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help with Civil 3D and importing Lat and Long points

Posted by Andy on January 22, 2010 at 2:21pm

I need help. Can any one guide me on importing points collected from a GPS unit.What format should my Excel file be in or should I use a .txt file? Right now my Excel file is a .CSV and it only has 3 columns: point number, latitude, longitude looks like: 2 45.33353745 -122.7635515Also how to set up the import Point File format in Civil 3D?What should the drawing settings be as far as the zone and available coordinate system?Thanks

If Astronauts Can Tweet from Space, Surveyors Can Tweet from the Woods

Posted by Jaybird on January 22, 2010 at 12:30pm

I just ran across an article on Mashable about the first astronauts to send a twitter update from outer space and it got me to thinking more about our Field Support Group here on LSU. I've come to the conclusion that If Astronauts Can Tweet from Space, Surveyors Can Tweet from the Woods! If you are interested in becoming part of this experimental group which I have been masterminding, which will enable networked land surveyors to use Twitter and Google Wave to assist one another with real-time t

Surveying Resources and Links Handbook [Part One]-Surveying Education

Posted by Jaybird on January 21, 2010 at 11:30pm

This is part One of a series of blog posts regarding land surveying resources and links for our LSU members-this one is all about land surveying schools and certifications. If you have a resource or link that I missed, please feel free to drop it in the comments below the post so that everyone may benefit from this resource. LAND SURVEYING SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND TRAINING http://www.cinstate.cc.oh.us Cincinnati State Technical & Community College - Engineering Technologies http://www.etsu.edu/scit

GPS and GIS for Dummies Ebooks for Download

Posted by Jaybird on January 18, 2010 at 1:30pm

Not that any of you are dummies, but these dummy books sure come in handy when you're in a pinch. Feel free to search them right here or download. Enjoy surveyors!

GPS for Dummies

GIS for Dummies

Civil Engineering Formulas Pocket Reference Guide for Download

Posted by Skip Farrow on January 15, 2010 at 11:53pm

Here we have a handy Civil Engineering Formulas Pocket Reference Guide for PDF Download or viewing online. Hope this makes your surveying life a little easier...

Useful Mapping Software and Applications for Land Surveyors At No Cost

Posted by Skip Farrow on January 15, 2010 at 11:30pm

Below you will find a few pieces of software that I've run across and thought could be helpful to our land surveying members. They're all free! Comment if you have any questions whatsoever.

MapInfo Professional 10 FULLMapinfo Professional 10 Full | Mirror MediafireMapInfo Professional is a powerful Microsoft Windows-based mapping and geographic analysis application from the experts in location intelligence. Designed to easily visualize the relationships between data and geography, MapInfo Profess

NYSAPLS Conference

Posted by Michael Chiusano on January 6, 2010 at 10:30am

Anyone going to the NYSAPLS conference next Wednesday?

A Big Book for Problem Solving in Land Surveying

Posted by Jaybird on January 5, 2010 at 3:30pm

Here is a book that you guys might all appreciate for one reason or another. Feel free to read it online or download it. Good luck out there surveyors!

A Couple of GPS Hacks via Software

Posted by jbirds.co for Surveyors on January 4, 2010 at 7:30pm

Here are a couple of GPS hacks that I ran across via and thought might be useful if not just interesting to the group. The first is a location based browser plug-in called Geode, by Mozilla. Geode will let users to take advantage of location data embedded within a web page. Geode’s uses Skyhook’s Loki technology, which determines position base on what WiFi access points it sees just like the Eye-Fi.

Download & Try It OutYou can download Geode here.The second comes from Hackaday as well. Its calle

Ruggedize your not-so-rugged portables

Posted by jbirds.co for Surveyors on January 4, 2010 at 5:02pm

Popular Mechanics has a detailed how-to on diy ruggedization of common portable electronics such as laptops, cameras, and cellphones. There is video of a laptop surviving an eight foot fall due to the tennis balls, pipe insulation, and weather stripping they’ve added. Its not just shock resistant, they’ve used a two-part compound marketed for making custom molded earplugs to make the laptop water resistant.

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Annoying zoom extents?

Posted by Gary on January 2, 2010 at 2:54pm

In AutoCAD 2000i LDD when double clicking the mouse too quickly the drawing does a zoom extents. For example I have a three-button mouse, the center button (the mouse wheel) being the culprit, it controls the zooming and panning. Well I will be flying around in the drawing, zoomed in to some degree and then it happens; zoom extents!I think I found a fix to this problem by typing in at the command prompt: "viewres" and hit enter, you are then prompted with the question "Do you want fast zooms?" b

Land Surveyors United Changes and Your New Administrator

Posted by Skip Farrow on January 2, 2010 at 2:37pm

Greetings Surveyors,Today I introduce to you our newest member of the LSU Network, Land Surveyor United (Admin), Justin Farrow. Justin is the creator and founder of LSU and has decided to make his profile the exclusive go-to for any questions, concerns, suggestions etc. regarding the network. I ask that ALL MEMBERS please go to this new LSU (Admin) profile and click on the "Add as Friend" link under his profile image.

There are a lot of exciting changes about to occur with LSU, including an offic

Customize Your Land Surveyors United Profile In a Flash

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 30, 2009 at 10:51pm

I've been meaning to make this post for quite sometime , so with the new year on the horizon i figured it is about time to explain how to customize your LSU profile so that we can all start off with a fresh look. This should take no more than 5-10 minutes and when you're finished, you'll have a more unique profile page, ready to represent you, your company or location for other surveyors across the world to admire.First, log in (if you haven't already) and click on the tab that says "My Page" in

Google Wave Invites for LSU Members

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 25, 2009 at 11:00am

Happy Holidays Surveyors!Just wanted to mention that there are a few Google Wave invitations available if any of you are in need of one.

I have 25 available so here's the deal: Kindly drop a comment under this post with a simple statement about your opinion of Land Surveyors United and how you think it is changing the way surveyors communicate and I'll send the invitation right out to you.If you are Already On Google WaveIf you are already on Google Wave, drop your wave id below if you like and

Find Land Surveyors United Elsewhere on the Web

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 21, 2009 at 6:05pm

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6 weeks in the swamp ...

Posted by Chris Root on December 17, 2009 at 6:30pm

We've finally finished 6 weeks of cutting line in the central Florida swamps for a 100+ acre tract that had almost no open areas. I've been unemployed for 6 months when an old employer called me up and offered me a field position again ... I've been getting soft in the office as a manager for about 5-6 years and he wanted me to head a crew up and go line-cutting. I needed the money badly and jumped on the chance to get back out into the field with gusto. Man how 5 years of sitting on your butt c

Another Wild and Wooly Alaska Season under the belt

Posted by Robert S. McClintock Sr. RPLS on December 14, 2009 at 4:09pm

Well, Jaime, Susan & I made it back to the warmth and safety of our Corpus Christi digs on October 3rd.This years Alaska adventure was like none other. I've lived and worked in the "Last Frontier" for almost twenty years now and this season we got to go to places I've never even heard of much less seen.We arrived at our base camp in Nome the last week of May. We could have postponed that a few weeks as there was still 3 to 4 feet of snow still standing on the ground on arrival. Norton Sound was

I'm gettin' chilly looking for these Balloons!

Posted by Kim Noblitt on December 5, 2009 at 5:19pm

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Save BIG Money on Year End Surveying Equipment Specials

Posted by Skip Farrow on December 4, 2009 at 9:13pm

We just posted a huge list of land surveying and construction equipment Year End specials to help our fellow LSU members save some much needed cash this season. You can view the full list of available equipment and software by the Specials Page on our website. If you find an item to be so cheap that you just can't pass it up, give Skip a call 843-868-1477 (please leave voice message if you don't catch him..he'll contact you right back). Email us with any questions you may have on particular sale

Nikon's StakeIt Software

Posted by Marvin T. (Buddy) Wright on November 23, 2009 at 12:17am

My Nikon total station DTM-521 using the StakeIt Software would not upload to Gun using 4 different computers.Using IOGEAR serial to usb transfer cable coupled to rs232 cable to gun.After exhaustive tries, I decided to change to another of the many emulations the software has for different equipment. I tried the 700 series and it loaded the gun. I then changed back to the 500 series and it loaded also and also works on the other computers. You can go figure with that one, don't understand but, i

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