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January 27, 2009:
Natural Regrade Wins Intermat Silver Innovation Award
Carlson Software's Natural Regrade land reclamation software won a Silver Award in the Services Category of Intermat's Innovation Awards. The official awards ceremony will be held during the 2009 Intermat, April 20-25, in Paris, France. For Detailed Information. |
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January 7, 2009:
Carlson Hosts 2nd Annual User Conference, April 5-7
Held again in Lexington, Ky., the 2009 Carlson User Conference will feature all new classes to show how Carlson's comprehensive software solutions bring users from "Concept to Completion." In addition, hands-on labs will be held and many of the classes will be split into beginner and advanced. For Detailed Information. |
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December 3, 2008:
Carlson Business Suite Facilitates Informed Business Decisions
Built and customized for engineering and surveying businesses, the Carlson Business Suite is a complete business management software solution. For Detailed Information. |
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November 11, 2008:
Carlson Grade Supervisor v1.0: New Tool for Construction Grade Management
Both simple to learn and to use, Carlson Grade Supervisor v1.0 is designed specifically for site supervisors, inspectors and grade checkers. It offers affordable and easy-to-use software for day-to-day surface and grade management tasks. For Detailed Information. |
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Testimonials
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Carlson
Software Testimonials |
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| “Thank
you so much for your help.
The service that I have
received from your sales
staff has been outstanding” — R.
H. Bonds , R.
H. Bonds Surveying Company |
“We
were staking out a design
in Wausau, WI for cut and
fills. Then the engineer
emailed us a changed design
plan. To our amazement we
opened the design file in
Carlson Takeoff and within
minutes, we determined the
cut and fills for the whole
site. Then we simply transferred
the design surface (tin)
to our GPS dozer system
with ease. There were no
transitions whatsoever. It
was awesome.”
—
Andy
Portale,
CSP
Group
LLC |
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“Thank
you
for
the
time
and
effort
you
put
into
getting
your
software
up
and
running.
The
program
runs
great
and
communicates
flawlessly
with
the
instrument.
Thanks
again
for
your
help.
It
is
rare
in
this
industry
to
find
such
excellent
customer
service.
This
dedication
combined
with
an
excellent
product
has
sold
me
on
Carlson
products.”
—
Jim
Kennelly
R.L.S.,
Senior
Land
Surveyor,
Stanley
Consultants
Inc.
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“I
have been
a SurvCADD
user for
over seven
years and
am at
the third
company that
has elected
to use
your project.
I
speak
not
for
myself,
but
for
everyone
at
Marchionda
&
Associates,
L.P. in
saying that
SurvCADD is
by far
the best
civil engineer/land
surveying application
available today.
In
addition
to
your
great
product,
the
people
employed
by
your
company
are
the
very
best
in
the
industry.
Our
staff
greatly
appreciates
the
responsiveness
and
knowledge
of
your
technical
support
staff.
I
personally
am
thankful
for
the
no
pressure
sales
staff.
Since
leaving
my
first
employer
where
I
learned
the
benefits
of
your
software,
I
have
introduced
it
to
Oak
Engineers
in
Newburyport
and
here
at
Marchionda
in
Stoneham,
MA.”
—
Tony
Capachietti,
Marchionda
&
Associates,
L |
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“Carlson
Field
data
collects
directly
in
the
AutoCAD
drawing.
It
is
the
most
powerful
data
collection
system
our
company
has
ever
used.
It
is
fantastic
beyond
any
legacy
data
collection
system
we
have
used
prior.
Carlson
Field
works
with
our
RTK
GPS
equipment,
Topcon
802
Robotic,
and
conventional
total
stations
including
a
depth
sounder
for
hydrographic
surveys.
I
always
knew
field
data
collection
would
go
fully
graphical,
thanks
for
making
it
so.”
—
Tim
Brazier,
President,
Brazier
&
Motti;
Queensland,
Australia |
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“The
Carlson
Survey
(standalone)
is
the
best
investment
our
company
has
ever
made.
The
product
as
a
whole
is
fantastic
beyond
any
expectations
we
had
for
it.
Not
to
mention
the
very
reasonable
price
for
this
great
product.
Very
easy
to
learn
and
very
logical
commands
for
our
needs.
Plus
it
has
features
not
found
on
any
other
software
we
have
purchased.
(ex.
Lot
Layout,
Global
Reannotate,
Numerous
curve
functions
to
name
a
few).
All
in
all
an
exceptional
product.
Thanks
for
listening
to
our
concerns
and
I
would
highly
recommend
this
product
to
anyone
in
the
surveying
practice.”
—
Jerry
Hinkle,
Claude
Hinkle
Surveyors
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“Thank
you
for
being
responsive
to
my
inquiry.
This
is
such
a
change
from
being
ridiculed
and
abused
by
one
of
your
competitors
very
unknowledgeable
staff.”
—
Jack
Goodrich,
Site
Engineering
Consultants,
Inc. |
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“You
guys
have
'by
far'
the
best
technical
support
in
the
business!”
—
James
Irvin,
McCrary
Engineering,
Inc.
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“We
have
been
Exclusively
using
SurvCADD
since
1988.
We
find
its
speed,
versatility
and
ability
to
create
a
simple
user
friendly
environment
inside
AutoCAD
coupled
with
purchase
price,
low
cost
upgrades,
and
down
to
earth
support
to
be
unbeatable
combinations.”
—
Kevin
Harwick,
Keystone
Consulting
Engineers |
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“I
have
found
your
software
to
be
very
easy
to
learn
and
use
and
I
would
not
hesitate
to
recommend
it
to
anyone
wanting
to
acquire
a
complete
engineering
software
package.”
— Wilmer
Ditton,
Cowlitz
County
GIS
Dept |
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“I
saw
your
add
in
POB,
'The
Software
You
Keep',
true
statement.”
—
Leo
Miller,
Leo
Miller
&
Associates
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“In
over
18
years
of
surveying
I
have
had
the
chance
to
demo
or
use
a
majority
of
the
survey/cogo
programs
on
the
market
and
have
found
SurvCADD
and
Carlson
Software
to
be
by
far
the
best
of
the
pack.
Their
ease
of
use,
seamless
interface
with
AutoCAD
and
responsiveness
to
suggestions
for
updates
have
been
fantastic
(much
better
than
your
major
competitors).”
—
Richard
S.
Lipsitz
PLS,
Crossman
Engineering |
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| “This
software
was
so
easy
to
use
that
the
learning
curve
was
essentially
non-existent.
Each
upgrade
adds
more
power
and
applications
without
the
frustration
of
format
changes
and
work-around
solutions
with
the
systems
we
replaced.
On
the
rare
occasions
we
need
support,
we
actually
get
to
a
person
who
helped
develop
the
code,
not
just
a
service
rep.
Production
is
up,
quality
is
up,
most
importantly,
profits
are
up.
I
would
recommend
this
product
to
everyone
(except
my
competition
of
course).”
— Michael
J.
Scanlon
LS,
DiCesare-Bentley
Engineers
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After
careful
review
and
personal
use
of
many
civil
software
packages
our
department
chose
SurvCADD
for
ease
of
use
and
straight
forward
layout.
By
using
SurvCADD
we
increased
our
productivity
more
than
300%
over
our
previous
software
package.
I
would
recommend
SurvCADD
highly
to
any
engineering
professional.”
—
David
Cello,
Town
of
Southington
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“Congratulations
on a
job well
done! I
thought Carlson
Survey 99
was good,
but Carlson
Survey XML
makes it
a whole
new ball game.
It's obvious
to
me
that
you
folks
have
had
real
world
experience
with
real
world
surveying.
I
have
used
software
before
that
apparently
was
written
by
programmers
who
never
went
outside
to
the
woods,
and
as
a
result,
they
gave
you
a
set
of
tools
that
look
good
on
paper,
but
don't
really
do
things
the
way
they
are
done
in
a
surveying
business.
Carlson
has
given
me
a
set
of
tools
that
do
what
I
need
to
do
in
my
everyday
work.
Survey
XML
has
everything
I
need
to
do
projects
like
boundaries,
topos,
engineering
design
surveys,
route
surveys,
you
name
it.
I
have
not
been
limited
by
this
software.
It
is
interesting
to
me
how
ya'll
managed
to
make
such
a
technically
sophisticated
and
powerful
program
this
easy
to
use.
The
user
interface
is
very
well
thought
out,
and
the
survey
routines
are
clear-cut
and
intuitive.
The
cogo
routines
are
especially
good.
I've
only
only
had
to
talk
to
your
tech
support
department
one
or
two
times,
but
EVERY
time
I
have
called
up
there,
I
got
a
real
live
person
on
the
phone
that
actually
knew
what
they
were
talking
about.
What
a
concept!
After
all
is
said
and
done,
any
surveying
software
is
only
a
tool
to
be
used
to
produce
a
final
product,
and
that
product
must
be
an
accurate
representation
of
the
real
world
to
our
clients.
Some
tools
are
a
pleasure
to
use,
much
like
having
a
sharp
machete
to
clear
a
line
through
the
swamp.
Carlson
Survey
XML
is
one
of
those
tools.
I'm
glad
I
have
this
machete.”
—
Dale
E.
Yawn,
R.L.S.
Savannah,
Ga.
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From
RPLS.com:
"Never
have I had such great tech support
... These
guys set the example for
tech support." — 11/18/2005
"Finished
the 2nd day of Carlson
Training today. It has
been a really great experience.
There have been a number
of folks here from all
over the eastern US. Really
great folks with a wide
range of experience and
practice ... They
have some good things
in the works. The new
Explorer
II data collector is
another
step forward." — 10/14/2005
"If
you guys don't get this kind
of support from your vendors,
I strongly suggest
you bitch and moan until you
do ... free of charge. Thank
you Carlson." — 11/18/2005
"...
your
company was willing to
support us in a way Autodesk
never would." — 11/18/2005 |
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“I
have
recently
completed
a
training
seminar
at
the
CG
office
in
Norcross,
GA.
I
have
been
a
CG
client
since
1991,
so
it
is
obvious
00that
I
am
a
believer
in
this
product.
However,
after
spending
two
days
with
your
staff,
I
am
equally
impressed
with
the
great
people
who
work
at
the
is
office.
I
found
everyone
to
be
truly
professional.
As
a
loyal
client,
I
believe
the
key
to
CG's
success
over
the
years
is,
of
course,
a
great
software
product
combined
with
some
of
the
best
tech
support
people
in
the
business.
After
attending
this
seminar,
I
came
away
holding
the
Carlson/CG
organization
in
even
higher
regard.”
—
Douglas
J
Woosley,
Assistant
Survey,
Manager,
Catholic
Cemeteries
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“I've
heard
the
songs
of
praise
towards
you
and
your
companies
solutions
for
survey/
engineering
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
seeing
some
more
of
these
products.
I've
recently
looked
at
your
Carlson Field
program
on
a
toughbook
with
our
5700
Trimble
system
and
it
looks
great!
I
have
been
a
GPS
user
and
beta
tester
with
two
GPS
manufactures
over
the
last
ten
years
and
have
not
yet
seen
a
more
user-friendly
data
collection
method
than
your
program.
I
am
excited
to
see
where
we
can
take
your
platform
in
the
future
to
make
this
our
job
as
automated,
reliable,
complete
and
fun
as
possible.
Hopefully
this
will
help
establish
your
company
as
a
leader
in
data
collection
solutions
as
well.”
—
George
W
Mock
IV,
SIT,
Assistant
Survey
Director,
Mustang
Engineering |
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“We
are
a medium
to large
civil contractor
operating 60
pieces of
equipment ...
The
Carlson
Software,
although
extremely
comprehensive
and
a
thorough
tool
for
design
work,
is
on
the
other
hand
extremely
simple
to
utilize
when
attached
to
the
GPS
survey
equipment.
The
Carlson Field
program within
Carlson is
"simply
magic" ...
I
am
amazed
just
how
versatile
the
Carlson
is
and
how
easy
it
is
to
use.
I
am
also
extremely
impressed
with
support
give
by
Carlson.”
—
Rodney
Peachey,
Managing
Director,
Peachey
Constructions;
Ormau,
Australia |
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“SurvCADD
by
Carlson
Software
is
truly
advertised
as
the
SOFTWARE
YOU
KEEP.
We
have
tried
countless
software
packages
over
the
years,
and
have
used
nothing
else
for
the
last
5
plus
years.
Thanks
to
Bruce,
Dave,
Dale,
Terry
and
many
other
staff
members,
help
is
only
a
phone
call
away
(you
won't
need
much
help
as
the
software
is
intuitive
and
extremely
easy
to
learn
and
use.)
Being
a
programmer
myself,
I
sincerely
appreciate
the
response
time
Dave
Carlson
gives
us
when
we
request
a
modification
or
addition
to
the
software.
We
have
seen
several
of
our
suggestions
in
previous
releases.
Once
we
received
a
modification
via
E-mail
the
same
day
of
our
request.
If
you
aren't
using
SurvCADD,
you
simply
aren't
using
the
best
the
industry
has
to
offer.
And
if
you're
wondering,
Carlson
Software
did
not
solicit
this
comment,
nor
are
we
receiving
any
remuneration
for
this
testimonial.”
—
Roger
L.
Brenizer,
Roger
L.
Brenizer
&
Associates
-
Professional
Land
Surveyors
/
County
Surveyor
of
Cass
County,
Missouri
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“I
have
used
Carlson
Software
since
1984.
During
this
time
I
have
always
received
prompt
technical
support.
The
software
is
regularly
updated
to
reflect
user
requests
and
advancement
in
technology.
The
software
is
user
friendly
with
technical
support,
if
needed,
only
a
phone
call
away.”
—
Bennie
R.
Maffet,
Civil
Engineer
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“Carlson
Software
is
a
rarity
these
days;
they
are
very
much
a
'hands-on'
company,
willing
to
come
on-site
for
training
and
always
highly
responsive
to
suggestions.
I
have
seen
a
lot
of
my
own
input
find
its
way
into
their
products”
— Wayne
Lee,
Four
Corners
Surveying
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“Changing
from
one
engineering/
survey
software
to
another
usually
causes
a
loss
of
production
until
the
software
is
learned.
SurvCADD
is
easy
to
learn
and
use
causing
little
or
no
production
loss.
SurvCADD
modules
are
easy
to
not
requiring
a
lot
of
setup
prerequisites
to
run
certain
programs.
The
menu
system
is
not
cumbersome
at
all.”
—
Michael
Leap,
McCrone
Inc.
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“SurvCADD
by
Carlson
Software
is
by
far
the
best
civil
engineering
design
software
I
have
ever
worked
with.
Its
feature
rich
components
and
intuitive
interface
made
it
easy
for
our
office
to
become
familiar
with
the
software.
No
matter
how
much
CAD
design
experience
a
person
has
had
before
they
step
into
my
office
they
are
always
amazed
when
I
show
them
how
SurvCADD
works.”
— Christopher
Juliano,
Juliano
Associates
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“Good
software,
good
documentation
and
most
of
all
good
support.
SurvCADD
is
powerful
AutoCAD
based
software
for
our
civil
engineering
and
land
surveying
needs.
It
meets
the
work
head
on
and
does
the
job
every
time.”
—
J.
Timothy
King,
J.T.
King
&
Company,
Inc.
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“In
the
past
our
firm
used
other
software
for
surveying
and
civil
engineering.
Because
of
speed,
support
for
the
software
and
other
concerns
we
changed
to
SurvCADD
in
February
of
1996
and
I
have
to
say
we
don't
miss
the
other
software.
SurvCADD's
ease
of
use,
great
support,
and
low
cost,
you
can't
miss
out
on.
It
also
vastly
improved
our
production
rate.”
—
Edwin
R.
Pops,
Paul
I.
Cripe,
Inc
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“I
am
the
Site
Engineer
for
Meshek
&
Associates,
Inc.
in
Sand
Springs,
OK.
I
was
introduced
to
your
product
in
March
of
last
year
when
I
met
Bob
Romano
at
Oklahoma's
OSLS
(Oklahoma
Society
of
Land
Surveyors)
Convention.
We
were
struggling
with
the
latest
edition
of
[another
software]
and
becoming
progressively
more
frustrated
with
it.
When
I
overviewed
your
software
with
Mr.
Romano,
I
knew
it
was
too
good
to
be
true.
I
have
since
found
your
software
to
be
everything
and
more
than
Bob
presented
it
to
be.
We
are
transitioning
to
SurvCADD
and
will
ultimately
phase
out
[the
other
software].
Thanks
for
providing
such
a
powerful
tool
to
Civil
Engineers
and
Surveyors.”
—
Roger
W.
Taylor,
PLS,
Meshek
&
Associates,
Inc.
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“I
have
been
told
it
is
hard
to
justify
a
software
purchase.
Of
course
within
weeks
of
purchasing
SurvCADD
we
regret
the
delay
in
purchase.
Production
has
increased
jobs
are
completed
in
half
the
time.
With
every
new
addition
to
the
Carlson
Software
family
I
am
amazed
at
how
much
easier
it
becomes
to
produce
hours
of
work
within
minutes
with
fewer
errors.
User
friendly
is
a
understatement,
most
function
are
so
straight
forward
you
never
spend
time
reading
a
manual.
Common
sense
use
and
design,
common
sense
purchase.
Buy
soon
or
regret
later.”
—
Ronald
Matthews,
McBride
&
Ziegler
Inc.
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| Productivity
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“The
alternate
systems
we evaluated
were
in some
respects
satisfactory,
but the
products
were "set
in concrete".
Alterations
to the
software
to suit
our specific
needs
would
only
be forthcoming
if they
were
justified
by suiting
other
customers
worldwide.
Carlson's
direct
and open
approach
of discussing
software
improvements
has worked
well,
accelerated
results,
and reduced
frustration.
Not only
have
we been
given
what
we wanted,
but the
Productivity
Tools
software
has become
very
customizable.”
— Bill Otto, Electrical
Superintendent, Roche Thiess Linfox JV. |
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“The
Carlson Dig
trial showed
that the excavator
could reliably
dig to the
ore contacts
within the
required mining
tolerance.
This technology
gives the excavator
operator the
information
required to
mine ore easily
and efficiently
without requiring
a geologist
to stand by
the machine.
As a result,
the mine can
maintain the
quality of
ore provided
to the concentrator.”
— Ian
Kelso, Senior
Geologist,
Pasminco
Century Mine,
Carlson Dig
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“It makes
a bad operator
good, and
a good
operator
better.”
— Colin
Gray, Excavator
Operator,
Hepburn & Thorpe,
Carlson
Dig User |
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“I
wish
we’d
had this
technology
(AutoGrade)
two years
ago, when
we were
doing the
Pelican
Lakes job
at Caloundra.
On the
golf course
there,
we had
more stakes
than you
could count.
The surveying
cost ran
to about
AU$250,000
and I reckon
we would
have saved
AU$150,000
of it,
if we’d
had GPS
available.”
— Rodney
Peachey,
Managing
Director,
Peachey
Constructions,
AutoGrade
and Carlson
Dig User |
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