The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) and BuildingSmart have signed an agreement to enhance the usage of BIM standards in civil infrastructure and to link it to location-based technologies. Their collaboration aims to spread awareness around GIS and BIM technologies to improve understanding, support and application of jointly addressed best practices, standard areas and projects […]
An unfortunate fact of the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is that, between every stage of the process, from planning and design to construction and operations, critical data is lost. GIS and BIM integration is about to change that. The reality is, when you move data between phases of, say, the usable lifecycle of […]
Trimble debuted two enhancements to its Video Intelligence platform. These enhancements include the introduction of the Intelliview feature and the availability of a new HD camera and digital video recorder (DVR). Intelliview helps filter different onboard event recordings triggered events by categorising videos as primary or secondary risks, bringing the most critical videos to the […]
Business’s increasing dependence on digital platforms and data has generated significant efficiencies –but has also spawned a well-resourced cyber-crime industry. It is thus imperative that cyber resilience is integrated into organisations’ business continuity management plans. The ability to protect one’s IT systems, and recover from any breach, called cyber resilience, is thus critical. Cyber resilience […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a A$12,5-million funding drive aimed at supporting the integration of distributed energy resources. The funding initiative aims to support increasing shares of distributed solar PV and batteries, and help distributed energy resources (DER) in homes and businesses to contribute to grid reliability. DER encompasses behind-the-meter technologies such as rooftop […]
Geospatial Corporation will be integrating blockchain technology (the software behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency) with GeoUnderground, providing a cloud-based locational software platform allowing energy companies a secure way to manage contracts, assure provenance and track asset maintenance. The integration will allow the company to provide a seamless sharing of constantly updated locational data, status of […]
Vestas and Northvolt recently announced a technology collaboration to develop a li-ion battery platform for Vestas power plants. As an initial phase of the partnership, Vestas is investing €10-million. With renewable energy generation now cost-competitive with electricity produced from fossil fuels, significant challenges remain in how to integrate renewable energy into power grids and systems, as […]
Like many older cities in the US, Washington’s sewer system collects sanitary sewage and storm water into common pipes that carry water to a treatment plant. When heavy rains occur, the runoff exceeds the system’s treatment capacity. These events, called combined sewer overflows (CSO), result in the release of untreated effluent into area rivers. […]
