Sunday, September 12th, 2010
‘Study architecture in the UK and you will be among some of the most forward-looking architects in the world. Your UK architecture course will expose you to a range of innovative new designs and approaches for building and urban planning. You can also look forward to great international career prospects, as UK architectural training is
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
SRK Consulting, an international consulting company that provides focused advice and solutions for earth and water resource industries, recently signed a global enterprise license agreement ELA with Esri. The agreement includes 36 SRK affiliates in 10 countries and gives SRK unlimited use of Esri desktop and server software. “The enterprise license agreement will provide SRK
Friday, September 10th, 2010
The Norwegian version is the fourteenth of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s globalrelease schedule, and follows the release of the International, German, Austrian, NewZealand, US, Italian, Australian, French, Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Swedish, and Finnishversions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010.For more information about the Norwegian
Friday, September 10th, 2010
People’s current local responses to the challenges of dealing with too much water, and too little water, in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region were discussed at a side event organised by ICIMOD and IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) at the World Water Week in Stockholm on Thursday 9th September. Participants stressed the importance of supporting adaptation
Friday, September 10th, 2010
There is a growing consensus that the future of software is tied to cloud computing and software as a service. Someday, all software will run online and clunky desktop applications will be a distant memory. In a recent article for Directions Magazine I explored “How Will GIS Companies Weather the Gathering Cloud Computing Storm?”and concluded
Friday, September 10th, 2010
BWHW commissioned Halcrow to develop a risk-based model to consider and improve the capital efficiency of its water distribution pipe network replacement programme. The @RISK model combines the probability of pipe failures across the region with the consequential benefits of pipes not failing in the future. As a result, BWHW is able to make more informed decisions
Friday, September 10th, 2010
OpenGeo, the leader in open source geospatial web services today announced that is has signed agreements with Orkney, an open source business solution provider located in Yokohama Japan, and Mapconcierge, a business solutions and GPS/UAV provider located in Tokyo, Japan, to provide support and translation services for the OpenGeo Suite in Japan. “It is great
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Utility executives will gather at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld conference, September 19 – 23, 2010 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, to share new ways to leverage Oracle applications, technology and systems that enable smart grid and other industry strategies. In more than 30 sessions, demonstrations and networking events focused on utilities trends and applications,
Friday, September 10th, 2010
he U.S. Department of State announced today that HOK (Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum) has been selected for the planning and design of the New Office Annex (NOX) in Moscow, Russia. The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) reviewed the submissions of 27 architectural firms competing to plan and design the NOX. OBO determined that HOK provided
Friday, September 10th, 2010
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, today announced the finalists in the 2010 Be Inspired Awards competition. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and sustaining the world’s infrastructure. The winners will be announced at the invitation-only Be Inspired:
