Carlson Survey
Carlson Survey is designed to complement land surveying operations and provides a variety of survey features to process data from surface modeling to Least Squares Network Adjustment. Users work seamlessly between the office and the field by utilizing company-wide design styles for ease of use and efficiency.
Carlson Survey is built for surveyors who want a complete toolkit without unnecessary complexity or cost. From field data collection to finished plats and maps, it gives you the accuracy and flexibility you need to handle every stage of a project.
Designed with a surveyor’s workflow in mind, Carlson Survey streamlines tasks such as surface modeling, deed drafting, lot layout, and coordinate adjustments. Its seamless “field-to-finish” integration ensures that data collected with Carlson’s field software flows directly into your office deliverables—symbols, linework, and annotations appear automatically, reducing time spent on manual cleanup.
Whether you prefer to work on AutoCAD®, IntelliCAD®, or Carlson’s embedded OEM engine, Carlson Survey adapts to your platform of choice. Backed by decades of industry expertise and trusted by professionals worldwide, it combines affordability, reliability, and the precision you need to deliver high-quality survey results.
Designed with a surveyor’s workflow in mind, Carlson Survey streamlines tasks such as surface modeling, deed drafting, lot layout, and coordinate adjustments. Its seamless “field-to-finish” integration ensures that data collected with Carlson’s field software flows directly into your office deliverables—symbols, linework, and annotations appear automatically, reducing time spent on manual cleanup.
Whether you prefer to work on AutoCAD®, IntelliCAD®, or Carlson’s embedded OEM engine, Carlson Survey adapts to your platform of choice. Backed by decades of industry expertise and trusted by professionals worldwide, it combines affordability, reliability, and the precision you need to deliver high-quality survey results.
Complete Surveying Toolkit
• Full suite of tools, from network least squares to advanced surface modeling.
• Streamlined COGO functions: inverse, traverse, intersections, translations, and transformations.
• Powerful surface commands, including contouring, pad design, and earthwork volume calculations.
Seamless Office-to-Field Workflow
• Effortless data exchange between office and field with SurvCE, SurvPC, and Carlson Field.
• Field-to-Finish automation ensures symbols, points, and linework are drawn instantly and accurately.
• Drawings from the field process perfectly in Carlson Survey.
Flexible Platform Options
• Works with AutoCAD® (2007 to current).
• IntelliCAD® built-in option.
• Carlson Survey AutoCAD Embedded, with OEM engine included.
GIS & Data Integration
• Direct GIS links and Esri® SHP/MSC data exchange.
• Import/export with Google Earth, including text, images, and surfaces.
• Attach, query, and label database-driven GIS data directly in drawings.
Advanced Surveying Power
• SurvNET: Advanced least-squares network adjustment for GPS, total stations, and levels.
• Traverse adjustment with spreadsheet and graphics editor.
• Robust coordinate transformation tools, including grid projections and Helmert methods.
Time-Saving Automation
• Annotative text and points that auto-resize with drawing scale.
• Customizable cut sheets and deed management tools.
• Automated point labeling, overlap detection, and group management.
Collaboration & Standards
• Carlson Cloud for file sharing and messaging with field crews.
• Company-wide design styles and CAD standards enforcement.
• Document management and Data Depot for file sharing and archiving.
• Full suite of tools, from network least squares to advanced surface modeling.
• Streamlined COGO functions: inverse, traverse, intersections, translations, and transformations.
• Powerful surface commands, including contouring, pad design, and earthwork volume calculations.
Seamless Office-to-Field Workflow
• Effortless data exchange between office and field with SurvCE, SurvPC, and Carlson Field.
• Field-to-Finish automation ensures symbols, points, and linework are drawn instantly and accurately.
• Drawings from the field process perfectly in Carlson Survey.
Flexible Platform Options
• Works with AutoCAD® (2007 to current).
• IntelliCAD® built-in option.
• Carlson Survey AutoCAD Embedded, with OEM engine included.
GIS & Data Integration
• Direct GIS links and Esri® SHP/MSC data exchange.
• Import/export with Google Earth, including text, images, and surfaces.
• Attach, query, and label database-driven GIS data directly in drawings.
Advanced Surveying Power
• SurvNET: Advanced least-squares network adjustment for GPS, total stations, and levels.
• Traverse adjustment with spreadsheet and graphics editor.
• Robust coordinate transformation tools, including grid projections and Helmert methods.
Time-Saving Automation
• Annotative text and points that auto-resize with drawing scale.
• Customizable cut sheets and deed management tools.
• Automated point labeling, overlap detection, and group management.
Collaboration & Standards
• Carlson Cloud for file sharing and messaging with field crews.
• Company-wide design styles and CAD standards enforcement.
• Document management and Data Depot for file sharing and archiving.
Carlson Survey 2026 – New Features & Improvements
General
- Support for IntelliCAD 13.1 and AutoCAD 2026
- Unit detection from Civil 3D drawings
- Improved Civil 3D point conversions
- Report Formatter now includes a Title Editor on the main dialog
- Added points with wipeouts to OEM symbol library
- Import Polyline Files now allows multiple file selection
- Settings Server now always allows multiple file selection
- New Fillet at Polyline Intersection command with option to save segments
- New Remove Proxy Objects command to help with AutoCAD copy/paste issues
Survey Menu
- New Stakeout pull-down menu containing stakeout-specific commands
Annotate
- Survey Text routines now support Annotative Properties
- Line and Curve tables now support Suffixes
- Table Defaults dialog now shows table status
- Improved Line/Curve Table defaults
- Added support to use annotation defaults in Label Arc command
- Ability to apply Table Default Settings to existing tables
- New “Header and Title Defaults” button in Table Defaults
- New command to Un-Link Labels from linework without deleting them from the table
- Curve and Line Tables now support double-click editing
Survey Tools
- Legal Description Writer now supports Word-style quotes
- Improved SurvNET project recall selection
Centerline
- Added Station and Offset display/labeling to Surface Inspector
- Added new Centerline Report in Centerline Editor
Field to Finish
- “Edit Field” now auto-focuses when adding a new category
- Added “Select All” and “Clear All” for column options
- Column button names now match column headers for export/import
- Ability to draw both 2D and 3D offset polylines on user-defined layers
GIS (Survey Module)
- New Point GIS Editor added to the Survey Module GIS menu
Lot Network
- New command to remove ROW Lines from processing
- Option to clear selected entities from the Lot Network
- Commands to highlight current ROW and Lot Edges
- Ability to load Lot Types from existing LTN files
- New Custom Setbacks feature in LotNET
- Command to clear Custom Setbacks from selected polylines
- Ability to create an isolated Parcel (Lot) with no frontage
- Ability to set Lot Closure Tolerance in LotNET
Points
- Option to update CRD point descriptions/elevations from entities (lines, arcs, polylines)
- Ability to tag non-surface points in Edit Multiple Point Attributes
- Ability to tag non-surface points in Point Group Manager
- New Draw 3D polyline option in Point Groups Manager
- Support for NGS NCAT format in Import Points
- More weighting options in Best Fit Line (least squares routine)
Area/Layout
- New Solar Farm Piling Placement command
General
- Support for IntelliCAD 13.1 and AutoCAD 2026
- Unit detection from Civil 3D drawings
- Improved Civil 3D point conversions
- Report Formatter now includes a Title Editor on the main dialog
- Added points with wipeouts to OEM symbol library
- Import Polyline Files now allows multiple file selection
- Settings Server now always allows multiple file selection
- New Fillet at Polyline Intersection command with option to save segments
- New Remove Proxy Objects command to help with AutoCAD copy/paste issues
Survey Menu
- New Stakeout pull-down menu containing stakeout-specific commands
Annotate
- Survey Text routines now support Annotative Properties
- Line and Curve tables now support Suffixes
- Table Defaults dialog now shows table status
- Improved Line/Curve Table defaults
- Added support to use annotation defaults in Label Arc command
- Ability to apply Table Default Settings to existing tables
- New “Header and Title Defaults” button in Table Defaults
- New command to Un-Link Labels from linework without deleting them from the table
- Curve and Line Tables now support double-click editing
Survey Tools
- Legal Description Writer now supports Word-style quotes
- Improved SurvNET project recall selection
Centerline
- Added Station and Offset display/labeling to Surface Inspector
- Added new Centerline Report in Centerline Editor
Field to Finish
- “Edit Field” now auto-focuses when adding a new category
- Added “Select All” and “Clear All” for column options
- Column button names now match column headers for export/import
- Ability to draw both 2D and 3D offset polylines on user-defined layers
GIS (Survey Module)
- New Point GIS Editor added to the Survey Module GIS menu
Lot Network
- New command to remove ROW Lines from processing
- Option to clear selected entities from the Lot Network
- Commands to highlight current ROW and Lot Edges
- Ability to load Lot Types from existing LTN files
- New Custom Setbacks feature in LotNET
- Command to clear Custom Setbacks from selected polylines
- Ability to create an isolated Parcel (Lot) with no frontage
- Ability to set Lot Closure Tolerance in LotNET
Points
- Option to update CRD point descriptions/elevations from entities (lines, arcs, polylines)
- Ability to tag non-surface points in Edit Multiple Point Attributes
- Ability to tag non-surface points in Point Group Manager
- New Draw 3D polyline option in Point Groups Manager
- Support for NGS NCAT format in Import Points
- More weighting options in Best Fit Line (least squares routine)
Area/Layout
- New Solar Farm Piling Placement command
Carlson Software is more than just a purchase—it’s a partnership.
With dedicated Regional Managers across the country, free lifetime technical support, and flexible training options to fit any budget, we’re here to support you every step of the way.
Direct Technical Support
• Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM
• Email: tim@carlsongs.com
• Telephone: +1 (716) 799-4187
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