2020 Starts a Rebound for the Energy Satcom Sector
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- NSR’s Energy SATCOM Markets, 8th Edition (ESM8) report, released today, forecasts retail revenues for key energy markets (Onshore and Offshore Oil & Gas, Midstream pipeline distribution, Mining, and Electrical Utilities) to yield nearly $10 Billion in cumulative revenues from 2018 – 2028. With growing demand for broadband data connectivity across nearly all segments, growth is right around the corner for the Energy SATCOM Markets, after years of stagnation and declines. With ov...
RigNet’s Intelie Delivers Machine Learning-Based Analytics for Advanced Drilling Operations
HOUSTON - RigNet (NASDAQ: RNET), the leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions, announced today that Ocyan, one of Brazil’s largest providers of solutions for the upstream oil and gas industry, has signed a multi-year agreement and selected Intelie Live, RigNet’s machine learning-based analytics platform, to be used at their Drilling and Marine Operational Support Center (CSD). Ocyan’s system will use Intelie as an integrated monitoring system for the company's entire f...
Kansas Receives Approval For First Beyond-Visual-Line-Of-Sight Drone Flight In The Nation Using Only Onboard Detect And Avoid
FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program partners Kansas Department of Transportation, Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus and Westar Energy solely leverage Iris Automation to limit the risk of airborne collisions while flying BVLOS TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) received permission to conduct the first ever beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation in the nation leveraging only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. This is the first-ever FAA authoriz...
As Technologies Advance, HNTB Grows Intelligent Transportation Systems and Emerging Mobility Solutions Practice
Firm adds new talent and technology capabilities to continue serving transportation agencies preparing for autonomous and connected vehicle implementation KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation’s intelligent transportation systems and emerging mobility solutions practice continues to expand staff and technical expertise to meet transportation agencies’ growing needs across the country. “With a realization that connected and automated vehicle technology is becoming more commonplace, tra...
Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation
The Architecture Reference for Cooperative and Intelligent Transportation (ARC-IT) provides a common framework for planning, defining, and integrating intelligent transportation systems. It is a mature product that reflects the contributions of a broad cross-section of the ITS community (transportation practitioners, systems engineers, system developers, technology specialists, consultants, etc.). ARC-IT is a reference architecture: it provides common basis for planners and engineers with dif...
Ideagen Launch New ‘Modern, Slick and Visually Rich’ Version of Q-Pulse in 25th Anniversary of the Software
The latest iteration of Ideagen’s quality, safety, risk and compliance management software comes with powerful dashboards and an intuitive user experience Ideagen, the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software provider, has launched a new and improved version of its Q-Pulse application to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the software. The UK-based firm - which has a global presence with sites in the UK, Europe, US, SE Asia and the UAE - unveiled Q-Pulse version 7 today (Monday,...
eGlobalTech Launches Artificial Intelligence Solution Auxilium
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that eGlobalTech, A Tetra Tech Company, launched Auxilium, eGlobalTech’s premier Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution. Auxilium is an open source chatbot solution which answers internal and external stakeholder questions efficiently and effectively, empowering teams to focus on higher-level tasks and complex business problems. An innovative and impactful tool for both federal and commercial organizations, Auxilium: Under...
Terra Drone Europe Conducts Oil Rig Platform Survey and 3D Modeling for Shell
Using modern GNSS techniques, the location of each and every asset on the rig platform was determined to facilitate accurate drill rig positioning Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully completed the aerial 3D survey of an offshore platform in the North Sea on behalf of one of the most diversified international oil companies, Shell. The platform complex that was surveyed was positioned several years ago when GNSS survey techniques were neither very...
FRP Takes On Major Role In Nevada DOT State Route 28 Shared-Use Path Project
DAYTON, Ohio - Every year more than 1 million visitors travel Nevada State Route 28—a two-lane, mountainside road that borders 11 miles of Lake Tahoe’s undeveloped shoreline. With usage expected to double in the next 20 years, limited parking and lack of safe access spurred the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to initiate a design/build project that would support growing traffic yet protect the area’s fragile ecosystem. The agency chose Composite Advantage’s fiber reinforced polymer...
Terra Drone Brazil Complete Brazil’s First FPSO Tank Inspection Using Drones for Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Terra Drone Brazil, a group company of Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation has announced the successful completion of Brazil’s first-ever drone inspection of an offshore FPSO tank. The ballast tank inspection using drones was conducted aboard P-66, a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit from Petrobras, that is operating in the Pre Salt Area at Santos Basin. Petrobras needs its cargo and ballast tanks to be inspected regularly to keep on top of...