Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor

Professional Land Surveyor News: President Proposes $1.1 Billion for BLM in Fiscal Year 2011 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands

Eric Colburn — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:36:33 +0000

President Proposes $1.1 Billion for BLM in Fiscal Year 2011 to Protect Resources and Manage Uses of Public Lands With a focus on renewable energy development, climate change adaptation, and other key priorities, President Obama today requested $1.1 billion in appropriations for the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management in Fiscal Year 2011. This [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

Eric Colburn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Custom 3D CAD Design for website design, architecture, engineering, mechanical, and civil CAD Drafting (cont) http://tl.gd/68hnr # also has blog dedicated to highlighting 3d models of Civil War sites http://bit.ly/doFFFR (via @3dfrederick) # Land Surveyor Forum – survey company looking for pipeline work: ohio based surveying company looking for pipeline (cont) http://tl.gd/68iuc # Award Notice: A-E Indefinite [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

Eric Colburn — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Good Morning! Sunday Video: Beautiful Butterflies http://bit.ly/BeautifulButterflies RT @EcoInteractive (via @EcoFamilyTravel) # A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain. ~Arabian Proverb # Listening to A VerySpatial Podcast. # Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24 http://ow.ly/16puaL # Check out this video on YouTube by Sold For Less: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..tube_gdata # Quantity Surveying Technician FOR Welch, [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News: Trimble Introduces DPS Mobile Data Transfer for Digital Pen Solutions

Eric Colburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:39 +0000

Trimble Introduces DPS Mobile Data Transfer for Digital Pen Solutions Trimble DPS Mobile Software for the BlackBerry Smartphone Streamlines the Transfer of Field Report Data to the Office; Accelerates Projects for the Construction Contractor ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 26, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced remote data transfer capabilities for its family of Trimble Digital Pen Solutions. Designed specifically [...]

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Are You Passionate About Your Profession?

Eric Colburn — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:34 +0000

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Are You Passionate About Your Profession? Even in the best of times you can lose a little passion for your profession. It happens to the best of us. I’m very passionate about my profession, land surveying, and have been for nearly 26 years now. That doesn’t [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News: New Monitoring Solutions from Trimble Combines Both GNSS and Optical Technologies to Monitor Dams, Bridges, Buildings and More

Eric Colburn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:38:23 +0000

Monitor Movement in Real Time with New Trimble 4D Control Software SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 26, 2010 — Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) introduced today a new version of its Trimble® 4D Control software, the core of Trimble monitoring solutions, that combines Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and optical technologies for real-time deformation monitoring applications. The software is ideal for [...]

RealtorsTV: National Association of Realtors Video-Existing Home Sales Down But Prices Rise

Eric Colburn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:14:27 +0000

RealtorsTV: National Association of Realtors-Existing Home Sales Down But Prices Rise

Professional Land Surveyor News: National Association of Realtors Reports December Existing-Home Sales Down but Prices Rise; 2009 Sales Up

Eric Colburn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:59:19 +0000

December Existing-Home Sales Down but Prices Rise; 2009 Sales Up Washington, January 25, 2010 After a rising surge from September through November, existing-home sales fell as expected in December after first-time buyers rushed to complete sales before the original November deadline for the tax credit. However, prices rose from December 2008 and annual sales improved in 2009, [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-24

Eric Colburn — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

Civil 3D – AUGI World Jan/Feb: It’s that time again. The Jan/Feb issue of AUGI World Magazine is out. Check (cont) http://tl.gd/42qfu # NPR: Conan O’Brien’s Ratings Soar Amid Leno Flap-More at http://npr.org/122659736 # Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17 http://ow.ly/16mgSv # Researching the National Society of Professional Land Surveyors Certified Survey [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News: Retired British Quantity Surveyor and Wife Say Pirates Set ‘Deadline’ for Execution

Eric Colburn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:17:14 +0000

Retired British Quantity Surveyor and Wife Say Pirates Set ‘Deadline’ for Execution. British couple kidnapped by pirates while sailing off the east coast of Africa fear that they could be killed within days, the Times of London reported. A retired quantity surveyor Paul Chandler and his wife Rachel Chandler sailing from Seychelles to Tanzania in their [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Prior Version Alignment Spiral Hotfix

Eric Colburn — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:22 +0000

There is an update available for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 from Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D & AutoCAD Civil Services & Support. This update and Hotfix is for users who installed AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Update 2 and then open a previous version of Civil 3D which contains an alignment with a spiral curve. The Hotfix corrects the alignment [...]

AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Create A Surface From A Point Group

Eric Colburn — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:18 +0000

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’m will show you how to Create a Surface From a Point Group. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to how to create a Surface in AutoCAD Civil 3D which is a task you will no doubt use often in your professional land surveying practice. There [...]

EricColburn.com The Professional Land Surveyor Source Is Optomized For Mobile Devices Like The iPhone

Eric Colburn — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:54:49 +0000

This site Is Optomized For Mobile Devices Like The iPhone I’m using a mobile device (iPhone) more and more everyday and I know that many of you are too, so here’s a quick update to let you know that this site is now optimized for mobile devices. If you visited this site before using your mobile device, [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News: Geospatial Consortium Implements Land Registry System in Anhui Province, China

Eric Colburn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:30:21 +0000

Geospatial Consortium Implements Land Registry System in Anhui Province, China BEIJING, CHINA — International Land Systems (ILS), Inc. with the Anhui Agricultural Commission held a commencement meeting for the China Rural Land Certification and Registration Program, a technical assistance pilot project funded by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). The project aims to allow Chinese [...]

China launches Satellites To Build Its Own GPS

Eric Colburn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:46:57 +0000

Yesterday, January 18, 2009, Reuters India reported from Beijing, China that over the past weekend China launched the third BeiDou (Big Dipper) or Compass satellite in an effort to build its own global satellite positioning (GPS) system. This latest satellite is part of a proposed constellation of 35 Chinese GPS satellites to be in orbit by the year [...]

Coast Guard Announces Publication of Notice of Intention to Terminate the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) Signal

Eric Colburn — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:50:39 +0000

Coast Guard announces publication of notice of intention to terminate the Long Range Aids to Navigation (Loran-C) signal WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Director of Prevention Policy announced Thursday publication in the Federal Register of plans to cease broadcasting the North American Loran-C signal Feb. 8. As a result of technological advancements during the last 20 [...]

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Are You A Certified Survey Technician (CST) Or Interested In The CST Program?

Eric Colburn — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:43:38 +0000

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Are You A Certified Survey Technician (CST) Or Interested In The CST Program? Last week I was at a meeting for the New England Section of ACSM where the topic of the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) Certified Survey Technician (CST) program was discussed. What [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-17

Eric Colburn — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:00:00 +0000

NYTimes: Banks Prepare for Bigger Bonuses, and Public’s Wrath http://s.nyt.com/u/A_f # Stashing Carbon Dioxide In Rocks-More at http://npr.org/122362619 # Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-10 http://ow.ly/16j6Ch # Taking a few minutes to plan for the week ahead. Looking forward to a great week and want to hit the road running. # 20 cynical project management [...]

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

Eric Colburn — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:46:27 +0000

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 competitive. This [...]

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Does Your Company Share Its Financial Data?

Eric Colburn — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:00:33 +0000

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question: Does Your Company Share Its Financial Data? Is your firm one that has an open book policy and readily shares the financial health of the business? Or, perhaps, if they do share financial data, maybe it’s only a small portion or sanitized version or reality. Open or [...]