Shareholders Approve Name for New Unified National Business
Veris Limited has today been approved as the name for Australia’s first publicly-listed national surveying business, following a vote by shareholders at the company’s AGM. The Veris brand recognises and builds on the company’s strategic transformation over the past few years with the acquisition of a number of successful planning, design and surveying businesses in order to create a national network with a significant presence across all major markets. The companies within Veris that will...
IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires Autodesk Business from Eagle Point Software
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has acquired the Autodesk subscription customer base of Eagle Point Software. As of today, IMAGINiT, an Autodesk Platinum Partner, welcomes all former Eagle Point Autodesk subscription customers, providing them with access to IMAGiNiT’s wealth of Autodesk implementati...
Microdesk Reveals Top Trends For 2017 That Will Impact The AECO Industry
Nashua, N.H. – Building and infrastructure design technology consultancy, Microdesk, released its predictions for the top trends that will shape the architecture, engineering, construction, and operations (AECO) industry in 2017. In executing this research, Microdesk surveyed its executive management team, consulting experts, technology partners, clients and other leaders in the AECO industry to gain their insights for the coming year. As a result, three major trends were identified that will s...
AssetWise Completes Bentley’s CONNECT Edition
LONDON - Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced AssetWise CONNECT Edition. The CONNECT Editions of AssetWise and ProjectWise provide and share a connected data environment, upgrading a common data environment to fully realize the BIM potential of digital engineering models, created during CAPEX, for continuous benefits throughout the OPEX lifecycle. A connected data environment is vital to infrastructure advanc...
Tide-Triggered Tremors Give Clues for Earthquake Prediction
The triggering of small, deep earthquakes along California’s San Andreas Fault reveals depth-dependent frictional behavior that may provide insight into patterns signaling when a major quake could be on the horizon, according to a paper released this week by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study, which was led by the U.S. Geological Survey and Los Alamos National Laboratory, reports that the deepest part of California’s 800-mile-long San Andreas Fault is weaker...
RIEGL Laser Scanners Used in Forensics and Accident Reconstruction
The use of the RIEGL terrestrial laser scanners, combined with RiSOLVE, is optimized for accident collision investigations. The state of the art hardware and software can be used to rapidly collect evidence at the scene of collisions, which helps to reduce the amount of time roads are closed, reduce lane closures, and minimize road congestion. Data collected from the scanners and processed through the specialized software can be used to produce high quality graphics and detailed plans of collisi...