Bentley’s AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition Surmounts the Challenges of BIM Scalability for Major Projects
EXTON, PA, U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the availability of AECOsim Building Designer CONNECT Edition, Bentley’s building information modeling (BIM) application designed for building projects of significant size and/or engineering complexity, and which are typically characterized by the challenges of combining vertical construction and horizontal infrastructure (like roads, rail...
NCDOT Reminds Drone Hobbyists: No Drones in Disaster Zones
RALEIGH – As Hurricane Irma approaches, the N.C. Department of Transportation Division of Aviation’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team is urging drone hobbyists not to fly while disaster relief and response efforts are ongoing. While licensed and well-trained professional drone operators can be a huge help in disaster response efforts, hobbyists get in the way more often than not. In a number of recent natural disasters, including wildfires in the western U.S., recreational drone users flying w...
Skyfront Sets World Record for Drones with 4 Hour and 34 Minute Flight
MENLO PARK, CA, SEPT. 14, 2017 – Skyfront, creator of the world’s longest endurance multirotor drones for the agriculture, energy and utility industries, has announced that its flagship drone has just set a world record for endurance. The Skyfront Tailwind UAV flew for a total of 4 hours and 34 minutes, 10 times longer than typical battery-powered drones. Please see link for video. “This is a huge milestone for the commercial drone industry,” said Skyfront CEO Troy Mestler, Ph.D. “Within...
New Airbus Aerial Technology Impacts Hurricane Irma Recovery Efforts
ATLANTA - As residents and insurers in the southeastern United States begin to consider recovery efforts following Hurricane Irma, Airbus Aerial is prepared to help by providing insurance companies free initial access to its library of aerial base maps and data analytics of the affected region. This effort duplicates work the company has already begun with insurers in the Houston, Texas area following Hurricane Harvey. “Our focus is on helping victims restore some sense of normalcy to thei...
Virtual Reality, Fabrication and Other Capabilities Come to Autodesk’s AEC Collection at No Additional Cost
Tools that extend Revit models for virtual reality, fabrication, computational design, and analysis support BIM processes from planning and design through preconstruction. By Vikram Dutt, Sr. Director, Building Business Line We have some exciting news for our Architecture, Engineering and Construction Collection subscribers. Starting today, we’ve made some significant additions to the AEC Collection software portfolio that support the next generation of BIM—and Revit-based—workflows...
SCDOT Launches Website, Plan for Rebuilding Roads
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced the launch of a website for its 10-Year Plan to begin the process of bringing back the condition of South Carolina’s highway system from 30 years of underfunding. The website will feature project lists for three of the four major programs that comprise SCDOT’s 10-Year Plan: • Highway Safety – We plan to address the “worst-of-the worst” roads in terms of highway safety by improving 100 miles per year with a customized pla...
Mary Wohnrade, P.E. of Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc., Joins Elite Global Group Recognized for Their Accomplishments and Advancing the Role of Women Working in the UAS Marketplace
Broomfield, CO – (August 29, 2017) –Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc., a full-service engineering firm leading the way in both the development of precision aerial mapping, and incorporating Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) data into civil engineering design, announced today that its Principal Engineer and owner, Mary Wohnrade, P.E., has been selected as an honoree in the category of Champion in the inaugural Women to Watch in UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) Awards. The Awards, sponsored by Women and Dron...
GWI’s New Market Intelligence Tool WaterData Enhances Water Sector Strategy and Planning
Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has announced the launch of a new platform designed to empower water businesses in strategy building, market assessment and competitor analysis processes. WaterData provides a comprehensive map of the municipal and industrial water and wastewater markets, both providing a top-level view of market trends and slicing the sector by region, technology domain, digital solutions and the industrial sectors. Supported by granular market size data, forecasts, databases and...
New York State DOT to Use Virtual Reality at State Fair to Show Fairgoers What It’s Like to Work in a Construction Zone
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll today announced brand new features at the Department’s 2017 Great New York State Fair exhibit, including a virtual reality simulation that puts fairgoers right in the heart of a DOT work zone. DOT representatives will staff the exhibit - located next to the sand sculpture in the Center of Progress Building - every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., beginning Wednesday, August 23. “The Department of Transportation touche...
I-77 Toll Lanes Decision Still Months Away in North Carolina
A consultant hired to analyze a Charlotte toll lanes project reviewed its findings Wednesday before a regional transportation board, but it will be months before the state decides whether to make any changes. The discussion marks the latest incremental step in a state-backed review aimed at restoring confidence...
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