Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Do you ever feel like your ceiling is sloping down? Why the Leica Roteo Construction Laser is your Solution

Well, it has happened to me. The contractor was working on plans for renovating the kitchen and all he needed was to take one look. He said it is a fairly common issue for walls and ceilings not to be level in older homes. Which makes sense; after all, in those days Leica wasn’t around to manufacture their Roteo Self-Leveling Lasers.

Working in construction nowadays means being equipped with the right tools. Not only that, you want compact tools that can be used for multiple applications. Because nobody likes to schlep more than they have to, right?

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Spectra Field and Office Software Gets an Unlikely Comparison


While taking a trip down memory lane, I remembered how stressful my last year in college was. Teachers bombarded my class with requirements we had to submit before we could even graduate. While I struggled to fulfill each of my teacher’s demands, making a thesis was probably the most tedious of all.

Writing a thesis is tough. It doesn't really take a genius to figure that out but if you are, then your classmates must have uttered a little prayer so they could team up with you. Despite all the pressure regarding the deadline, my anxiety was greatly reduced by the fact that my thesis in college was in fact a group effort. To be honest, I disappeared in the middle of the project and then was pushed by my colleagues to present the findings during the final presentation – a very good punishment. Sigh!

Anyway, bringing life to a construction project is actually a lot like creating a thesis. In fact, both of them undergo the same basic process before a good outcome can be achieved.

For instance:

Monday, April 8, 2013

Topcon’s New MAGNET Software Streamlines Surveying Communication Between Field and Office. Why Are You Still Carrying Around a USB Stick?


As an amateur land surveyor or design engineer, you don’t want to look like a complete newbie on the jobsite, do you? Recording accurate measurements, knowing how to handle field equipment or producing field designs and maps is a must – that is if you want your fellow surveyors to take you seriously.

Confidence is the key to everything! That is why MAGNET Field and MAGNET Office software were created to provide a hassle-free data collection and data processing experience for professionals and non-professionals alike.


But what exactly is MAGNET Field and Office?

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Featuring the New Topcon FC-2600 Data Collector – Keyboard, Touchscreen or Maybe a Little of Both?





In the surveying world, there is a showdown much greater than iPhone vs. Blackberry. It is between the 'must have' touchscreen handheld field controllers that are set to make land data collection much easier and surveying data collectors with keyboards. Topcon Positioning makes both, but is the new FC2600 tempting enough to lure you away from the touchscreen crowd?