IntelliCAD President Dave Lorenzo to Deliver Keynote at Carlson Go West
IntelliCAD Technology Consortium President Dave Lorenzo will be delivering the keynote speech at Carlson's 'Go West ' User Conference, April 20-22.

Dave started with AutoCAD when it first released in the early 1980s, working as a CAD design/drafting consultant, trainer and developer. As one of the founding partners of Ketiv Technologies, he worked for over twelve years as an Autodesk reseller and third-party developer. Ketiv’s award-winning, third-party products helped propel Ketiv to be one of the top Autodesk resellers in North America. In 1997 he moved to Visio Corporation when they acquired Ketiv’s ArchT architectural application. He then moved to Microsoft when they acquired Visio, all the while working on ArchT, IntelliCAD and Visio, and learning much about managing large-scale software development.
 
Go West 2020 - Schedule Overview
Seafloor Systems Brings Carlson Merlin and Merlin LT to Ocean Sciences 2020
Seafloor Systems is showcasing the Carlson Merlin and soon-to-be-released Merlin LT at the Ocean Sciences Show being held in San Diego, California, from February 16-21, 2020. Seafloor Systems is exhibiting at the show in booth 424.

The Carlson Merlin is a time-tagged laser scanner that can be used for coastal, offshore, and inland waterway surveying. The system features a 250-meter range laser scanner and a GPS receiver, which provides accurate time-tagged survey data. It can be integrated with other hydrographic equipment to then enable both surface and subaquatic data collection.

New FAA Proposal Drone Pilots Should Know About
by Steve Cummings
In case you were partying on December 31 and failed to notice your government at work…there’s a new document out for comment:

14 CFR Parts 1, 47, 48, 89, 91, and 107
[Docket No.: FAA–2019–1100; Notice No. 20–01]
RIN 2120–AL31
Remote Identification of Unmanned
Aircraft Systems

In summary, this will require all drones, regardless of whether they are used for recreational or commercial purposes, to comply with the new regulations unless they weigh 250 grams (0.55 pounds) or less, including any payload.

Main features of the new regulations for operators:

Carlson Software Names Sandor Vegh Regional Sales Director for Central Europe

Carlson Software recently named Hungarian native Sandor Vegh, P.S., as its Regional Sales Director for its Land Development Division in Central Europe.

“I look forward to supporting the engineers and the surveying and construction professionals in my region,” said Vegh. “I’ve already started to set up workshops and demos with Carlson clients and also dealers in each of the countries and will be doing that on a regular basis.”

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Survey with GPS and Total Station Together!
Microsoft Retires Windows 7–Update to Carlson 2020 on Windows 10!
If you're among the many who will need to update to Windows 10 now that Windows 7 is officially unsupported, keep in mind that Carlson 2015 and older are not officially supported on Windows 10.

Contact your regional rep or click below to update your Carlson software with full support for Windows 10!
Carlson 2020 Update–User Action Required!
A new Carlson 2020 build is available, but may need to be downloaded manually. Please visit this page for more information!
Carlson Software Names Pawel Grabowski Regional Sales Director for Eastern Europe

Carlson Software continues to expand its representation in Europe, naming Pawel Grabowski of Warsaw, Poland, as the company’s Regional Sales Director for its land development product line in Eastern Europe.

“I look forward to conducting sales and training seminars for both dealers and customers, as well as visiting Carlson’s existing dealers and customers to better meet their needs. I will also be attending regional conferences,” he says.

VIDEO: Create a Solid from an Underground Scan

Tyler Faulkner, Carlson Mining Sales and Support, provides an in-depth guide on how to import a scan into Carlson Point Cloud module and from there how to make a solid and calculate a volume.