For a single surveyor that you can own (no seat licenses). I??m mostly interested in an easy program for boundary surveys, traversing, etc...I??m used to working with microstation and inroads but I??m not allowed to do private work on my work computer and this is for side projects to make extra money. Thanks.?ÿ
Take a look at PC Survey. Priced well. Short learning curve, and good folks.
Carlson running Intellicad
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hands down
Traverse PC
generalcadd.com
ProCOGO or Lot Plot.?ÿ Both from AGT.?ÿ They are really affordable.?ÿ
Hands down TraversePC. Been using this since 2007. Check out their website and talk with John. Won first place in the Maryland Society of Surveyors plat competition last year in 2 categories with TraversePC.
alright ill check those out, thanks
Is your employer OK with you moonlighting?
It's none of the employer's business what they do on their own time. I own my business and I am not at all worried about moonlighters. I don't compete on price. For the life of me I don't understand Land Surveyors obsession with moonlighting. I don't hear about this in any other business or profession.
A timely thread as I'm also looking for same. I have Traverse PC 2013 and although it works, it does have some peculiarities such that I'd like to get something else (of course, they may have fixed all or most of the quirks by now :). On the other hand, my perception of said quirks in TPC may just be personal. For the record, I also use MicroStation and InRoads at my place of employment.
I really thought about using their software and the project management side too, but never pulled the trigger. I should have. Are you using it?
Some State BORs will differ on that opinion.
I've had helpers that moonlighted and actually used my monument caps that were found by other surveyors and I had to prove that I had never been there and nobody would come out and identify the culprits, I know who, just can not prove it without a witness.
The subject should be shared and discussed with employees and agreements made before problems arise.
That was in the past and it is not heard about in several years.
Then, sometimes takes decades or more for these things to be found and come into play.
I've never heard of carpenters or plumbers or lawyers or anyone else complaining about fellow employees moonlighting. Can a surveyor work part time as a bartender? Is that okay? What about the full time bartenders? Is that fair to them? Do you think they care? I really don't understand this obsession with complaining about surveyors working part time after working hours. I know doctors who work part time in different hospitals (after working full time in their regular job). I've never heard any complaints about that practice. Realtors work part time, nurses work part time. Part time work is a fact of life, it exists throughout industry. There is nothing special about surveyors working part time after working hours.
Oh, one more thing about TPC: in my opinion, they have everyone else beat with respect to price. You can produce good-looking surveys with it with much less initial cash.
