Best-Fit Computing http://www.bestfit.com Manufactures Columbus, a geodetic network design, analysis, coordinate transformation and adjustment software Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:01:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bestfit.com/uncategorized/217/ http://www.bestfit.com/uncategorized/217/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:17:41 +0000 andy http://newweb.bestfit.com/?p=217 When evaluating least squares adjusting software, I chose Columbus because it was the only software I could use to adjust a network without reading the manual. While the Columbus user interface was intuitive enough to use without instruction, the manual and help files unlock the full power of the software.

We use Columbus primarily for geodetic control networks for engineering projects; however, we have used Columbus on conventional networks and on networks that combine GPS and terrestrial observations. The flexibility of Columbus’ report formats allows us to satisfy the reporting needs of multiple state and county agencies without major problems. The ability to break networks up into multiple files makes trouble-shooting a network much easier.

Scott Wallace, the Chief Technical Officer at Best-Fit Computing, is always open to suggestions for improvement to Columbus. With the introduction of OPUS and OPUS-RS by the National Geodetic Survey, Scott worked with me to develop a means to rigorously combine multiple OPUS results with GPS vectors and terrestrial surveying observations. Columbus was the first (and as far as I know, the only) commercial software to read the OPUS report and automatically create the observations in the network file.

I am familiar enough with several least squares adjustment software products to be able to adjust a network. I have never experienced the responsiveness to my questions and concerns as I do with Columbus. It is this commitment to professional engagement with their users and the constant incremental improvements to Columbus that make it such a valuable piece of software.

Peter Lazio
Senior Surveyor
Sidney B. Bowne & Son, LLP
Mineola, NY

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