Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor

AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework (2011)

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:16 +0000

Today I’m pleased to release my first AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing template: AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework (2011). This includes a digital download dwt template file(and a sample point file, too) and is compatible up to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011. As further described below, this AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework (2011) is [...]

Announcing Premium Membership with Premium Benefits Including Free Downloads

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:25:12 +0000

Please join me, Eric Colburn, PLS, and become a Premium Member, where you’ll enjoy many Premium Benefits including Free Valuable Downloads. If you’ve been visiting this site in the last few weeks you’ve noticed a new design, including a whole new and innovative professional Premium Membership community. If this is your first visit, then welcome! [...]

Sometimes It’s Time To Clean The Works

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:00:15 +0000

Week in review, the good, the bad, and the ugly. This past week was, for me, both productive and frustrating all at the same time. While I accomplished a lot of what I set out to do, by weeks end not everything on my To Do List got done. In fact, a few of the [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-05

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:50:00 +0000

Just saw the largest spider I've ever seen outside of a zoo. Frost sounds good right about now. # @wkfd Thanks for the RT! in reply to wkfd # @ryanpconnolly I've never owned or used a Mac. iPhone is as close as I've ever come to Apple and it's products. in reply to ryanpconnolly # [...]

5 Tips For Marketing Your Land Surveying Company Using Videos

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:00:17 +0000

In this Premium Membership post we'll discuss, as the title says, 5 Tips For Marketing Your Land Surveying Company Using Videos. I think using videos is a fantastic way for you to connect with your existing customers. At the same time you'll be throwing open the doors for new customers to easily learn about whom you are, your message and how to do business with you.

Video of Height Modernization Survey of Missouri Ceremony at the MO State Fair

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:57:26 +0000

Here’s a video and some links about the Height Modernization Survey of Missouri. From portions of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Press Release (see link below): “ROLLA, MO, AUG. 27, 2010 – Professional land surveyors representing private firms from across the state contributed approximately $150,000 of professional services to the citizens of Missouri when they [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-LandARCH 2011 Add-on Released For AutoCAD And Bricscad Pro

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:00:22 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News-LandARCH 2011 Add-on Released For AutoCAD And Bricscad Pro Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects. Online PR News – 31-August-2010 – Surrey, United Kingdom (20 August 2010) – Developer GlobalCAD announces the latest update to its integrated solution for landscape designers and architects. [...]

Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:03:08 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News: Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and iPhone SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced AutoCAD for Mac software. This version of AutoCAD, one of the most widely used software for professional design and engineering, runs natively on Mac OS [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:50:00 +0000

OK, so site setup is complete and now http://www.LymeWarriors.com is live & ready for member registration. #lyme # @wkfd When it became a vegetable? in reply to wkfd # It’s over 2 hr drive to the #Lyme doctor, but I’ve Lyme_Warrior for company # @EricColburn Thanks for the RT! in reply to EricColburn # Long [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Links This Week

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:33:28 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Links This Week: Surveying: It’s official: Mt. Rainier is still as tall as we thought | KOMO News | komonews.com — An expedition used new GPS technology to fine-tune measurements of our area’s largest mountain and confirmed Mt. Rainier is indeed 14,411 feet tall. more… Surveying: High cost in land survey to [...]

Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 03:59:28 +0000

Here are this week’s Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations: @Lyme_Warrior – Misdiagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis for 10-years, Jo-Ann reassessed her condition, care, and treatment, taking the bold step of questioning her supposed “health care” and sought alternate (but logical) explanations for what was happening to her. Long story short, Jo-Ann has recently been diagnosed with [...]

Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D Overview Professional Land Surveyor Video

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:22 +0000

Here’s a quick video overview of the features, functions, and command set for Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D. At this point I don’t know too much about Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D, so this video is sort of an unpacking and peek into this software package. Already, I’ve quickly used the [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-Leica Geosystems Introduces SpiderWeb v4.0–Value Added Web Services for GNSS Networks

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:00:01 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News-Leica Geosystems Introduces SpiderWeb v4.0–Value Added Web Services for GNSS Networks (Heerbrugg, 18. August 2010) Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica SpiderWeb v4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider v4.0 and Leica SpiderQC v4.0. SpiderWeb v4.0 features an all-new Business Center web [...]

Survey Database Point Groups-AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Video

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:57 +0000

In this installment of my Professional Land Surveyor Video series, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 for Land Surveyors: Survey Database Point Groups, I will show you how to: Create Survey Database Point Groups. Select Survey Database Points to populate your Survey Database Point Groups. Use Survey Database Point Groups to filter points you insert into and remove from [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-Leica Geosystems Updates its GNSS Quality Control and Data Analysis Software

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:58:37 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News-Leica Geosystems Updates its GNSS Quality Control and Data Analysis Software (Heerbrugg, 16 August 2010) Leica Geosystems is pleased to announce Leica SpiderQC v4.0 as part of the new reference station software update that also includes Leica GNSS Spider and Leica SpiderWeb. SpiderQC (previously known as GNSS QC) adds a range of [...]

Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) Based on LIDAR Data, Orthophoto, Terrestial Images and Cadastral Map

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:23:45 +0000

Here’s a cool video of the Vienna City Hall (Rathaus) based on LIDAR data, Orthophoto, Terrestial images and Cadastral map. Nice music, too!

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 05:50:00 +0000

Just finished a podcast. Look for it Monday morning. # #Surveying Nedra Foster discusses the 4 year degree requirement for licensure http://cot.ag/9fVoa5 # @MattAnderson Thanks, now it’s stuck in my head. in reply to MattAnderson # @MattAnderson Last week my youngest started soccer practices and my middle one started cross-country practices, too. in reply to [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Links This Week

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:41:17 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Links This Week: Surveying: New surveying business finds perfect niche near courthouse wpcva.com – The Aaron A. Dooley Land Surveying office in Rustburg has found the perfect home in the old drugstore building across from Campbell County Court House. “I thought it would do well in Rustburg since it’s close to where everybody comes [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-U.S. Geological Survey Awarded JAVAD GNSS up to $3.9M Contract

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:23:45 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News-U.S. Geological Survey Awarded JAVAD GNSS up to $3.9M Contract The Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, has awarded contract G10PC00160 resulting from competitive solicitation 10WRSS0010 to JAVAD GNSS, Inc. of San Jose, CA. The contract is an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for various configurations of GPS/GNSS receivers and antennas with a five [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-European Environment Agency and Esri Put Map Service in Cloud

ecolburn@ericcolburn.com (Eric D. Colburn, PLS) — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:17:52 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor News-European Environment Agency and Esri Put Map Service in Cloud August 17, 2010 Redlands, California—The European Environment Agency (EEA) and Esri have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The agreement supports the design and development of ways to share and access essential geographic environmental data provided by the agency’s 38 European member countries. [...]