David Totman, public works and AEC manager at Esri, opened the day today at the Geodesign Summit, talking about the different infrastructure life cycle phases of plan, design, build, operate from a GIS perspective. When the built environment and natural environment…

OGC Requests Comment on LandInfra Conceptual Model
Jan. 22, 2015—The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC(R)) membership has issued a Request for Comments on the OGC LandInfra Conceptual Model. This document,…

LaHood Joins the Board of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
From Former US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a leading advocate for infrastructure investment as co-chair of Building America's Future, and Mimi…

Fountain Valley Manufacturing Facility Includes Stormwater Management for Low Impact
Fountain Valley California is the site of the first U.S. manufacturing plant for probiotic drink manufacturer Yakult. The facility consists of three buildings, including a 76,828 square-foot manufacturing plant, a single-story 11,221 square-foot office building,…

Oceano Opts for Green Solutions for Water and Energy to Reduce their Impact
Woodland Hills, California - Built in 2012, Oceano apartments is a 244 unit, 5.8 acre community located in Woodland Hills, Calif., featuring outstanding architecture and design as well as a host of the most modern and cutting edge amenities. The goal of the…

ULI and the National League of Cities Form Partnership to Jointly Guide the Rose Center for Public Leadership
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2014—The Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the National League of Cities (NLC), which collectively represent the world’s foremost real estate professionals and the nation’s most distinguished municipal leaders, have signed a partnership…

Longmont, Colorado, Is Live with Accela Civic Platform to Modernize Operations across City
SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014—Accela, the leading provider of civic engagement solutions for government, today announced the City of Longmont, Colorado, is now live with Land Management and Licensing and Case Management solutions on the Accela Civic…

High Speed 2 Coming to England with BIM Leading the Way #YII2014
We heard today from Prof. Andrew McNaughton, the technology director of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project at Bentley's Year in Infrastructure Conference. HS2 is betting big on BIM, and will stretch the technology through this 42 billion GBP ($80B) project.…

LakeSim Helps Merge Urban Design with Scientific Analysis for Chicago Lakeside Development
A hundred years ago, one out of every five people lived in urban areas. By 2050, that number will balloon to over four out of five. This rapid urbanization presents significant problems to the world. Even a modest annual population growth of three or five…