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Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor

September 4, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Discover the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Land Surveyor at Plum Grove Historic Home
What do George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Robert Lucas, First Governor of the Iowa Territory all have in common? They all served as land surveyors. As Iowa was being settled in the mid-1800s, the role of the land [...]


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Strong Gain in Existing-Home Sales Maintains Uptrend

September 4, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Washington, August 21, 2009
For the first time in five years, existing-home sales have increased for four months in a row, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – rose 7.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 5.24 million units in July from a level [...]


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National Ocean Service-Diving Deeper Podcast-What is Land Cover Data?

August 26, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

Learn about land cover data in this interview with Nate Herold from the NOAA Coastal Services Center. The discussion highlights the difference between land cover and land use, how land cover data is collected, and some of the many applications of land cover data.
Diving Deeper is a bi-weekly audio podcast featuring discussions with NOS [...]


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Professional Land Surveyor Journal August 17, 2009

August 19, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

A day at the beach.
It has been very difficult times for my family and I for the past two years. Recession, the complete stoppage of work, financial burdens, health issues, you name it and times have been tough. Significant losses of income, Lyme disease, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Swine Flu all have taken their toll on [...]


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The Economy, Cash For Clunkers and a Turning Tide?

August 19, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

A turning tide?
Only time will tell for certain, but the economy finally seems to be making a turnaround. People and companies, I think, have adjusted to the financial and business realities of recession, made adjustments, and now are ready to move forward. Not surprisingly, because consumer spending makes up nearly 70% of the U.S. economy, [...]


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Professional Land Surveyor Demands Pay From Bibb County, Georgia for County Line Survey

August 11, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

The story stays the same …

I’m not going to go into much discussion about this story, which you can read for yourself by following the link at the bottom of this post. The only thing I would like to add is how familiar this story will probably be to most of you. It seems that [...]


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Vermont Puts Land Surveying Maps Online

August 11, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

I think that one area of concern for Professional Land Surveyors, Lawyers, Title Examiners and land owners, alike, is the historical journey they take in researching land records. And no, I’m not talking about the thrill of diving into old records and land surveying maps and plats, which I certainly do enjoy, but instead, I’m [...]


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Professional Website Package for Professional Land Surveyors

August 7, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

In the past years it has become more commonplace for surveying companies to have their own website. What has surprised me, though, is how many land surveyors I come across that still don’t have a website (or one that’s rather clunky) and don’t have email addresses that match their company brand.
There’s no reason to have [...]


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AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Image Edit and Frames

July 29, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD

More AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Help!
I get more questions about AutoCAD Civil 3D than I do on any other subject. The complexity of the program coupled with the myriad of settings required to make it a useful piece of surveying and design software results in it being very tricky to set up and use.
I’ve begun [...]


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AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 for Land Surveyors: Coordinate Systems

July 23, 2009 in AutoCAD, CAD, Videos

This video shows how to setup coordinate systems in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Drawings & Survey Databases and is brought to you by http://www.EricColburn.com Professional Land Surveyor Source.
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