One of the first things new users notice about Traverse PC is that the learning curve can feel steep at the beginning—but it doesn’t stay that way for long. In fact, once things click, TPC becomes one of the fastest and most intuitive survey workflows you’ll use. Why It Feels Steep at First TPC isn’t … Read more
I’ve been using CAD for many years; my first experience dates back to 1988 when I sat down at a computer to work with CAD software. A few years ago, I read a review of TPC in a survey magazine and decided to try it out. I began with the Premium Edition, mainly utilizing the … Read more
Richard L. Wilkerson & Associates, Inc. shared a quick outline of their septic design process using TPC: Start with a blank template. 1. Using Traverse PC, open a custom template and draw in parcel information from county-provided surveys and/or plats. This includes manually entering line bearings and lengths. 2. Perform field work with a Sokkia … Read more
We are a small company in Northeast Florida that prides itself on providing our clients with quality services. We recently completed a difficult boundary survey map which was drawn completely in Traverse PC. This survey started out much like many; however, it quickly changed once we realized that monumented parcels did not agree entirely with … Read more
“I strictly run TPC and nothing else. Got rid of my other products years ago. It’s got everything I need to do all my projects. It’s always up-to-date, so delivering to clients in other formats has never been an issue.” Sergio J. A. Sanchez, LSIT
I am a Mineral Surveyor and have been one for some time. The BLM retained me to teach BLM surveyors at the National training center in Phoenix the methods of dependent resurveys of Lode mining claims. I put the plat together as a demo for my talks and lectures on how to follow the notes. … Read more
Traverses, Drawings and the Traverses Manager “Traverse PC is perhaps the most innovative survey/analysis/drawing software by NOT trying to innovate (change) how surveys are done! It uses data in groups, made logically as a surveyor thinks, called ‘TRAVERSES’. It increases the surveyor’s confidence, drawing accuracy, and in the end, productivity.” J. Anthony Cavell, PLS, CFedS, Baton … Read more
“To all of the staff at Traverse P.C. : I had to take a moment to thank you all, for the great new feature, Phrase Driven Legal Descriptions. This is the most powerful and complete legal description writing program, included with any survey software I have ever seen. The description writing feature is a real … Read more
“Traverse PC is a great company to work with and they produce the best software for land surveyors. First, the software is made specifically for land surveying, organizing survey data such as points, traverses and drawings far better than any CAD program can do. The more complicated the project, the more Traverse PC software rises … Read more
“Traverse PC is great cogo and drafting software; developed with the land surveyor in mind. I would not want to go back to the ‘big boy’ cadd package I used for years. Updates and improvements are frequent. Customer support is second to none.” James C. “Pete” Rawls – Winnesboro, LA
“WOW!!!! What can’t you do with TPC?” (David just finished attending our FREE December Webinar) David Waddell, Placerville CA
“I have been a Traverse PC User for a few years and HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT… I LOVE IT BECAUSE: TPC Desktop isn’t another CAD program with land surveying tacked-on. It’s point based land surveying software that starts with my survey data and ends with a very professional drawing.” Jack Gechter, PLS, Chula Vista, CA
“I bought the Traverse PC Desktop Professional Edition in 2016 soon after beginning my consulting practice. I called and spoke with owner and founder John Balcom to place my order. Technical work and drafting are not my strong suits but this surveying software is a complete package and does everything I need as a Texas … Read more
“They write great surveying and engineering software and offer full technical support! Great people to work with!” Gregory B. Dornier – LaPlace, LA
“Traverse PC makes software for surveyors that acts like surveyors think. It is flexible and under constant development. They call it the NO-CAD Zone.” Anthony Cavell, PLS, CFedS – Baton Rouge, LA
“Reasonably priced system that provides all a Surveyors needs in one stand alone package.” Jeb W. Haynes – Cloverdale, CA
View PDF “Your instructions were very concise and accurate, as usual. I was able to create the detail drawing the first time through. I really appreciate the great support from you and John over the years. I have attached the plat.” Ed Barnett, Washington, Indiana
2007 – 2013 “I’m working in the high Arctic on a project called the DEW Line Clean Up (DLCU). DEW is an acronym for Distant Early Warning systems. Which is a joint project of the Canadian and American military. When the Cold War began in the early 50’s we decided we needed some sort of … Read more
“I have been using Traverse PC for a number of years and know it’s a great program, however, I didn’t realize how very accurate the computations were, especially with regards to curves and their included / excluded areas. Had the occasion to check a final map with numerous curves along the frontage of the lots … Read more
