Carlson SurvCE Now Supports the Topcon GT Series

MAYSVILLE, Ky. — Carlson Software’s popular data collection software, Carlson SurvCE, continues to defend choice on all drivers for customers, including support for the latest Topcon GT total station with its latest release, build 5.06. “Since SurvCE was first developed, Carlson has been dedicated to providing our users real choice to work with a wide […] ...

Carlson SurvPC Data Collection Software for Ruggedized PC Tablets

If choosing to use a ruggedized PC tablet in the field, then Carlson SurvPC is the data collection system to use with it. SurvPC has unprecedented versatility providing access to CAD, Esri® ArcGIS, and MicroStation DGN files directly in the field. MAYSVILLE, Ky., U.S.A— SurvPC is a complete data collection system for Real Time Kinematic […] ...

Road Network File: Linking Carlson Civil to SurvCE, Office to Field

Tech Tip From the President’s Desk by Bruce Carlson The Road Network File is one of the best examples of linking the power of Carlson Civil and the office software to the field, to SurvCE and SurvPC. The RNF file is made as a special output of the Road Network command. Its intended purpose is […] ...

Carlson Software Spotlight: Bob Bailey

Employee spotlight on Bob Bailey. ...

Carlson Software Spotlight: Sarah Winter

A short interview with Sarah Winter. ...

The status and future of location intelligence for surveyors

Sticking with your current GPS might mean falling behind the curve. ...

Carlson Works – Estimating, Planning & Building with Carlson Construction

“The more you get to know it, the more you can do it with it,” says Sean Roberts, an “outsetter” for Van Etten/Blijdorp in Vlaardingen, The Netherlands, of the Carlson Software he uses for his job. While not technically a surveyor, Roberts, who hails from Australia, does all of the measuring for the drawings, revisions, […] ...

Surveyor2/Mini2 Patch Improves Bluetooth/WiFi Performance

Carlson Software has released a patch for the Carlson Surveyor2 and the Carlson Mini2 data collectors and improves the performance, reliability and stability of the data collectors especially when Bluetooth and WiFi are on at the same time. Instructions for installing this patch can be found in the Carlson Knowledge Base article #962 at this […] ...

Field to Finish tools offer efficiency benefits to land surveyors

"Field-to-Finish" is a must-have feature for surveyors.  ...

Using SurvCE’s Live Digital Level (LDL) Feature

Version 4.0 of Carlson Software’s SurvCE data collection software now includes a Live Digital Level (LDL) or electronic bubble vial feature. The LDL reads the internal tilt or level sensors in Carlson’s BRx5 GNSS receiver, displays the BRx5 level status on the data collector display and warns the user if the BRx5 position is outside […] ...