The short version. The CHCNAV RS7 handheld SLAM scanner gives survey crews a different way to collect topographic data. Instead of stopping to shoot every curb, grade break, pavement edge, structure, and site feature individually, you walk the site and…
If you’re a surveyor evaluating CAD software, here’s the math that gets ignored in every feature comparison: a Civil 3D subscription is $2,870 per seat per year, or $8,610 for three years, billed directly by Autodesk. Carlson Survey is $2,350 — once…
If your crews depend on RTK corrections every week, renting access to precision is starting to cost you more than you think. Every morning across thousands of job sites, someone sets up a temporary base station, re-establishes a known point,…
Plenty of surveyors choose Carlson for a simple reason: you buy the software, you own it. You don’t pay a recurring fee just to keep using it.
We field-tested the Carlson BRx7 and Viking GNSS receivers side by side. Here's our honest comparison of RTK performance, tilt compensation, connectivity, and value.