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Boudreaux
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A salesman from the big city is down in Houma Louisiana for
a conference and decides to treat himself to a nice Cajun meal. He sees a restaurant that is packed which is
always a good sign and goes in and is seated promptly. His waiter, Boudreaux introduces himself and
tells him about the specials for the night.
The guy looks at Boudreaux not really understanding what he just said
and asked how they prepare their chicken. Boudreaux replies , "There's nothin'
special... we just flat out tell' em they're gonna die".
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Leica ScanStation C10
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Today's most popular class of laser scanner -
ScanStation™ - is now in a compact, all-in-one ScanStation C10 platform.
It includes scanner, tilt sensor, battery, controller, data storage,
auto-adjusting video camera and laser plummet. ScanStation C10 also
features major productivity advances, including a new Smart X-Mirror™that lets users conduct full-dome scans in literally just minutes using a
spinning mirror.
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Tools of the Trade September 2010
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Greetings!
I am finally getting a few days to take a breath and catch up, or at least try to. I have been meeting with clients for consulting, training, demonstrations and catching up for the last 4 or 5 weeks. I am booked for the next few weeks and then TSPS, and AGC are just around the corner in October.
While I have not seen a huge turn around I have seen more clients getting a little breathing room and even a few with more work than they know what to do with. Many are looking for smarter, faster, easier ways to do more with less so I have been doing a lot of consulting lately to make that happen.
Consulting? CDS does Consulting? Yes, and we have since day 1 back in April of 2007. The solutions such as software or training are only a piece of what we can do for our clients. We want to make you a well oiled machine and help you get the most out of what you have. This month's Tech Tip is a perfect example of that.
If you missed the presentations I did with Carlson Software this month on their Thursday Webinar series I have posted links for those on the sidebar. The first was about using SurvCE with GPS and the second about working with DEM files inside of Carlson. Check them out, and also make sure to check out my blog as well as the videos I put out on Youtube.
The bottom line is that we are here to help you find ways to improve your bottom line and we have been committed to doing so since day one. Keep checking our site for information, keep reading this newsletter, keep reading our blog and watching our videos, and call me when you are ready to move to the next step.
Now, I can not leave out the most important part of this letter which is a reminder that it is September. September means football, and football is a good thing! So Gig 'em, shoot 'em up, Roll Tide, go Vols...or as we say here in the capital...Hook 'Em!
Until next month, stay safe and best wishes!
Sincerely,
Paul M. Carlson
CDS - President
"Do
not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ Harold R. McAlindon
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Tips & Tricks
 We are hearing more and more companies asking for point cloud data and we are seeing more and more software programs for working with them, but really what can we actually do with a point cloud and why would we want to use it?
 I feel like Horshack jumping out of my seat with my hand raised yelling "OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH! OOOOOOHHHHH!
" Over the past few weeks I have been working closely with our sister company Geomatic Resources and the Leica Scanstation C10. With the scan comes the data which is where I come in to answer that very question. What can we do with the data?
There are many 3rd party programs out there and the manufacturers of the scanners have their own programs built for working with the data as well. Leica has Cyclone which is an independent program or they have CloudWorx which is an add-on to AutoCAD. I just read an article this morning about a program from MicroSurvey, and of course Carlson Software has a Point Cloud program and even Civil 3D has Point Cloud capabilities.
What I have found so far is that there are many methods for dealing with the massive amounts of data produced and different clouds, circumstances, and situations call for different applications or even a combination of applications. Keep in mind that some of this data may be proprietary so using a program from the manufacturer may be required to some level. Click here to watch a video I put together on what you can do with scan data now that you have it.
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. For more information on the leica HDS scanners email Rodney Walsh at rw@geotx.com
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Industry News
Carlson Software begins preparing for the the roll out of the 2011 products. Carlson
Software has announced the long anticipated release of their Carlson
2011 products. The release date is September 15, 2010.
The current Civil Suite promotion for $2,500 will end on Sept. 14,
2010. For all clients running AutoCAD 2011 or considering moving to
AutoCAD 2011, this is huge news. The 2011 version of the Carlson
products will support versions of AutoCAD (including Map, Civil 3D, and
LDD) from 2000-2011. Read more.
Registration open for 2010 Leica Geosystems HDS Worldwide User Conference
(Heerbrugg/ Switzerland, 3 August 2010) - Leica Geosystems
announces the formal opening of registration for the 8th annual HDS
Worldwide User Conference, Oct. 25-27, in San Ramon, California. The
international conference will feature presentations by more than 30
leading users of its High-Definition Surveying™ (HDS™) 3D laser scanners
and software and by key Leica Geosystems staff. Read more.
Autodesk Announces AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS App for iPad and
iPhone SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and
entertainment software, announced AutoCAD
for Mac software. This version of AutoCAD,
one of the most widely used software for professional design and
engineering, runs natively on Mac OS X and will increase choice of
hardware for millions of users around the world. Autodesk also announced
the AutoCAD
WS mobile application, a new app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
that will allow users to edit and share their AutoCAD designs in the
field. Read more.
New Ambiguity Resolution Method for GNSS Attitude Determination Precise GNSS attitude determination is based on the GNSS carrier phase
measurements. In order to benefit from these precise measurements, the
unknown integer number of cycles needs to be resolved. For attitude
determination applications, the process of integer ambiguity resolution
largely benefits from the inclusion of a priority baseline length constraints. Read more.
Mayor and Chief of Police of Port Allen, Louisiana Indicted BATON ROUGE-United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced
today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging
DEREK A. LEWIS, age 49, of Port Allen, Louisiana, and FREDERICK W.
SMITH, age 39, of Port Allen, Louisiana, with 22 counts of violating the
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, mail fraud,
wire fraud, use of an interstate facility in aid of racketeering, and
forfeiture. If convicted, LEWIS, who is the mayor of the city of Port
Allen, faces up to 190 years' imprisonment and a $3,500,000 fine. If
convicted, SMITH, who is the chief of police for the city of Port Allen,
faces up to 130 years' imprisonment and a $2,750,000 fine. Read more.
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