Land Surveyor Forum

Have you tried Copan -- free land surveyor's software?

Posted by Underhill Geomatics on May 26, 2008 at 12:02pm
Have you heard about Copan? It's fairly new and it's free.It enables you to calculate coordinate geometry, process field surveys, adjust map traverses, perform map checks, calculate areas/perimeters, transform coordinatess, and import/export Ascii files.It's available for Windows, Palm, and Pocket computers, from http://www.underhill.ca/Software/ugl_software.php.I welcome your thoughts.
Views: 54

You need to be a member of Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community to add thoughts!

Join Land Surveyors United - Surveying Education Community

Tags: cogo, area calculator, coordinate geometry, field data, free, map check, transformation, traverse adjustment
Email me when people reply –
Follow

Replies

  • Underhill Geomatics June 25, 2009 at 4:18pm
    Copan for Windows version 09.06 (released on 2009.06.24) adds these features:
    o Continuous coordinate readout.
    o Instant point-to-point measure.
    o More angle and area precision options.
    You can download Copan from our home page or from our Box on LSU!
  • Underhill Geomatics December 22, 2008 at 8:06pm
    Version 08.12 (released on 2008.12.22) of Copan for Windows has improved support for the different bearing (or azimuth) formats used around the world.

    It supports quadrant and whole-circle bearings, south-based and north-based circle bearings, and gons (or grads) as well as degrees.
  • Underhill Geomatics November 17, 2008 at 2:33pm
    Good questions, Darren.

    The free version of Copan cannot export to DXF/DWG files. However, a future version of Windows Copan will export directly to DWG files. (Our in-house version has been doing this for years.)

    Generally, Copan cannot talk (upload/download) directly to total stations or digital levels; it imports/exports ascii files which you, independently of Copan, copy to/from instruments. However, Copan Mobile (PocketPC/PalmOS versions) can get coordinates directly from a GPS device, if the device's output is in NMEA 0183 format and is via a (virtual/actual) serial port.
  • Land Surveyor
    Darren Noble November 14, 2008 at 11:43pm
    Does it export DXF or DWG files?
    What can you upload to a survey instrument?
    Can you download straight into it, or do you need to use another program to extract survey information?

    Darren
    Noble Consulting Surveyors
    Surveying in Bunbury, Western Australia
    • GEO Ambassador
      Skip Farrow > Darren Noble November 15, 2008 at 5:08pm
      you can find links for many softwares on the LSU Handbook...perhaps there may be some of use to you there..hope this helps..
  • Underhill Geomatics August 25, 2008 at 3:26pm
    Copan for Windows, version 08.08 (released on 2008.08.25) has improved support for CSV files.
  • GEO Ambassador
    Skip Farrow June 13, 2008 at 10:32pm
    sounds interesting...i think ill give it a whirl...free is always good...thanks
This reply was deleted.

Answer As your Facebook Page

Global Surveyor Forum

  • Most Popular Posts
  • Latest Activity
  • Featured Posts
  • Most Popular Discussion

Latest Discussions by Category

  • Best Practices
  • Local Forums and More
  • Introduce Yourself
  • Surveying Jobs
  • Surveying Tips & Tricks
  • Equipment Advice

Add Your Expertise

  • Contributors
  • Featured Discussions

How to Utilize Surveyor Forums

How to use Forums
Our forums on Land Surveyors United are here to be used as much for finding help with problems in the field as the are for you to express your opinions on anything that has to do with land surveying in general. Feel free to share anything that is on your mind, as long as it isn't meant to damage another member's reputation. Please keep it clean and help insure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of being part of a community that grows together.

We are committed to allowing freedom of expression for all of our members, and that includes maintaining a safe space for people with opposing views to express themselves. We get posts from all over the country and even the globe, so needless to say, people come with different viewpoints on lad surveying practices and processes. We see this diversity and variety as a real strength-- dialogue and debate are an integral part of the educational process, as well as an important tool in exploring different sides of complex issues.

All Community Hubs inside the community have their own forum for asking specific questions to other surveyors, by location, equipment type, etc.

Global Forums

USA Surveying Forums
Asia Surveying Forums
Africa Surveying Forums
Middle East Surveying Forums
European Surveying Forums
South American Surveying Forums
Oceania Surveying Forums
Survey Equipment Support Forums
Search Survey Photos

Surveyor Forum Categories

Choose Your Forum Category

Latest Blog Posts

Most Popular Blog Posts

Blog Topics by Tags

Monthly Archives