June 3, 2008:
Harry O. Ward, PE, Named VP of Carlson Software
In recognition of the growth that Carlson Software has been experiencing in civil engineering sales and its training division, Harry O. Ward, PE, has been named a vice president and as such, he will be directing the operations of Carlson College and the Civil Engineering Division.
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April 21, 2008:
Carlson Software and HydroCAD Form Alliance
A new alliance between Carlson Software Inc. and HydroCAD Software Solutions, LLC, to take advantage of the strengths of both companies and to benefit both companies' customers was recently revealed at the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference. HydroCAD is a Computer Aided Design tool used by civil engineers for modeling stormwater runoff.
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April 14, 2008:
Carlson Software to Give Users CAD Platform Choice.
At the opening session of the Carlson Silver Anniversary User Conference, Bruce Carlson, president and founder of Carlson Software Inc., announced the addition of the ability to run on IntelliCAD® (ICAD) to the 2009 releases of Carlson Software.
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April 10, 2008:
Carlson Software Supports JAVAD GNSS.
Carlson Software recently announced that it will provide support for the all-new receiver technology provided by JAVAD GNSS.
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March 11, 2008:
Carlson Software and Prolec U.K. Announce OEM Partnership.
Under a new agreement with Carlson Software, Prolec U.K. will be providing European distribution of Carlson machine control software and products.
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March 11, 2008:
All-New Carlson Grade 3.0 Introduced by Carlson Software.
Now contractors and heavy equipment operators have no need to buy or install more software than they need. Learn about Grade's Upgrade Option Authorization, Open Positioning Architecture, and User Defined Interface.
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March 3, 2008:
Carlson Software forms new Positioning & Machine Control Division
The construction industry is rapidly embracing technology and Carlson Software is ready with the newly formed Positioning & Machine Control Division incorporating its machine control software development team, a specialized sales force and global OEM distribution.
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Powerful Data Collection with new Carlson SurvCE 2.0
Get the user-requested features you've been waiting for!

New Carlson SurvCE 2.0 combines advanced functionality, ease-of-use, and sheer capability to make it the first choice in data collection software. Carlson SurvCE 2.0 is a complete data collection system for Real Time (RTK) GPS and Total Stations with in-field coordinate geometry. It supports the widest range of popular and new release RTK GPS and conventional/ robotic total stations.

Existing users, go to Carlson SurvCE resource center: SurvCE.com.
Click here to read what The Engineering Groupe, Inc., of Woodbridge, Va., has to say about using Carlson SurvCE and other Carlson Software products.
Features  (Version 2.0)

  Easy to use
• Tab-Based MENU Structure. All commands are visible in each menu, preventing the need for Up-Down Arrow Keying to view options.
  Enhanced graphics
• Collect points in the graphics mode. Points plot as they are shot in the field or entered. There is no need to switch between screens to view your points.
  Read in LandXML
• Supports LandXML points, DTM, graphics, alignments, profiles and sections.
New Features
  New Look
• SurvCE Versio2 has a new colorful look. Icons have been standardized to create continuity throughout the product, while modernizing the user experience.
  Hot List
• The new Hot List lets users jump to the SurvCE 2 routines that previously had shortcuts without having to memorize key strokes. It also provides shortcut functionality to devices without keyboards.
  Volumes
• SurvCE 2 can compute volumes between two surfaces, one surface and an elevation or simple stockpile volumes. Surfaces can be defined by graphical entities and points or by Carlson TIN files
  Help
• The software has optional on-board help files. These files are the entire user manual and can be installed separately. Click on the SurvCE icon and select Help to get the help document that pertains to the current routine.
  Leveling
• SurvCE 2 can be used to collect trigonometric level loops and digital level loops. Loops can be processed and adjusted on the device and all existing project coordinate points can be updated.
  GPS Networks
• SurvCE 2 supports several GPS network protocols, such as NTRIP, TCP and UDP.
  Localization
• The software supports an unlimited number of localization points. All project scale settings and coordinate system options have been centrally located in the localization dialog.
  Angle Sets in Store Points
• SurvCE 2 allows users to “Configure” how each reading is measured with regard to direct and reverse options (Formerly know as SS/Trav). If direct and reverse readings are taken at the backsight, then any direct and reverse foresight will be considered an angle set and will be reduced accordingly. This eliminates the need to use a separate routine for angle sets.
  Station Equations
• SurvCE 2 supports station equations.
  Reference Alignments
• SurvCE 2 supports associating a reference alignment for station reporting. This allows the user stake a 3’ offset to a curb line that is not parallel to the CL of the road, stop at all critical curb stake locations and have the station be reported based on the CL alignment.
 
  Job Settings
• SurvCE 2 has the option to use a template DXF file for new jobs so that all layers and colors are automatically created per your company standard.
• It has the option to auto-load cutsheets and control files from the previous job for those users that work on one site continuously
• SurvCE 2 has the ability to turn off the auto-descriptions in stakeout and completely customize how all stakeout routines behave
• Point Number by Interval –SurvCE 2 can interval the point ID by using the “Add to Next Pt ID” option. To number all points on the odd numbers, start at 1 and use 2 in this field.
  Feature Coding
• SurvCE 2 can collect parallel lines using the offset horizontal and offset vertical line drawing commands and close a rectangle by three points using the rectangle command. In the settings section of Special Codes, the user can even auto compute and store the additional points at the line vertices that were created by the software.
• SurvCE 2 allows the user to code in numerous coding styles that may be defined by their office package.
Instrument Switching
• SurvCE 2 keeps track of every instrument completely separate. This includes all base stations, rovers and total stations, so that mixing equipment is easy. Simply configure your gear once and forget it. The instrument icon has been enhanced to allow you to switch between your current equipment.
  Skew Angle Staking
• SurvCE 2 supports staking offsets on a skew angle and provides the option to stake offset intersections and bisectors at angle points and the radius or PI point of an arc without leaving the Stake Line/Arc routine.
  SurvCE 2 Has More:
  Supported Instruments;
  Supported File Formats;
  Supported Handheld Devices.
CarlSync file transfer,
file backup, and synchronization.
Utilizing internet connections, your data collector files can be synchronized with the CarlSync Server (this involves an extra charge). This server is a central depository for updated data collector files and for deposited files from an office connection. Both the field crews and the office staff can deposit files onto the server. Therefore files can be uploaded to the server as well as downloaded from the server. Connection