FARO Leads in Virtual Reality for Construction, Design and Forensics
Lake Mary, FL - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for product design, construction BIM/CIM, and public safety forensics announces the release of Virtual Reality (VR)-ready FARO® SCENE 7.1 software (http://www.faro.com/scene/sg). FARO SCENE 7.1 enables an immersive VR experience with integration of detailed photographic textures, i.e., surface details of an object and rendering of 3D scan data so quickly that it appears to be generated in real time. A free 30-day trial...
Autodesk Powers the Future of Manufacturing and Construction with Forge
At Autodesk University, Autodesk announced that developers and customers of all sizes are adopting its Forge developer platform to build and deploy apps and services to drive the future of making things in manufacturing and construction. A new platform update has also been launched to make building on Forge even easier. Next-generation cloud application framework The design and engineering world is undergoing a major disruption from a single-user, file-based, desktop CAD experience to a de...
HP Introduces Faster PageWide XL Printers for Enhanced Technical Production
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Today at Autodesk University, HP Inc. announced new HP PageWide XL printers with sharp, up to 70 percent faster1 output, enabling technical production providers to grow AEC volume and expand business in color applications with the market-leading HP PageWide XL printer portfolio. The new HP PageWide XL 5100 and HP PageWide XL 6000 printers and multifunction printers strengthen the fastest printer portfolio in the market2 to equip enterprise print rooms, central reprographic d...
Winners of “HP Mars Home Planet” Conceptual Design Phase Announced, Entries Open for 3D Modeling Phase
PALO ALTO, Calif.– Life on Mars is one step closer to ‘virtual’ reality as nine winners have been announced at Autodesk University Las Vegas 2017, for the first phase of HP Mars Home Planet – a global project pairing co-creation on the Launch Forth platform with virtual reality (VR) to simulate a utopian civilization of one million people on Mars. From buildings, vehicles, farms and clothing, this co-creation project of professional architects, engineers, designers and artists from around the...
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure’s Public Safety App Featured in the Microsoft Patrol Car
Huntsville, Alabama – A public safety app from Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure that improves the efficiency and safety of first responders is featured in the Microsoft patrol car this week at Smart City Expo World Congress, the leading international event for smart cities. The combined technologies demonstrate how cloud-based and connected solutions can make cities safer and police more productive. Hexagon’s Intergraph Mobile Responder provides mobile dispatching workflows for first responder...
Construction Climate Talks
Katherine Ibbotson, Carbon Planning Manager, Environment Agency, talks about the Environment Agency’s ‘ERIC’ Carbon Planning Tool.
Esri Collaborates with Mobileye to Bring Real-Time Sensor Data to Public Transit
REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, today announced a collaboration with Mobileye, an Intel Company and a leading provider of advanced driver-assistance systems software, to integrate Esri mapping, analysis, and visualization with Mobileye’s Shield+™ product. This collaboration will provide cities with the ability to visualize and analyze real-time location data from Shield+, improving safety for all road users in urban environments. Mobileye’s Shield+ will stream...
Autodesk Previews Next Generation BIM 360 Platform Connecting the Entire Construction Process
LAS VEGAS — At its 25th annual flagship user conference, Autodesk University, Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) previewed its next generation BIM 360 platform, a seamless cloud service connecting the entire construction project lifecycle. Autodesk also launched the “Connect and Construct Exchange,” a new BIM 360 integration partner program designed to bring third-party software applications and data into the BIM 360 construction workflow. The Connect and Construct Exchange launched with more than 50...
New State Highways Data Now Available on HDOT Website
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Highways Division recently added useful datasets, including pavement conditions and average annual daily traffic volume for state roads, and the locations of fatal traffic crashes from 2012 to 2016, to the HDOT Website. The HDOT Highways Program Status map is accessible through the following link: https://histategis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=39e4d804242740a89d3fd0bc76d8d7de “We’re sharing the data we’ve collect...
American Traffic Solutions Partners with Laser Technology Inc. To Launch ATS StreetSafe
MESA, Ariz. - American Traffic Solutions (ATS) has partnered with Laser Technology Inc. (LTI) to develop and launch ATS StreetSafe, a hand-held laser device designed to protect communities from the dangers of speeding by providing an efficient, safe and effective way of enhancing enforcement. Speeding is one of the leading causes of traffic fatalities in the U.S. Combined, ATS and LTI currently partner with more than 100 municipalities nationwide to provide speed enforcement technology....
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
