Engineering for Change and Siemens Announce Finalists in Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge
Eight teams selected for outstanding innovations that address fundamental need for clean water and adequate food supply; Winners will be announced September 2020 NEW YORK– With software and a computer, anyone, anywhere, has the tools they need to address the world’s greatest challenges. It is this spirit of open innovation that is at the heart of the Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge, an initiative created by global industrial company Siemens, in collaboration with The Ameri...
Enhanced geology and mine design in Vulcan 2020
Desktop tools that enable mining professionals to interact with their data are the building blocks upon which Maptek innovation was founded. Almost 40 years on from the early borehole modelling tools, Maptek has this week released Vulcan 2020, featuring integrated geology and optimised mine design. Today Vulcan is populated with functionality that provides holistic benefits to modern mining operations. These translate into increased productivity for specific applications - such as geological...
Teledyne Optech extends its innovative airborne lidar sensor series with new corridor mapping model
The new Galaxy CM2000’s small laser footprint allows for detection of fine corridor features Vaughan, CANADA ─ Teledyne Optech, a Teledyne Technologies [NYSE:TDY] company and global leader in advanced lidar sensors has extended its bestselling Galaxy lineup to include the CM2000 ,a new sensor specifically designed for corridor mapping. With a true measuring rate of up to 2 million points per second, the Galaxy CM2000 delivers precise detail of fine corridor elements such as electric wires...
Versatile Geospatial Program Director Shelly Carroll Joins Woolpert
Carroll’s topo-bathy lidar and hydrographic data experience with coastal restoration for agencies like USGS and NOAA will support the firm’s maritime market. DENVER — Woolpert has hired Shelly Carroll, PMP, CBAP, ACP, as a geospatial program director in the firm’s maritime market. Carroll has more than 24 years of experience developing and analyzing geospatial data and providing senior leadership in support of federal and state geospatial programs. Her areas of expertise include topographic...
FARO® Launches Trek, the Automated 3D Laser Scanning Integration with Boston Dynamics Spot® Mobile Robot
Lake Mary, FL, August 5, 2020 – FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the global leader for 3D Metrology, AEC and Public Safety Analytics, today announced the release of FARO® Trek. Trek is a fully autonomous 3D mobile scanning integration built in collaboration with the Massachusetts-based robotics firm Boston Dynamics. The innovative solution combines the cutting-edge scanning speed and accuracy of the FARO FocusS Laser Scanner with Spot, a quadruped robot capable of remote and autonomous da...
Xylem to lead presentations at Water Online’s Virtual Water Expo, August 11-12
Experts across the company to participate in free virtual trade show for water and wastewater professionals Charlotte, N.C., – Global water technology leader Xylem is a presenting sponsor and key participant in Water Online’s inaugural Virtual Water Expo, August 11-12 via interactive platform. Topics include water and wastewater treatment, fluid handling solutions, remote monitoring, resiliency, digitization and more. The following Xylem brands are involved: Flygt, Godwin, Goulds Water T...
LV-LA High-Speed Rail Wins an Additional $200M Bond Allocation
Plans for a new high-speed rail line that will connect Southern California to Las Vegas are forging ahead after the project has been awarded another critical public funding allocation. The XpressWest rail project has won $200 million of private activity bonds from the Nevada State Board of Finance. The Nevada award comes after a California committee, overseen by California Treasurer Fiona Ma, awarded the project $600 million of private activity bonds in April. To raise additional funds for th...
Skanska transforms new interchange in Florida, USA , for about USD 70 M, about SEK 615 M
Skanska has signed a contract with the Florida Department of Transportation to design and build a new interchange at State Road 557 of Interstate 4 (I-4) in Polk City, Florida, USA. Skanska will include the contract worth USD 70 M, about SEK 615 M, in the US order bookings for the third quarter of 2020. The design and reconstruction will transform the interchange from an existing partial cloverleaf interchange configuration to a diamond interchange. A new bridge will be constructed to carry S...
Stantec awarded The Water Research Foundation study to define digital water transformation and intelligent water utility framework of the future
A global network of more than 30 utility agencies, data solution providers, and technical advisors will collaborate to build the business case for an Intelligent Water System EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY TSX,NYSE:STN The Water Research Foundation (WRF) awarded Stantec the lead in a global collaboration of utility and technology experts to define the framework for the digital transformation of the water industry. The project, titled Definition of Smart Utility – How to be a Digital Utility an...
GSSI Joins Miyamoto
Miyamoto is pleased to announce it's partnership with La Mesa based firm, GSSI. Founded by Bill Schell, S.E., GSSI has a proven track record of success spanning nearly 20 years. The partnership marks the formation of one of the largest structural engineering firms in the San Diego region. WHO IS GSSI? Military ● Biotech ● Education ● Healthcare ● Commercial GSSI Structural Engineers was founded in 2003 in San Diego, California. The Principals combine over 50 years of local structural en...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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