Eric D. Colburn, Professional Land Surveyor

Engineer Troops Survey Liberty for New Maps

Eric Colburn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:29 +0000

Multi-National Division Baghdad Story by 1st Lt. Michael Lind BAGHDAD, Iraq – A temporary increase in the number of Soldiers moving through Camp Liberty is expected as the U.S. military transitions to a responsible drawdown in Iraq.This increase means plans to improve facilities and security; an impossible task without updated maps. Troops of the 621st Survey and Design [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08

Eric Colburn — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

@africantopnews Thanks for the FollowFriday recommendation! in reply to africantopnews # Just finished meditating. Ready for a fantastic day ahead! # The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post. ~Thomas Holcroft #quote (via @SharonHayes) # NYTimes: U.S. Releases Its Stockpile of Tamiflu for Children http://s.nyt.com/u/WKo # Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01 [...]

CADVault® 6 Released

Eric Colburn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:06:42 +0000

New Version of AutoCAD® Drawing Security Software Now Available Apple Creek, Ohio, October 30, 2009 — CADVault 6, the latest version of AutoCAD drawing security software from CADLock, Inc., is now available for download at http://www.cadlock.com/download/. CADVault 6 includes numerous improvements including: Support for the AutoCAD 2010 based products Support for 64 bit versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD based products Improved [...]

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-How Do You Rate AutoCAD Civil 3D as a Professional Land Surveying Tool?

Eric Colburn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:20 +0000

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question How Do You Rate AutoCAD Civil 3D as a Professional Land Surveying Tool?

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01

Eric Colburn — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25 http://ow.ly/15XbzZ # Makup soccer game for a rainout a few Saturdays ago. http://twitpic.com/mwc6y # See @soldforless today at Sticks Tavern, Glocester, RI http://www.stickstavern.com/ # ”You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Twain (via @ProfessionalOne) # Tomorrow will be a better day. [...]

Ordnance Survey and GeoVation Awards programme offers £21,000 for best geography ideas

Eric Colburn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:00:59 +0000

GeoVation, an online initiative aiming to promote innovation with geography, has launched an awards programme with a prize fund of £21,000 available to develop the best entries. ?The initiative – supported by mapping agency Ordnance Survey – aims to help individuals, businesses and communities bring their map?based ideas to life. There are three themes: crime, health [...]

Trimble Develops Next Generation 3D Laser Scanner for Industrial Plant Applications

Eric Colburn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:52:58 +0000

3D Laser Scanner Combines Phase and Time of Flight Technologies for Fast and Accurate Data Capture SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® CX 3D laser scanner with Trimble’s proprietary WAVEPULSE™ technology. WAVEPULSE combines the high short-range accuracy of phase-shift technology with the low-noise sensitivity and high-distance characteristics of time-of-flight technology. [...]

SYCODE Releases ESRI Shape File Import Plug-ins for AutoCAD, Bricscad, IntelliCAD and Rhinoceros

Eric Colburn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:12 +0000

SYCODE Releases ESRI Shape File Import Plug-ins for AutoCAD, Bricscad, IntelliCAD and Rhinoceros Panaji, GOA – 28th October, 2009 – SYCODE has released ESRI Shape file import plug-ins for AutoCAD, Bricscad, IntelliCAD and Rhinoceros. The plug-ins will allow these CAD systems to read two dimensional geometric data from ESRI shape files. “Recently we noticed an increase in requests [...]

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Video for Land Surveyors: Import Field Books

Eric Colburn — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:30:16 +0000

This video shows you how to Import Field Books in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Drawings & Survey Databases. This is one of the most often asked questions I get from professional land surveyors just starting out with AutoCAD Civil 3D. If this is you, you have probably already figured out that using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-25

Eric Colburn — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18 http://ow.ly/15VEL2 # NPR @ombudsman point out there have been times NPR has aired user-submitted stories that turned out to be untrue. #pubcamp (via @acarvin) # Enjoying a relaxing Sunday morning with a nice cup of coffee and reading the Sunday newspaper. # Acuren is Hiring: AutoCAD Drafter [...]

Autodesk Announces Support for Windows 7

Eric Colburn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:47:35 +0000

Industry-Leading Design, Engineering and Entertainment Software to Be Compatible with Latest Windows Operating System SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has announced support for Windows 7. Effective today, Autodesk will support customers using nine products including AutoCAD 2010, AutoCAD LT 2010 and [...]

5 Post Recession Professional Land Surveyor Thoughts

Eric Colburn — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:16:40 +0000

I don’t have a magic crystal ball to tell what’s going to happen when this recession, now being commonly called the “Great Recession”, ends. Of course, on many levels there will be improvements in business, employment, and the economy in general. But reflecting on past recessions I’ve had the misfortune of living through, and from [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-18

Eric Colburn — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11 http://ow.ly/15UdhW # PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Have You Ever Had Lyme Disease? http://ow.ly/15UAj6 # Researching Lyme Disease preventative measures. # Civil 3D 2010 Swap Parts Part II http://retwt.me/R2vF (via @C3DReminders) # Working on a radius map…I hate radius maps. # The Most Important Things in Business Are Free http://om.ly/Lshm [...]

Professional Land Surveyor News-EngineerSupply Becomes Authorized Topcon National Dealer

Eric Colburn — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:03:17 +0000

EngineerSupply Becomes Authorized Topcon National Dealer October 16, 2009 EngineerSupply, a leading supplier of engineering and construction equipment, is proud to announce they have become a factory-authorized, national distributor of Topcon tools and equipment. Topcon is a leading manufacturer of machine control products, precision construction lasers and optical land surveying equipment and many more products used around [...]

China Information Security Technology Wins National Surveying & Mapping Awards

Eric Colburn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:50 +0000

China Information Security Technology Wins National Surveying & Mapping Awards October 14, 2009 – 8:00 AM EDT China Information Security Technology, Inc., (Nasdaq:CPBY) (”China Information Security,” “CIST” or the “Company”), a leading total solutions provider of digital security,geographic information, and hospital information systems in China, today announced that three of the Company’s projectshave been honored with high [...]

Vandenberg Successfully Launches Delta II Rocket Carrying WorldView-2 High-Resolution Remote-Sensing Satellite

Eric Colburn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:55:28 +0000

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Vandenberg successfully launched a Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex late last week. The rocket carried WorldView-2, a high-resolution, remote-sensing satellite, into polar orbit. With confirmation of the payload’s delivery into orbit and signal acquisition, the launch was pronounced a success. Col. David Buck, the 30th Space Wing commander, was [...]

3D Scanner Used In Radiohead Music Video

Eric Colburn — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:55:09 +0000

How cool is this! 3D laser scanners were used in the new Radiohead music video of their song “House Of Cards”. I remember the first time I saw a demonstration of a 3D laser scanner, where the conference room and a mans upper torso and head were scanned, and thinking “this is really cool!” – Apparently [...]

Bentley Introduces Timely Value-Creative Subscription Innovations to Help Sustain the Infrastructure Professions

Eric Colburn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:22:17 +0000

13 October 2009 Company Endeavors to Help Both Large Organizations and Individual Practitioners to Expand Information Technology Adoption in Response to Economic Challenges CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Be Inspired: Infrastructure Best Practices Symposium and Awards – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced, at this [...]

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY-Have You Ever Had Lyme Disease?

Eric Colburn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:55:47 +0000

In this week’s PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY I’m asking the question Have You Ever Had Lyme Disease? Take the survey and if you had (or have) Lyme Disease please leave a comment telling us your experience with having Lyme Disease: Did you get Lyme Disease while working in the professional land surveying field – verses hunting [...]

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-11

Eric Colburn — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Professional Land Surveyor Source Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-10-04 http://ow.ly/15SMCD # Newport Bridge http://www.riphoto.com/?p=1181 (via @riphotocom) # Aztec Calendar http://bit.ly/1a3g3z (via @mrcadman) # Back from Vermont, while rainy was still enjoyable, but it’s great to be back home. # Car battery shopping. I know my batteries are running low; I could use a shot of caffeine. [...]