A Couple of Things

Hey everyone! I've got a couple of things to talk about today. The first is Autodesk University 2008. The event will be held December 2-5, 2008 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. If you have never been, I suggest that you do everything possible to attend. Autodesk University (AU) is a meeting of the best and brightest Autodesk users from around the world. There are learning tracts for all industries including Civil and GIS. The classes are typically 90 mins long and some of them are actually hands on labs where you can work through exercises in the software. A lot of the classes will gain you some valuable Continuing Education credits!

The registration fee includes the cost of the conference, breakfast and lunch during the conference and Autodesk sponsored events during the evenings. The instructors are from Autodesk and Resellers across the country. In fact two of the presenters are from Alacad! Check it out. Here is the link: http://au.autodesk.com/



Okay, now for topic number two. I am currently trying to produce courseware for our surveying customers. I have not been able to locate any training materials that will help our surveyors in their day-to-day operations. If your company is willing to donate survey data to the cause please reply here and I will get back to you. I am in need of raw data files for traverses and topos.

The courseware that I am trying to write will cover data collection methods, using the Autodesk Field Book format to insert data and line work, or Field to Finish, creating plat maps, surfaces and the creation and use of parcels. These topics are what I see as the typical things that surveying customers are looking for. I am also open to further suggestions as to what this class should contain. Again reply to this post.