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Carlson Survey 2009 now in 3 formats: Inside of AutoCAD, with IntelliCAD or StandAlone (AutoCAD OEM).
Greetings!

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." -The Preamble to the U.S. Declaration of Independance.
 
I hope you have a Happy 4th of July and this month's news letter finds you in between work and the festivities of this time of year.
 
As you know we do our best to provide the best solutions and services to our clients and over the coming months you will continue to see changes and developments we are making to better serve you.
 
It brings me great pleasure to announce our status as the premier Altus GPS reseller in the United States. Click here to read the official Press Release.
 
Keep an eye on our web site for other future developments and exciting announcements.

Sincerely,
Paul Carlson
Tech Report 
 "We receive data from the Texas Railroad Commission and other sources more regularly than we had in the past.  There are also requirements forcing us to use this GIS data in some cases.  If we are using a product such as the Carlson Survey StandAlone, or other Carlson Survey products, how can we work with this GIS data without switching to a GIS specific application?"
 
 
answer stampGeographic Information Systems (G.I.S.) is almost becoming as common a word in surveying today as Gunter's Chain was in the 17th Century.
 
Just as programs such as StarNet are industry standards for Network Least Squares adjustments, E.S.R.I. is practically a household name in the G.I.S. world and being able to communicate with E.S.R.I. products is a vital part of modern Surveying, Engineering and Construction.
 
While there are a few options out there I want to focus on the G.I.S. capabilities built in to your Carlson Survey 2009 product.  Click here to watch the video on importing GIS information.
Training 
CDS will be providing a 1 day training session on Carlson SurvCE fundamentals in Houston Texas on July 22, 2008.  The cost for the class is $295 (CEUs pending and lunch is included).  Space is limited so call our office and reserve your spot TODAY!  Click here for our full calendar of events and training. 
Autodesk News
Starting July 8, qualified AutoCAD® Land Desktop software customers can take advantage of the AutoCAD Land Desktop Customer Transition Program. Eligible AutoCAD Land Desktop software customers can crossgrade to AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Civil, or AutoCAD® Civil 3D® software for a special promotional price of US$245 if they have a current subscription contract or US$495 without subscription. Click here to learn more.
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Carlson News
The Carlson Maintenance Program is changing.  Just as AutoDESk has a subscription, Carlson has what they refer to as Maintenance for their AutoCAD and IntelliCAD add-on Software.  The biggest advantage to Maintenance is that you get all upgrades while you are on a Maintenance Contract for free.  Paying Maintenance annually is much less expensive than upgrading. 
 
To read more about the changes to the Carlson Software Maintenance program, click here.
 
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AllegroFree SurvCE GPS!
We have 4 Juniper CX 128/512 with color display and SurvCE with the GPS option in stock.  While they last the $1000 GPS option is free!!  That's right, you pay only $3375 for an Allegro ready to go with your GPS... you say you don't have GPS?   Well, we can help with that too!
 
Call for prices on our stock of used data collectors.
 
Our Price: $3375
M.S.P.: $4375
S & H:$25.00
(TX Residents include 8.25% sales tax) 
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