LAND INFO Announces 5G Wireless Mapping Team in Europe
LAND INFO uses the most detailed aerial sources to create precise mapping optimized for demanding 5G network planning and design. This Manhattan, New York, 3D data set includes 3D building structures with detailed segmenting and contoured treed vectors with understory modeling. DENVER, Colorado, USA – LAND INFO Worldwide Mapping LLC, the premier provider of mapping solutions for 5G wireless in North America, has assembled a world-class team of geospatial companies to extend its reach in...
Leica Geosystems announces new most accurate total station
Leica Nova TS60 minimises costs and downtime with sub-second and sub-millimetre accuracy, newly integrated DynamicLock and AutoHeight features. Heerbrugg, Switzerland – Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, announced today the new Leica Nova TS60, the world’s most accurate total station, with newly integrated DynamicLock and AutoHeight features. The new version of theTS60 total station is now equipped with DynamicLock, allowing the instrument to lock onto a moving prism, and devised with Aut...
NCDOT opens applications for bicycle and pedestrian planning grants
Applications for the 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative are now being accepted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The program provides funding for municipalities across the state to develop comprehensive bicycle or pedestrian plans. All North Carolina municipalities are eligible to apply for a standard bike or pedestrian plan. The following options are also available: Counties with populations of less than 50,000 may apply for a bicycle...
Washington State DOT Employs Modular Steel Structure from Acrow to Reopen Crossing Closed After Failed Bridge Inspection
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce one of its modular steel bridges was recently opened to restore traffic flow across the Spiketon Creek in Buckley, Washington. The route had been closed for more than a year. The 82-year bridge was reaching the end of its useful life and a full replacement was planned. In order to keep the bridge functional and traffic moving until the new bridge was scheduled to be b...
Semco Maritime, WSP USA and ISC Consulting Engineers Partner to Accelerate Delivery of Offshore Wind to the American Grid
Semco, WSP ISC Group: From left to right(Matthew Palmer (WSP), Stephan Schwab(WSP), Tommy Flindt (Semco), Andreas Laungaard (ISC), Ian Bunckenburg (Semco). BOSTON, MA / COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers, based in Denmark, along with WSP USA based in the U.S. have announced a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting and engi...
Engineering for Change and Siemens Launch Design Challenge for Clean Water and Zero Hunger Technology Solutions
Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge Applications Open March 4, 2020, World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development NEW YORK – In 2015, the United Nations (U.N.) set 17 sustainable development goals aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and driving peace and prosperity worldwide by 2030. While leaders have seen some progress, they’ve also made it clear: we aren’t on track, and time is running out. Calling for new partnerships to support government efforts, U.N. Sec...
Maritime Administration Announces More Than $280 Million in Grants for Nation's Ports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. This funding is designed to improve port facilities at or near coastal seaports. “Ports are gateways to the world and port infrastructure investments will improve the regional economy, increase productivity and economic competitiveness, and create more job...
Gov. Reynolds appoints Scott Marler to serve as Director at IDOT
DES MOINES– Today, Gov. Reynolds announced the appointment of Scott Marler to serve as Director at the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT). His appointment is effective Monday, February 17th, 2020. “Scott will do an outstanding job leading the Iowa Department of Transportation because of his depth of experience and effective management style,” said Gov. Reynolds. “Iowa DOT plays an instrumental role in the safe transportation of goods, services, and people across our state and we know he w...
Sherwin-Williams Wins Three SSPC Structure Awards for Outstanding Coatings Applications
Water Tower, Bridge and Military Vessel Projects Demonstrate Coatings Excellence CLEVELAND – Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine and its project partners earned three Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) Structure Awards, which recognize top coatings projects from the past year. The Company won the Charles G. Munger Award, Eric S. Kline Award and the Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence. The awards recognize a variety of coatings achievements, including: delivering long-term servi...
MIT study highlights benefits of a two-way exchange of electricity between the U.S. Northeast and Quebec as the region decarbonizes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. : States in the Northeastern U.S. can transition to low-carbon electricity at a lower cost by using hydropower reservoirs in Quebec for energy storage, says a new MIT study. Countering conventional wisdom, the study argues that Quebec’s hydropower reservoirs are best seen by Northeastern states as a virtual energy storage resource rather than a continuous source of energy. In a low-carbon future, the value of Quebec hydropower is maximized when used to balance and store renew...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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