Underground Oases Could Save Ailing Murray Floodplains
Underground bodies of freshwater could hold the key to the health of the fragile floodplains of Australia’s Murray Darling Basin. Flinders University researchers in Australia have discovered freshwater “lenses” that float on the saltwater aquifer below floodplains that run adjacent to the River Murray for most of its length. The researchers say the lenses could potentially be expanded and play an important role in sustaining the floodplains that are under threat because of reduced inundati...
Vectorworks, Inc. Brings Ultimate GIS Workflow to AEC and Landscape Professionals
Columbia, MD — GIS helps designers make better decisions. This is why Vectorworks, Inc., a global design and BIM software provider and its partner Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, are bringing Esri’s ArcGIS Online services to AEC and landscape professionals, as well as urban planners and urban designers. The solution offers better and quicker access to GIS imagery, data and geometry and the latest technology available in Vectorworks 2020 software, including Vectorworks Architect...
Voters Approve Nearly 90 Percent of Transportation Investment Ballot Measures
WASHINGTON— Voters in 19 states Nov. 5 sent a decisive message of support for transportation investment, approving almost 90 percent of 305 state and local transportation ballot measures. In total, the 270 approved initiatives are expected to generate over $9.6 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to the analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (ARTBA-TIAC). Two measures in Texas are still pendi...
Cesium Takes City Visualizations Into the 3rd Dimension Through Open-Source Collaboration
Philadelphia – A new open-source initiative by Cesium™, the market leader in streaming 3D geospatial technology will address the need to visualize, analyze, and share the world’s vast and ever-growing collection of 3D geospatial data. Engineering teams from Cesium are working with Uber to add support for 3D Tiles to loaders.gl and deck.gl, two of Uber’s open source geospatial visualization frameworks. Support for 3D Tiles, an open-standard format originally created by Cesium, will enable dec...
KAI Receives Two AIA St. Louis/AIA Central States Region Design Awards for Alberici Office Renovation, Grand Flats Luxury Apartments
St. Louis, MO- KAI Enterprises proudly announces that it has received two AIA St. Louis/AIA Central States Region Design Awards for interior design and architecture. The awards were presented at an Oct. 11 awards ceremony at the Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis. Awards Presented to KAI Include: Award: Interiors Category – Distinguished Award Project: Alberici Hillsdale Office Renovation Firm: KAI Design Project Description: KAI’s Architecture and Interior Design teams were ch...
PowerCell sign development contract for maritime zero emissions solution with Havyard Group
PowerCell Sweden AB (publ) has signed a contract with Norwegian Havyard Group ASA regarding the development of the design and the technical specifications for a zero-emissions fuel cell system. The system may come to be installed on board a vessel that will service the shipping company Havila Kystruten’s new route from Bergen to Kirkenes. The one-year contract concerns the development of the design and the technical specifications for a zero emissions system fully classifiable and in conform...
Volvo Receives Europe’s Largest Order for Electric Buses
Volvo Buses has received the largest single order for electric buses in Europe. Volvo Buses will deliver 157 electric articulated buses to Transdev starting in 2020. The buses will operate on a number of routes in Gothenburg. With their introduction, emissions and noise will be significantly reduced, and the electric buses will be able to operate in sensitive areas or zones with special restrictions. “It is immensely gratifying that we have secured Europe’s largest ever single order for elec...
WYDOT, WGFD Commit Combined $2.5 Million Toward Wildlife Underpasses
Two state agencies have committed a combined $2.5 million toward installing wildlife underpasses along US 189 in southwest Wyoming to help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve safety. The Wyoming Transportation Commission recently approved a $1.25 million match of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s $1.25 million contribution, which will be used toward the Dry Piney wildlife crossing project north of La Barge. “We are committed to ensuring the state’s roads are as safe as p...
Microdrones is Taking Photogrammetry to New Heights with the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR
Rome, NY - Rome, NY – Microdrones is releasing three new Integrated UAV Systems based on the heavy lifting power, resilience and efficiency of the Microdrones md4-3000 aircraft: the mdMapper3000DuoG VHR, the mdMapper3000DuoG, and the mdMapper3000 PPK. The company has also updated the mdTector1000CH4 LR with a Pergam Laser Methane Falcon sensor for detecting Methane (CH4) and methane-containing gases. Additionally, Microdrones is preparing to release mdInfinity, a new software package t...
ARTBA Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Rolls Out New Website
www.transportationinvestment.org designed to help boost state and local campaigns WASHINGTON - A new website from the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center™ (TIAC) provides easy access to a variety information sources on state and local transportation funding methods and trends, legislative and ballot initiatives, 50 case studies on successful and unsuccessful campaigns to increase investment, and webinar recordings of best practices and lessons learned. Based on the premise that shar...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
