Palmetto Equipment and Supply Blog

Find Surveying Jobs on Asia Employment Board

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:12:27 PDT

Land Surveyors United Now Has Asian Surveying Jobs Board Earlier today, I spoke too soon. Justin has already finished the Asia Surveying Jobs Board and it is packed with fresh available Land Surveying Jobs in the following countries: India, China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan,...

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Surveying Jobs for All 50 US States

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:38:28 PDT

Surveying Jobs in United States Find a Surveying Job in ANY US State and Smile! Whether you believe it or not, there are available jobs for land surveyors in ALL 50 US states. Yesterday, Justin proved just that by creating auto-updated Surveying Jobs Boards for each and every state in the US...

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Dirt Cheap Survey Grade GPS and Accessories

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:54:43 PST

Late last week, we told you about our unique surveying equipment store, which is built around the idea of allowing surveyors to submit offers on the equipment on the site. Why? Because we MUST get rid of it. Palmetto Equipment and Supply as we know it is going out of business and...

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Cool New Thing: An Entirely New Type of Surveying Equipment Store

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:43:50 PST

New ePalmetto Store Many of you who have bought equipment from us in the past know that ePalmetto is no stranger to innovation. We also happen to be completely comfortable putting ourselves in the place of the everyday land surveyor. Times are rough..money is scarce and we'd rather not constantly...

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Available Surveying Jobs Board

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:06:35 PST

Information for Surveyors Seeking Work Available Jobs for Surveyors By now you all probably know about our native job board for land surveyors on Land Surveyors United at http://jobs.landsurveyorsunited.com But what you may not know is that my son Justin is preparing to expand this job...

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Land Surveyors United Has a New Store

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:34:40 PST

With over 1000+ members now on Land Surveyors United, it was time for some major upgrades. Luckily, Justin already had this all planned out. So this week, we rolled out a new store and a toolbar with a LOT of enhancements. Here's the story: Last week we gave you the Official...

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Topcon Acquires Distrubtor InlandGEO

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:44 PDT

Topcon Positioning Systems has acquired InlandGEO, one of its distributors. InlandGEO is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and has four additional offices in Spain, two in Portugal, and one in the Canary Islands. InlandGEO will become the headquarters for distribution and support for Topcon precision...

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Wireless Data Link for Remote Monitoring, Positioning

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:43 PDT

The Advanced Data Link (ADL) Sentry is a UHF radio for remote communications. A high-speed data radio modem designed for rugged environments of remote sensing, machine control, and environmental monitoring, it joins a product lineup comprising the ADL Foundation, a transceiver OEM modem board; the...

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3D Machine Control Software

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:41 PDT

An upgraded version of Carlson’s 3D machine control software, Carlson Grade, is now available. Featuring new and enhanced tools, Carlson Grade 4.0 can be used with a variety of heavy machines and is designed to be flexible and open. Compatible with most heavy equipment, Grade 4.0’s support includes...

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Microsoft Wants You to Know

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:39 PDT

Today, Bing launched the Facebook Map App, which uses Facebook APIs to pull in your friend’s information from Facebook. Additionally, Bing launched the My Friends map app, which lets you see all of your Facebook friends right in Bing Maps. With the M...Read more Published by Original...

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On the Importance of a Land Survey when Buying Property in Charleston

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:38 PDT

Visit and connect with professional land surveyors across the globe on Land Surveyors United and ask them anything you might be worrying about. The Land Survey and The Closing Sometime before the official closing on a property, ... Published by Original source :...

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Social Media, Old Media, and the Professional Land Surveyor

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:12:37 PDT

In general, Land Surveyors United feels it's receiving a cold shoulder from the conventional media magazines and that its initiative to create a social network for professional land surveyors is being copied by one of them in particular ... Published by Original source :...

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Survey Package

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:22:49 PDT

Does Civil 3D have everything in it for a Surveying Package? We are currently using a 3rd party software add-on (Carlson) but I'd like to eliminate the extra fees and use Autodesk's product if it in fact is able to perform as well as Carlson. Published by Original source :...

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The Need for Technology to Assist Complex Decisions

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:21 PDT

There is an excellent opinion piece by David Brooks in today’s New York Times that focuses on the complexity of our world and the issues that we face when dealing with risk. Brooks speaks to the complex and intricate web of high tech systems that support our lives, and yet we fail to assess and...

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5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:20 PDT

This Week's PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR SURVEY. What is Your Favorite Social Networking Site? Facebook; Land Surveyors United; Linkedin; MySpace; Twitter; Tumblr; Other. View Results. Loading ... Surveys Archive ... Published by Original source :...

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DC CTO Launches Private Cloud, Aims to Grow Model City

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:14 PDT

Brian Sivak, the city's CTO, spoke at the Gov 2.0 conference this week. Among his plans for DC is a private cloud where IT staff can order up a server in a shopping cart and have it quickly "spooled up." Of more interest to GIS folks is t...Read more Published by Original source :...

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Topcon acquires InlandGEO ~ Palmetto Equipment and Supply

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:13 PDT

Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations - @landsurveyorsU – Twitter account for the great people from *Land Surveyors United*. PLS Network where Professional Land Surveyors Change the Industry thro... 4 days ago ... Published by Original source :...

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Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:12 PDT

@landsurveyorsU – Twitter account for the great people from Land Surveyors United. PLS Network where Professional Land Surveyors Change the Industry through discussion and media. Network with other surveyors globally in any language! ... Published by Original source :...

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Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:48:11 PDT

Twitter #FollowFriday Professional Land Surveyor Recommendations

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:26:00 PDT

Topcon acquires InlandGEO

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:25:57 PDT

Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS) has acquired InlandGEO, one of Topcon’s top performing distributors. InlandGEO is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and has four additional offices in Spain, two in Portugal and one in the Canary Islands. Published by Original source :...

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This Week in Maps

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:39:58 PDT

The first episode of This Week in Maps, “a podcast about the latest maptastic geohappenings,” went live yesterday. (Wait — “maptastic geohappenings”? That’s a tagline. Wish I’d thought of it.) It’s hosted by OSM founder Steve Coast. Via GIS Lounge. This Week in Maps first appeared on The...

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GPS vs. Assisted GPS

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:39:57 PDT

Another explanatory thingy from GPS Review: the difference between GPS and “assisted” GPS (A-GPS), used by smartphones and the like, which speeds up the process by using cell towers or geolocated Wi-Fi base stations. GPS vs. Assisted GPS first appeared on The Map Room: A Weblog About Maps...

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Map Art Exhibition in London: Whose Map Is It?

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:39:56 PDT

Whose Map Is It? is a map art exhibition taking place at Rivington Place in London from June 2 to July 24, 2010. It features work from nine contemporary artists who “question the underlying structures and hierarchies that inform traditional mapmaking. They provide individual insights that inscribe...

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A Bench Mark in Time

noreply@blogger.com (ePalmetto Global) — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:39:55 PDT

On May 14, 2000, I walked across the stage at the University of Akron with my new degree in hand. I was one of only four survey program graduates who attended the commencement ceremony ... Published by Original source : http://www.pobonline.com/Articles/Features/BNP_GUI... ...

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