LSS e-bulletin Archive

Every month or so we send out by email an LSS e-bulletin to every LSS user. The purpose of this is to keep everyone informed of the latest LSS product developments, training diary and industry news.

For those who have only recently become LSS users but who would like access to previous bulletins, we have archived them. Click on the links below to access archived copies.

Sep 2008
View the September 2008 e-bulletin With so many users now testing the Beta version of LSS a few critical issues have been identified - mainly to do with the automatic updates and LSS program screen resizing. So, we have delayed the release of LSS v9.70 in order to get the whole thing right first time. Plus, this month, news about training, program enhancements and Leica Roadshows.
Aug 2008
View the August 2008 e-bulletin Version 9.70 pre-release bulletin. Highlighting all the news from McCarthy Taylor and the final opportunity for Beta testing before the next CD is issued.
May 2008
View the May 2008 e-bulletin Automatic Updates are launched. New half-day CAD-Pro Workshops in Chesterfield. New On-line tutorials previewed. Office redevelopment
Spring 2008
View the Spring 2008 e-bulletin Automatic Updates - latest development news. And the launch of CAD-Pro our new Quality Assured editing commands in the latest Beta version.
Feb 2008
View the February 2008 e-bulletin A new year and new developments. Fantastic new Quality Assured Co-Go Editing commands, bags of training courses and a great new software find.
Christmas 2007
View the Christmas 2007 e-bulletin Christmas greetings from everyone at McCarthy Taylor and a reminder of the support services we will be offering over the holiday period.
Nov 2007
View the November 2007 e-bulletin Our move towards implementing Automatic program updates, the latest Beta testing news and information about some new mobile computers.
Sept 2007
View the Sep 2007 e-bulletin News about a new LSS Forum site, a new program CD and moves towards LSS program automatic updates, plus an article on Broadband internet connectivity.
Jul 2007
View the Jul 2007 e-bulletin A mini e-bulletin this month. More a pre-release taster than a full newsletter. With the impending release of LSS version 9.60 we wanted to stir up a bit of enthusiasm and get LSS users to download the last pre-release Beta version so we could iron out any problems prior to cutting over 2,000 CDs.

May 2007

View the May 2007 e-bulletin More training dates were announced for the summer and we showcased in our new 'How to?' section the ways in which 2D DXF data can be imported. We also reminded users how to convert levels which appear only as text in the DXF into 3D observations in the LSS survey. We also explained how, by showing file extensions in Windows Explorer, the management of data can be made simpler.

Spring 2007

View the spring 2007 e-bulletin Apart from previewing up-coming training courses and the World of Geomatics exhibition, we showcased the work of Adrian Wilkinson of Land & Minerals Consultancy who has been producing some exciting 3D fly-throughs of a major new Geodiversity site in England. We also notified readers of an update to the LSS 3D Vantage program and reminded everyone of the importance of keeping up to date with the latest LSS software versions.

Feb 2007

View the Feb 2007 e-bulletin In this issue we discussed the release of Windows Vista and the importance of updating LSS and the dongle drivers to the latest version. In our Beta software summary we introduced some major changes in the way in which links are smoothed, potentially increasing on-site survey efficiency.

Jan 2007

View the Jan 2007 e-bulletin In this our first issue we summarised the latest LSS product developments and attempted to justify the importance of good training.