ADOT-Sponsored Construction Academy Provides Gateway to Careers
PHOENIX – Thirty-one individuals seeking a hand up obtained entry-level positions as flaggers on construction projects, paying $13 to $19 per hour, thanks to free training provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation. Those who took part in the flagger-certification program held this summer are the latest cohort in the Construction Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program offered by ADOT’s On-The-Job-Training Supportive Services Program, part of the agency’s Business Engagement and...
Trimble Introduces New Android Application for Field Surveying and Data Collection
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today Trimble® Penmap® for Android™, a cloud-connected application for field surveying and high-accuracy Geographic Information System (GIS) data collection that works on mobile handhelds, smartphones and tablets. Trimble Penmap for Android focuses on core survey and mapping tasks such as cadastral and boundary surveys, establishing local control, stake-outs, quality checks and asset management for utilities. It provides both professional su...
Water Treatment Needs Take Center Stage With Komax
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - Municipalities have faced a number of critical water issues over the last few years, but Komax Systems has the answer for many - their Wafer Static Mixer. When Space is an Issue The need for upgrades is a big part of the problem with municipal water treatment plants. The Wafer Static Mixer addresses that need for upgrades because it was designed to fit in much smaller spaces than traditional static mixers. "Even in a confined space, a Komax static wafer mixer...
Stakeholders in Global Smart City Market Seek New Funding Models to Monetize Projects
SANTA CLARA, Cal.– The capital-intensive task of transforming cities into seamless ecosystems is prompting governments to explore revenue sources beyond internal bodies and join hands with financial intermediaries and private investors. With the rising connectedness of things and people, the global smart city market could expand to $1.5 trillion by 2020 and prove to be one of the biggest investment avenues for private investors and institutions. The public sector will also look to new mechanisms...
Panel Sends USDOT Bill to House With Cuts, After Challenge on Infrastructure
The full House Appropriations Committee on July 17 approved a fiscal 2018 transportation funding bill that would make cuts in transit assistance and end the popular TIGER grants, after brushing aside a push by minority Democrats to add an infrastructure investment package. The bill adheres to 2018 spending levels for Highway Trust Fund programs as called for in the FAST Act. However, the bill also proposes to rescind another $800 million of authorized highway funds from state transportati...
Congress Deciding on Future Federal Spending in Infrastructure and Science
The House Appropriations Committee had a busy week, passing the remaining five (out of 12) appropriations bills this week, part of the process Congress goes through to create the federal budget. Here are the highlights of the bills affecting infrastructure and engineering. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies National Science Foundation is funded at $7.3 billion, which is $133 million below FY17. However, the Appropriators ignored President Trump’s proposal to cut $$672 milli...
FLIR Releases FLIR Blackfly S GigE Machine Vision Camera Family
WILSONVILLE, Ore. – FLIR Systems Inc. (NASDAQ) today released a new Gigabit Ethernet-based (GigE) machine vision camera, the FLIR Blackfly S. Ideal for a range of applications including display and PCB inspection, microscopy, robotics, 3D scanning, intelligent traffic systems, the Blackfly S gives machine vision developers the tools to quickly develop innovative solutions by combining the latest CMOS sensors, GigE Vision compatibility, and advanced on-camera features. The first three Blackfl...
Chinatown Public Library in Chicago Wins Steel Design Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Chinatown Public Library in Chicago has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the library on Wednesday, July 19, at 6 p.m. “Its rounded form, accented with vertical fins, serves as a beacon for the...
Los Angeles Valley College Monarch Center Wins Steel Design Award
(Chicago, IL) – The Los Angeles Valley College Monarch Center in Valley Glen, Calif., has earned national recognition in the 2017 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the building on Tuesday, July 25, at 1:30 p.m. “A vibrant and uplifting steel structure th...
Esri Honors Architect of the Capitol, Woolpert for Special Achievement in GIS
SAN DIEGO — The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) and Woolpert were awarded Esri’s Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award on Wednesday at the 2017 Esri User Conference in San Diego. The team was among 180 selected from more than 300,000 eligible candidates worldwide for its U.S. House of Representatives Congressional Suite Transition Selection Application project. Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, recognizes the innovative application of technology, data collection, geospatial inform...
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