What do you do when your topo survey meets water? If you’ve ever needed to study water depths in a lake, river, or stream, then hydrographic survey is the way to go. Seafloor Systems has modern, survey-grade, sonar equipment for your on-water data collection needs. As Trimble and Seafloor Systems experts, CSDS provides solutions that … Read More »
Surveyors, it’s not too late to start offering 3D scanning as a service: just this year, a POB study found that 70% of respondents saw a growth in demand for 3D scanning. So what are you waiting for? The SX10 scanning total station makes it easy for you to expand your business by using survey … Read More »
This is part 3 of a 3-part blog. Managing California’s largest commercial GPS network is a huge challenge – now and for the future. In this third and final blog conversation, CSDS President Tom Cardenas and Systems Administrator Ed Morrison talk about the challenges of a network that covers 93,000 square miles in a geography … Read More »
At the stroke of 10 A.M. Terrell Carlton begins his surveyor training session. “Welcome to the Trimble Field to Finish webinar,” he says as he sits alone in the CSDS training center walking a half-dozen surveyors through a live demo of Trimble Business Center and Trimble Access. His trainees are all listening – and watching … Read More »
This is part 2 of a 3-part blog. From a system developed for the U.S. military to a global network with broad commercial applications, today’s GPS is changing the way we live and work. As the technology advances, so do its applications. Trimble cites five primary applications: Location: Determining a basic position Navigation: Getting from … Read More »
What are the biggest challenges facing AEC professionals today? We recently sat down with CSDS President Tom Cardenas and asked him that question. But before we get to the Q&A, let’s start with a little background about how Tom got involved with the AEC industry. Tom grew up in Vacaville and became interested in technology … Read More »
This is part 1 of a 3-part blog. Since California Surveying & Drafting Supply was founded 30 years ago, GPS has evolved from a handful of NAVSTAR satellites to a global constellation now referred to as GNSS, or Global Navigation Satellite System, used to pinpoint positions anywhere in the world. GPS has changed the way we … Read More »
This is a quick video demonstrating how to merge points and unmerge (explode) points in TBC. A special thanks to Caltrans and CA State Parks for the question. To Merge Points Click and drag to select your points Click and drag again to highlight your lines. Your screen will show “15 objects selected” at the … Read More »
When surveyors collect field data, the objects they’re documenting are known as features. Almost anything could be a feature: a tree, fence, gate, sign, utility pole, or building. Trimble Business Center and the Trimble feature code library increases your productivity by allowing you to: create features, attributes, and linework on the fly which saves you … Read More »
In this video, we show you how to export points by range from Trimble Business Center (TBC) to a CSV file: From the TBC Home tab, click on the Export button Choose the Export format that you’d like to use (ex: “P,N,E,elev,Code” format into a .csv file) To select a range of points, click on Options: … Read More »
