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Thunderstorm.
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summer evening, during a violent thunderstorm, a mother was tucking
her son
into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a
tremor in
his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"
The
mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said.
"I have to sleep in Daddy's room."
A
long silence was broken at last by his shaky little voice: "The big
sissy."
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M.D.A. Summer Lockup
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Donations to MDA provide help and hope in many ways:
Research -
cutting-edge investigation into treatments and cures.
Support
- help obtaining equipment and coping with challenges. Camp -
a barrier-free week of fun, friendship and laughter for kids.
Visit mda.orgfor information on how MDA makes a difference to people around the
country and in your community.
To make a secure tax-deductible donation to my fun-raising drive click here.
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Tools of the Trade July 2010
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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. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Happy Independence Day, and what is more a more analogous of this day than the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence itself!
It is hard to believe it is summer already and we are yet again halfway through another year. I have to admit every time I forget I step outside and the blistering heat reminds me that once again summer is upon us. Whether you are working or playing outside make sure to drink plenty of water and do what you can to stay cool. You can check out this blog for more tips on how to stay cool in the heat of the summer.
While there is still no overwhelming sign that everything is back to normal, there are signs that things are improving in some areas. I have heard, read, and seen many new projects kicking off here in the Austin area and throughout Texas. I hope you are seeing your work load increase as well.
Keep in mind that we are here to help you in any and every way we can. If you need training or just want us to provide consultative advice or ideas we are here for you. If you need help creating data such as 3D models or layout data we can do that as well. I am always en email or a phone call away.
For all of those who helped in my MDA fund-raising drive I would like to
once again say thank you. Your support not only for me, but for this
great cause means a lot to me and I can not thank you enough. I have
posted more information on that drive here in this newsletter and for
those who didn't get a chance to make a contribution there is still
time!
Until next month, stay cool, stay safe, and be well!
Sincerely,
Paul M. Carlson
CDS - President
"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long
as it is the home of the brave." ~Elmer Davis"
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Tips & Tricks
 We need more data! In the old days we could get away with providing just what the client needed and anything else required more money from them so often times they stayed away from it. Today everyone wants more and more and more but because there is so much free information out there they do not want to pay us for recreating it. How can we use the data out there, add it to what we are using and simply get paid for preparing what is available?
 I know exactly what you mean. Because the data is out there everyone assumes all you have to do is grab it and move on and it takes you no time to find it, process it, and add it to what you are doing. The good news is that with the amount of information available you often times do not have to go out and add more survey to the job. You simply need to add more data.
But remember, you should charge for that time of finding and preparing that for them. That is why we charge for support and training, it takes us time and money to learn all of this stuff and present it back. It is cheaper to obtain this data and make it presentable than it is to go survey these large areas, but there is still a cost associated with that
I digresses a little there. So back to the main topic here. How do we work with those other data formats? I have posted a blog that talks about this a little more and also shows how to actually bring these NED files into AutoCAD. Click here to read the blog.
To learn more about how CDS can work with you on this or other
training/consulting projects call our office or email me directly at
pmcarlson@carlsonds.com.
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Industry News
Carlson Explorer gone the way of the Dodo bird? While
CDS has never carried/stocked the explorers and tried to encourage our clients
to explore options such as the Juniper Allegro it was hard for many to pass on the low price of the Explorer. Carlson Software has announced they are no longer stocking the Explorers and Explorer
Accesories. Read more.
ESRI Builds Animated Map of Gulf Oil Slick Timeline This animated map from ESRI shows the locations of the oil slick in the
Gulf of Mexico for each day since April 25, when the slick was first
measured. It also shows an oil slick projection, as well as locations
of critical habitats. Read more.
Trimble Expands the Quantm Alignment Planning Product Line with Desktop Option
SUNNYVALE,
Calif., June 10, 2010 - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today its
Quantm™ Desktop software for road alignment planning to complement its
existing alignment planning system. The innovative new Quantm Desktop
software simultaneously considers construction costs, environmental
restrictions, social constraints and legislative obligations, allowing
infrastructure planners to thoroughly examine all alternatives and
select the most appropriate corridors for roads. Read more.
Getting There; TxDOT tapping the private sector to build public infrastructure While many states have tapped private capital to build roads and
bridges, Texas has shown less enthusiasm for alternative funding
mechanisms, allowing expiration of the Dept. of Transportation's and
Regional Mobility Authorities' right to enter into new comprehensive
development agreements (or CDAs). Read more.
Sokkia Renews the Automatic Level Lineup OLATHE, Kan. - June 23, 2010 -
Sokkia Corporation announced the release of the new B series automatic
levels - B20, B30 and B40 - that replace the previous lineup of the B
and C series.
Read more.
MicroSurvey PointCloud software distributed Globally by Leica Geosystems - Houston, 8 February 2010 - Based on rapid growth of
High-Definition Surveying™ (HDS™) in civil/survey mapping applications,
Leica Geosystems, the market leader in laser scanning products, and
MicroSurvey Software Inc., a leader in mapping software, announced plans
at SPAR 2010 for Leica Geosystems to resell MicroSurvey's new
PointCloud CAD mapping software on a global basis. Read more.
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