Applanix Introduces Next Generation OEM Solution for Direct Georeferencing of Airborne Sensor Data
Hardware and Software Solution Provides Unparalleled Accuracy and Performance for Systems Integrators RICHMOND HILL, CANADA — Applanix, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB), introduced today the Trimble® AP+ Air OEM solution for Direct Georeferencing of airborne sensor data. The solution enables users to accurately and efficiently produce maps and 3D models without the use of ground control points. The Trimble AP+ Air is a powerful solution for manned platforms yet small enough for use on Unmanned...
Hexagon Selected for Innovate UK Rail Infrastructure Artificial Intelligence Project
Project will automate railway structure identification and measurement for Network Rail (Norcross, GA. USA) Innovate UK, the country’s innovation agency, has selected Hexagon’s Geospatial division to conduct a research project that will result in faster and higher-precision mapping of railway infrastructure through the use of artificial intelligence. The project is funded by Network Rail, the owner and operator of Great Britain’s railway infrastructure, under its R&D portfolio and delivered by...
Trimble Announces the Next Evolution of its Flagship GNSS Solution
Trimble R12i GNSS Receiver Incorporates Robust Tilt Compensation to Increase Productivity for Land Surveyors SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today the Trimble® R12i GNSS receiver, the latest addition to its Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) portfolio. The Trimble R12i incorporates Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)-based tilt compensation using Trimble TIP™ technology, which enables points to be measured or staked out while the survey rod is tilted, empowering land s...
Silver Bullet Water Treatment, LLC Announced Today the Appointment of Will Sarni to the Company's Board of Directors, Effective Immediately
GOLDEN, Colo.- Sarni is an internationally recognized thought leader on water strategy and innovation. He has been a water strategy advisor to private and public-sector enterprises and NGOs for his entire career and currently serves as founder and CEO of Water Foundry, a global advisor in solving "wicked water" challenges and driving technology innovation. Will Sarni, newly appointed to the Board of Directors for Silver Bullet Water Treatment, a design/engineering water management solutions...
Meet the 2020 Leadership Award recipients in Latin America
Watch our video about green building leaders creating healthy, sustainable buildings, businesses and communities. In Latin America, there are more than 4,000 LEED projects and over 1,700 active LEED professionals working to transform buildings, cities and communities into places that improve the living standard for every person. USGBC is honored to recognize eight 2020 Leadership Award recipients whose work across Latin America puts them at the forefront of green building. These leaders h...
New Edition of ASCE Manual of Practice 74 Provides the Latest Guidance on Transmission Line Design
Reston, Va. – ASCE’s latest manual of practice, Guidelines for Electrical Transmission Line Structural Loading, MOP 74, Fourth Edition, provides the most current and relevant loading concepts and applications specific to transmission line design. A valuable resource for the development of a loading philosophy for electrical transmission structures, the information presented can be applied to an individual project or at a regional level. This new publication offers up-to-date techniques for qu...
Georgia Bonds Provide Boost to Transportation Investments
Georgia recently sold $1.133 billion in two different series of general obligation bonds that will in part fund new transportation projects as a way to help bolster economic growth for the state. [Above photo by the Georgia DOT.] The largest amount of funding from those bond sales provides more than $378 million for local and state K-12 school projects, with the second biggest tranche of funds – more than $302 million – supporting Board of Regents projects for the University System of Geor...
Bentley Institute Press Announces Availability of Infrastructure Digital Twins: A Leadership Short Course – Volume 1: Getting to Know iTwins
EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Institute Press, publisher of cutting-edge textbooks and professional reference works for the advancement of the engineering, architectural, construction, operations, geospatial, and educational communities, has announced the availability of a new publication titled Infrastructure Digital Twins: A Leadership Short Course – Volume 1: Getting to Know iTwins, now available in print at www.bentley.com/Books, and as an e-book at www.bentley.com/Books, Amazon Kindle, and Apple Boo...
TransComm Skills Award Winners Announced at Virtual Meeting
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Committee on Communications – known as TransComm – announced the winners of its yearly skills awards competition during its virtual annual meeting on August 25. TransComm’s skills award competition – which for more than 35 years has recognized the best communications and marketing work by state departments of transportation – hosted 132 entries submitted by 27 state DOTs in 30 categories that reflect the “broad range” of e...
State DOTs on the Front Lines of Storm Preparations
State department of transportation crews along the Gulf Coast undertook a variety of storm preparation activity ahead of the arrival of two major hurricanes this week – highlighting the key ways state DOTs protect critical infrastructure and the residents it serves during severe weather events. [Above photo by the Louisiana DOTD.] Crews in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi cleared storm drains and ditches, lowered light masts, paused highway construction projects, while pre-positioning bar...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
