Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Unroll building plans onto a conference table, and suddenly you can have five or six different conversations under way – and as many misunderstandings. That’s why a Phoenix architecture firm opted for open collaboration around 3D digital ArchiCAD software models, projected on screen, throughout the design and construction of a revolutionary new high school. “The development
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Telogis, Inc. the platform for location intelligence, launches Fleet Management Alerts for its Telogis Fleet platform, providing critical maintenance and utilization information on a fleet’s vehicles. The alerts are generated based on a variety of sensor data including odometer, engine hours, and battery voltage. The module enables fleet maintenance managers to receive configurable automated alert
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The replacement value of electricity distribution networks in Finland is about EUR 15 billion and annual investment in them is some EUR 550 million. Current investment is already oriented towards future needs, such as real-time data and grid flexibility. Read More
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The US version is the fifth of 26 local versions in ArchiCAD 14’s global release schedule, and follows the release of the International, German, Austrian, and New Zealand versions. All local versions are planned to reach the market by the end of Q3 2010. For more information about the US version, please visit http://www.graphisoftus.com/.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The NOAA Coastal Services Center has recently added about two Terabytes of lidar data to the Digital Coast from The Florida Division of Emergency Management, The Saint Johns River Water Management District, The USGS Coastal Program, The Oregon Lidar Consortium, and a joint USGS/New Jersey DEP effort. The Florida data includes the counties of Indian
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Autodesk, Inc.and FARO announced their collaboration to add direct integration of point cloud data to AutoCAD 2011 software. FARO and Autodesk have also entered into an agreement for FARO to promote AutoCAD Plant 3D software as its preferred 3D modelling application for the process plant industry. In addition, Autodesk announced the FARO Laser Scanner Photon as its preferred
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
A doughnut and an oyster are among five marine energy projects sharing £13 million to harness the power of the sea.The grants from the WATERS fund (Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support) will help develop emerging energy technologies and improve the operation of marine renewables devices.WATERS is a collaboration between the Scottish
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Esri has expanded its mobile geographic information system (GIS) platform to now support the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The new ArcGIS for iOS includes both a free downloadable application from Apple’s app store and an API for developers to build custom mapping solutions. ArcGIS for iOS uses capabilities from ArcGIS Online to provide a seamless
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
The Soil Atlas of the Northern Circumpolar Region is also available for download. Atlas pages are to be downloaded individually (144 pages in total), either in PDF format (higher quality) or JPEG format. The user can navigate the Atlas by using the Navigation Buttons and/or selecting a section from the Contents Menu. There are 144
Monday, July 5th, 2010
Geoscience Australia and the State Geological Surveys held the Science at the Surveys seminar in Melbourne immediately prior to the Australian Mineral Industry Research Association (AMIRA) Exploration Managers meeting. A presentation to the seminar by one of Geoscience Australia’s Senior Geophysicists, Richard Lane, titledDevelopments and directions in 3D mapping of mineral systems using geophysics is now