EarthCam Premieres Live Camera Integration with Esri ArcGIS Online
Live streams have many important geospatial use-cases - climate change, crime, active construction and more Live views enable visual verification within Geographical Information Systems (GIS) LAS VEGAS – EarthCam, the leader in live camera technology, content and services, today announced its integration with Esri® ArcGIS Online®, the popular Geographical Information Systems (GIS) platform, at Autodesk University. EarthCam’s live camera views deliver a new level of location intelligen...
Introducing vSite: The Geospatial Digital Twin Transforming Construction Sites
Toronto, November 13, 2023 – Today marks a significant leap forward in connected construction as vGIS unveils vSite, an innovative AR & AI-powered digital twin designed to revolutionize how construction sites are managed and completed. By integrating a geospatial hub, advanced visualization, and site-specific augmented reality, vSite provides an unparalleled solution for project teams working on infrastructure projects to solve many of the site communication and collaboration challenges that lea...
New OverIT Field Service Management Capabilities Streamline Operations
Mobile GIS redlining capability takes field service management software to a new level (Boston, USA) – OverIT, a leading provider of Field Service Management (FSM) software solutions, has added mobile redlining GIS capability to its industry leading platform to enable field technicians to work more quickly, accurately, and safely. According to Daniel Goldstein, SVP of Product Management, mobile GIS redlining capability is the latest step forward on the road to transforming the way fie...
NSBA Congratulates PennDOT, High Steel for I-95 Reopening Five Months After Truck Fire
CHICAGO - Philadelphia drivers along a stretch of Interstate 95 are once again traveling on permanent lanes, thanks to extraordinary collaboration between the Pennsylvania government and local partners like High Steel Structures. The first section of six permanent lanes opened November 6. Authorities expect to complete the other six and reopen the northbound interchange next year. That section of I-95 closed less than five months ago after a June 11 tanker truck crash and subsequent fire d...
NPCA Affiliate Program Expands With Addition of Louisiana Concrete Association
The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) welcomes the Louisiana Concrete Association (LCA) as its newest Affiliate member. LCA joins 17 other regional groups who together with NPCA help grow the concrete industry within their respective areas. Formerly the Concrete & Aggregates Association of Louisiana (CAAL), LCA represents organizations in Louisiana who together promote the use of concrete in construction throughout the state, providing the public with quality products that are safe...
Brooklyn-based Multi-Family, Commercial and Institutional Design Firm IMC Architecture Launches Interior Design Studio
The Brooklyn-based commercial and institutional architectural firm IMC Architecture has launched its new interior design studio. Three principals established IMC in 2015: Eugene Mekhtiyev, AIA, LEED GA; Jonathan Imani, AIA, NCARB; and Dominick Casale, AIA, NCARB. Director of Design Federigo Luzzi leads the new interior practice, with focus on workplace, commercial, retail, hospitality and residential work. Photo courtesy of IMC Architecture The new interior design group to focus on workp...
Trimble Announces 2023 Construction Management Award Winners
Five Contractors Recognized for Their Innovative Use of Technology LAS VEGAS — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced the winners of the annual Trimble Construction Management Awards, which honors the successes that North American civil, general and specialty contractors have achieved with the support of Trimble technology. This year’s awards were expanded to five categories, two of which were specific to mechanical and electrical contractors: best estimating success story and most impress...
Acrow Bridge Provides Temporary Wastewater Bypass Solution During System Rehabilitation in Arizona
Durable steel structure enables cost-effective, safe transport of rerouted sewage (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce one of its modular steel bridges was recently utilized in a successful project to replace sewage system structures under the Santa Cruz River in Tucson, Arizona. Acrow’s bridge provided a safe bypass route for relocated sewage pipes, enabling the efficient excavation, removal and replaceme...
Trimble Introduces Next Generation MPS566 Modular GNSS Heading Receiver
Trimble announced today its next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for marine construction and drilling and piling operations—the Trimble MPS566 Modular GNSS heading receiver. With built-in dual GNSS antenna ports and constellation-agnostic Trimble ProPoint™ technology, the MPS566 delivers highly accurate positions and orientation for work that demands precise heading. With a ruggedized and compact form factor, the MPS566 consumes low power and has minimal cabling, al...
Trimble Completes First Test of Fully Autonomous Soil Compactor on a Live Jobsite
Trimble has completed its first test of a fully autonomous soil compactor on a live jobsite, taking another important step on the path toward Trimble’s autonomous vision. The Trimble Earthworks Grade Control Platform for Autonomous Compactors on a Dynapac CA 5000 soil compactor was tested on the Site C Clean Energy Project on the Peace River in northeast British Columbia. This is one of the industry’s first public tests of a fully autonomous compactor on a live construction site. The fully au...