EagleView Receives Patent for New Drone Property Inspection Process
Bothell, WA – Eagle View Technologies (“EagleView®”), a leading provider of aerial imagery and property data analytics, has won an authoritative patent for property inspection using an unmanned aerial system (UAS), or drone. On April 4, 2017, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) granted EagleView Pat. No. 9,612,598, Unmanned Aircraft Structure Evaluation System and Method. EagleView’s new technology automatically generates a flight path around a structure to capture imagery an...
IMAGINiT Technologies to Offer Leica’s BLK360 Laser Scanner
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Customers looking to add the revolutionary new Leica BLK360 imaging scanner to their portfolio, can work with IMAGINiT Technologies to discover how to incorporate the smallest, most affordable and first of its kind scanner, into their workflows. Creating a class of its own, the Leica BLK360 scanner is the world’s smallest and lightest laser scanner. As Leica Geosystems’ Laser Scanning Reseller of the Year, IMAGINiT is now offering customers the opportunity to reserve the BL...
SKUR Launches Assisted Model Alignment and Integrated Workflow to Turn Design Deviation Insights into Actions
OAKLAND, California – October 5, 2017 – SKUR, the pioneer in providing as-built construction insights, today announced the launch of industry-leading innovations to make deviation detection much more streamlined and actionable. Assisted Alignment, which overcomes the need for Ground Control Points (GCPs) when aligning design and point-cloud models, and the integrated Approval Workflow, which drives accountability for deviations, are available to all SKUR customer tiers. SKUR bridges the physi...
Saud Memon Joins HNTB in Houston as Program Manager
HOUSTON – Saud Memon, PE, ENV SP, joined HNTB Corporation as program manager and associate vice president, based in the firm’s Houston office. As program manager, he provides project management duties including document and drawing review and approval, status reporting, schedule monitoring, and other oversight services for HNTB’s general engineering consultant contract with the Texas Department of Transportation. Memon has nearly 20 years of management and engineering experience on large-scal...
Urbahn Architects Promotes Ranabir Sengupta to Associate Principal
New York, NY – New York City-based international architecture and planning firm Urbahn Architects has promoted Ranabir Sengupta, AIA, LEED AP from Senior Associate to Associate Principal. The value of the firm’s current U.S. and international projects exceeds $500 million. Building Design & Construction magazine ranks Urbahn as the 89th largest architectural firm in the U.S. The firm’s recent projects include the New York City Transit (NYCT) subway station flood mitigation resiliency pro...
Association Recognizes Transportation Leaders for Outstanding Achievements
AASHTO presented special-recognition awards Sept. 27, during its annual meeting in Phoenix, to former U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Victor Mendez and 10 other individuals, teams and programs for outstanding achievement in the field of transportation. "Every year it is AASHTO's privilege to recognize the extraordinary people, projects and programs that are making transportation safer and more reliable for everyone," said AASHTO Executive Director Bud Wright. "These honorees are truly...
Kenyan Government Mapping Mines with Correlator3D
Montreal, Canada, October 3rd, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce that the Directorate of Resource Surveys & Remote Sensing (DRSRS) under the Ministry of Mining in Kenya is using Correlator3D™ for extensive mapping of mining activities. The software generates orthomosaics, contour lines, and digital terrain models of fluorspar mines in the Kerio valley in Kenya. “The DRSRS provides the Ministry of Mining with spatial inform...
IECA Expertise Can Assist in Stormwater Reduction
Denver, Colo – The International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) staff, board of directors and members would like to extend their experience to support to victims of recent hurricanes in southeast Texas, the Caribbean Islands, Florida and Puerto Rico. “Our members have a vast knowledge of drainage, stormwater and water quality management and preventative coastal erosion experience that can help these areas get back on their feet,” explained Sharan Wilson, IECA Director....
Michael Baker International Drives Technological Growth with the Appointment of Martin J. Miner as Chief Technology Officer
Pittsburgh (October 2, 2017) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Martin J. Miner has joined the firm as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In the newly created CTO role, Mr. Miner will serve as a member of the Michael Baker’s Executive Leadership Team and lead all facets of the firm’s technology, including the Information Technology Services (ITS) organization. Based in Michael Baker’s Alexandria, Va., office,...
William Siegel Joins RJN Group's Board of Directors
WHEATON, Ill., Oct. 2, 2017- RJN Group, Inc. announces that William Siegel, P.E., past President and Chief Executive Officer of Kleinfelder, has been elected to RJN's Board of Directors. Siegel was instrumental in the growth of Kleinfelder over his 30-year career, helping the firm become a leader in the engineering consulting marketplace with 60 offices around the globe. "Bill is an industry leader, and we are excited to welcome him to RJN's Board of Directors," said Jeff Plymale, RJN's Presi...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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