March 3, 2008:
Carlson Software forms new Positioning & Machine Control Division
The construction industry is rapidly embracing technology and Carlson Software is ready with the newly formed Positioning & Machine Control Division incorporating its machine control software development team, a specialized sales force and global OEM distribution.
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February 22, 2008
Carlson Software say 'BRING IT ON' at ConEXPO-CON/AGG 2008, March 11-15
Carlson Software invites attendees to bring their CAD files to the Carlson booth, #H-29013, and sit back and see Carlson Takeoff 2.0 in action.
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January 29, 2008
Carlson Software Continues Focus on Applications for AutoCAD and Map

Carlson Software develops survey, civil engineering, construction and mining software that works with the AutoCAD engine and as add-on software to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD Map®. As of February 20, 2008, we no longer are a reseller of AutoCAD and Map but are continuing to actively develop our innovative products on these platforms.
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January 22, 2008:
Carlson Software Introduces the all new Carlson Layout
Get simple, accurate measuring and layout with Carlson Software's new Carlson Layout designed to ease and speed the calculations required to lay out the foundations, columns, and utilities of architectural buildings.
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January 3, 2008:
CG-Survey 9 & CG-Survey 18 -- New from the ‘Muddy Boots Guys’
Featuring hundreds of improvements to help speed and ease the work of land surveyors, CG-Survey 9 and CG-Survey 18 are now available from Carlson Software. Developed by land surveyors for land surveyors, CG software solutions are known for their precise management of the field data and coordinate files, the heart of any surveyor’s project.

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November 20, 2007:
Carlson Software Forms Civil Engineering Division
Carlson Software has formally formed a Civil Engineering Division incorporating its civil software development team and a specialized sales force headquartered in strategic locations throughout the U.S. and abroad.

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September 21, 2007:
Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone Now Available
Get unprecedented automation together with user options that leave the control with the surveyor in the updated Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone. Representing the culmination of 25 years of progress by Carlson Software in the development of surveying software, Carlson Survey 2008 Standalone features more than 70 improvements based on user input and designed to allow users to do more, do it better and in less time.

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One Powerful Software Package For All Applications

Carlson Grade is Carlson Software's latest unique machine guidance product. The software is cross-platform for use on Windows and Linux operating systems. Carlson Grade is available for:
dozers drills
loaders scrapers
excavators bucketwheels
compactors shovels
graders TruckPro
barges foreman trucks
 
Description

Carlson Grade enables heavy equipment operators to know their grade and location without the need for stakes or in severe weather conditions. Accordingly, when work is done at night, when a surveyor may not be available, production can continue with confidence. The significance of this latest program is that you can now see what is going on, on the operators screen from your network, if the rovers are set-up with the network access anywhere in the world through secured sites.

Carlson Grade can even be mounted on a pick-up truck to provide mine foremen and supervisors with real-time position and height inspection capabilities. There is no need for converting site drawings; because, this product recognizes standard dwg files. Combined with Carlson's Productivity Tools, your process and equipment performance can be monitored and analyzed to gain advantage over your competitors.

Carlson Grade is ideal for real-time grading applications, since heavy equipment operators can grade sites without stakes, even in blinding conditions. Instead, they glance at a screen mounted in the cab and respond to cut/fill and position information. This empowers the employee by giving them instant feedback on their design performance and allowing them to achieve the proper grade with the first pass. This eliminates excessive movement and tramming of the machine, which results in less maintenance and cost.


Benefits and Features

On-the-fly road and ramp design
Supports any RTK GPS using a ruggedized touch screen computer
Useful for grade check in a supervisors vehicle
Multiple views in profile, section and plan
Uses AutoCAD drawings and Carlson Civil 2007 surfaces, no conversion necessary
Real-time monitoring back at the office with Telescope or SiteNet
Creates logging file for real-time or future analysis with ProTools
Optional tilt sensors provide more accurate position and elevation
Optional light-bars give the operator more indication of cut or fill
Easy to use, cross-platform software (Windows, Linux, WinCE)
Multi-purpose: one system for all equipment and applications (dozer, grader, excavator, drill, etc.)
Works with all major manufacturers of GPS and robotic total station equipment
Fast, improved graphical response
On-Board Mission Planning Satellite Forecast and Almanac
Multiple Design Layers
Specialized Features for Construction, Mining and Landfill Applications
 
Carlson Grade Dozer
 

Real-time 3D GPS with Indicate or Automatic Guidance

 
Applications
Rough Grade
Fine Grade
Reclamation
Mining
Ditches
Ramps
Roads
Slopes
Complex Surfaces
   
   
   

 
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Benefits and Features on Machine
Plan / Profile / Section / Indicate views
Easy to use
On the fly road and ramp design 
Separation of materials 
Stakeless Grading 24/7 
Optional task / Delay and user login 
Warning / Watch zones by polygon or DTM 
Display quality and other attribute grids 
Data Logging or Real-time data transmission
 
Benefits and Features in Office
(subject to Productivity Tools and Fleet Manager)
Productivity analysis 
Push counts 
Individual machine reports for fleets / users / activities 
Update existing surfaces 
Wireless project distribution 
Real-time monitoring
Near real-time volumes

  Screen Captures (click on image to see enlarged version)
 
 
 
 
Carlson Grade Loader