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Altus APS-3
Introducing the Altus APS-3 GPS/GLONASS Recievers.
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Greetings!

Welcome back, I hope you had a great 4th of July.  July was filled with tons of exciting news and happenings and more progression of the future of CDS.
 
First we would like to announce that the CDS team has grown yet again.  Damon Seys has joined us as a new technical team member based in Orion, IL. This is a huge move toward our goals and we could not be happier to have Damon joining us.
 
Damon comes to CDS with over 15 years experience in the Land Development industry. He has worked in all aspects of the design cycle, from survey to engineering through construction.  Damon brings a wide range of real-world experience in residential, commercial, municipal, and DOT projects. 
 
Adding knowledgeable, professional individuals such as Damon to our team, adding products such as Altus GPS to our basket, and staying current on industry trends are just some examples of what we do to be the best, and the right choice for you.
 
Sincerely,
Paul Carlson
Tech Report 
 "We use Carlson Survey and would like to have the Northing and Easting values appear for our points in CAD.  We have found the command to label the values manually, but we need something more automated if we want to stay one step ahead of our competition.  Is there an easy way in Carlson Survey to do this without a lot of fuss?"
 
Linfield, Hunter & Junius,Inc.
Metairie, Louisiana 
 
answer stampIn the past there have only been a few ways to do this: Manually label the Northing/Easting values using the command under the Annotate Menu, or to jump through hoops and bring the values in as notes and label them that way.
 
To further prove how far Carlson has come along and that they do listen to their users there has actually been enhancements in this arena over the last few years.  Using Field to Finish in Carlson now allows the user to label Northing and Easting values automatically!  Click here to watch the video instruction.
 
We get requests all the time for training classes and seminars and when we put a class together it rarely seems to cover the needs of everyone who asked.  So we ask you...
 
What type of training do you need?  How long should the classes be?  Where should they be?  What days of the week seem to be best?  Help us help you.  Send us an email and let us know what you think.  Help us better help you by providing us information that will allow us to better prepare, plan, and present training to you.
Autodesk News
July 15, 2008 - At a joint press conference last week, Autodesk, Inc. and Bentley Systems, Inc. announced an agreement to expand interoperability between their portfolios of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) software. Autodesk and Bentley will exchange software libraries, including Autodesk RealDWG, to improve the ability to read and write the companies' respective DWG and DGN formats in mixed environments. In addition, the two companies will facilitate work process interoperability between their AEC applications through supporting reciprocal use of available Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). With this agreement, the companies aim to improve AEC workflows by enabling broader reuse of information generated during the design, construction, and operation of buildings and infrastructure, and by enhancing the ability of project teams to choose among multiple software sources.More.

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Carlson News
Simple, hardworking, and affordable, Simplicity "Sight" Survey works with AutoCAD, MicroStation, and IntelliCAD (built-in), providing an effective and economical choice for surveyors needing to import field-to-finish and other survey data directly to their CAD application. Perfect for DOTs and for firms working with DOTs.  Click here to learn more.
 
 
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Civil SuiteB.O.G.O.!
Now through August 31, 2008 purchase one Carlson Civil Suite with Maintenance, get the second at half price!  Pay $3850 for the first Civil Suite with maintenance and get the second seat for $1925!  This is not valid with any other offer.  

 
Our Price: $5775
M.S.P.: $7700
S & H:$25.00
(TX Residents include 8.25% sales tax) 
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