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Tools

Compasses
  • Drafting compasses
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Drafting kits or sets
  • Drafting kits
Global positioning system receivers
  • Global positioning system GPS devices
Laser printers
Notebook computers
Personal computers
  • Pocket personal computers PC
Plotter printers
  • Plotters
Protractors
Scales
  • Engineering scales
Scanners
  • Digitizers
T squares
  • T-squares
Tablet computers
Templates
  • Drafting templates
Triangles

Technology

Analytical or scientific software
  • Digital elevation model DEM software
  • ESRI ArcGIS (analytical or scientific feature)
  • ESRI ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
  • ESRI ArcToolbox
  • PCI Geomatics software
  • Trimble GPS Pathfinder
Application server software
  • ESRI ArcSDE
Categorization or classification software
  • PCI Geomatics eCognition
Charting software
  • Microsoft Office Visio
Computer aided design CAD software
  • 3D Nature LLC Visual Nature Studio
  • 3D Nature LLC World Construction Set
  • Autodesk 3d Studio Viz
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Blue Sky
  • Autodesk AutoCAD MAP3D
  • Autodesk AutoCAD software
  • Autodesk Land Desktop
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • Carlson SurvCADD
  • ESRI ArcView 3D Analyst
  • MicroSurvey software
Data base user interface and query software
  • Database software
  • ESRI ArcCatalog
  • ESRI ArcEditor
  • ESRI Personal Geodatabase
  • Microsoft Access
  • Oracle software
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Trimble TerraSync
Desktop publishing software
  • QuarkXpress Passport
Development environment software
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
Graphics or photo imaging software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Freehand
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop software
  • Graphics software
Internet browser software
  • Web browser software
Map creation software
  • Bentley InRoads software
  • CARIS software
  • ESRI ArcGIS (map creation feature)
  • ESRI ArcIMS
  • ESRI ArcInfo
  • ESRI ArcView
  • ESRI Maplex
  • ESRI MapObjects
  • IMAGINE OrthoBASE
  • Intergraph software
  • Leica Geosystems ERDAS IMAGINE
  • Leica photogrammetry suite LPS software
  • MapInfo software
  • Mapping software
  • RockWare ArcMap
  • Trimble GPS software
  • Tripod Data Systems COGO
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office software
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Web platform development software
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • JavaScript
Word processing software
  • Adobe Systems Adobe Writer

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