinar discusses how using a small, camera equipped UAV and close-range…
Free Datumate Live Webinar-DatuGram™3D Case Studies: Surveying & Mapping in the 21st Century Using Regular Cameras
DatuGram™3D Case Studies: Surveying & Mapping in the 21st Century Using Regular Cameras Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to our next free Datumate Live Webinar on DatuGram™3D Case Studies: Please join us Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 2pm EST to learn about real-life case studies of surveying and mapping…
The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras Datumate Live Series Webinar Recording
DatuGram™3D Webinar: The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras held on Thursday September 25, 2014 Driven by the rapid evolution of digital photography and personal computing in recent years, regular cameras rapidly change the way surveyors work worldwide. The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras Datumate Live Series Webinar summary: The principles of making measurements and…
Free DatuGram™3D Webinar: Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift
Surveying with Small UAVs: A Paradigm Shift Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to our next free Datumate Live Webinar on Surveying with Small UAVs: Please join us Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 2pm EDT to learn how using a small, camera equipped UAV and close-range photogrammetry software, like DatuGram™3D, will…
DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan in Action: Surveying a Pedestrian Bridge Across a Highway Video
This DatuGram™3D Field-to-Plan (F2P) in action video shows how a pedestrian bridge across a highway was surveyed using a regular camera mounted on a small UAV along with a limited amount of conventional surveying to anchor the images, resulting in fast and accurate (<2cm) measurements and mapping using DatuGram™3D. In total, this surveying and mapping project…
Bentley Systems Acquires SITEOPS to Advance Site Engineering to Site Optioneering
Global Civil Engineering Software Leader to Integrate Proven and Unique Site Optimization Technology for BIM Advancement LOS ANGELES, Calif., U.S.A. – 2014 ZweigWhite Hot Firm and A/E Industry Awards Conference – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced that it has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE…
Professional Land Surveyor News: Carlson Machine Control Upgrades PDGrade™
Carlson Machine Control’s New 3D Piling Machine Guidance System for Mixed Fleet Piling Applications Provides Greater Efficiency, Increased Safety and Lower Costs MAYSVILLE, Kentucky, U.S.A. (September 16, 2014)— Carlson Machine Control has upgraded PDGrade™, an application-centric 3D positioning system for a variety of piling machines. First introduced in early 2013 and built on top of…
Free DatuGram™3D Webinar: The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras
The Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras Webinar Hi, this is Eric Colburn and for myself, Datumate and Colburn Strategic Partners I invite you to this free webinar on the Revolution of Surveying with Regular Cameras. The technology used to survey with a regular camera is sometimes called close-range photogrammetry or you may have heard it called terrestrial…
DatuGram™3D Version 3 New Features Video
This video shows the major, new features in Datumate’s DatuGram™3D Version 3 Watch the DatuGram™3D Version 3 New Features Video [maxbutton id=”4″]
Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity: Funny Urban Dictionary Surveyor Definition
In this week’s installment of Surveyor’s Saturday Serendipity I’d like to share a funny Urban Dictionary surveyor definition that a friend posted on Facebook. It is, however, a little inappropriate at times, so be warned. There’s also a definite anti-engineer slant that should be taken in the spirit of good-natured ribbing that was intended (I hope).…
FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational Research in Virginia, New Jersey and Maryland to benefit technology development WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration today announced that the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test site program is ready to conduct research vital…