U.S. Vehicle Travel Returns to Near Pre-Pandemic Levels; New Report Examines COVID-19 Transportation Impacts
Full report, appendix and video interview with report author available at this link. AS U.S. VEHICLE TRAVEL REBOUNDS TO NEAR PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, 15 STATES HAVE EXCEED PRE-COVID LEVELS; NEW REPORT EXAMINES COVID-19 IMPACT AND CURRENT TRENDS IN VEHICLE TRAVEL, COMMUTING, DAILY TRIPS, E-COMMERCE, CONGESTION AND FUTURE TRAVEL TRENDS. Washington, DC – As the summer travel season begins and the U.S. continues to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, vehicle travel has returned to near...
Hexagon supports new centre for digital planning and construction
Hexagon supports new centre for digital planning and construction (Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 27 May 2021) Hexagon’s Geosystems division participates in a new centre at ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) as a strategic partner with a donation via the ETH Foundation over six years. The centre for Computationally Augmented Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, known as Design++, is intended to help ETH further strengthen its globally leading position in digital...
Colombia joins the International Transport Forum
Colombia has joined the International Trasport Forum (ITF) as the organisation's 63rd member country. Ministers of transport from the 62 current member states, meeting virtually for their Annual Summit on 27 May, agreed unanimously to admit Latin America's second-most-populous nation to the world's only intergovernmental organisation with a mandate for all transport modes. Colombia is the organisation’s fourth member state from Latin America. The other member countries from the region are...
Trimble Introduces Vegetation Management Solution for Improving Electric Utility Infrastructure Resilience
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today a new solution that helps utilities better manage the risk posed by vegetation-related outages—Trimble® Vegetation Manager. The modular software provides an end-to-end solution for driving down utility vegetation management operating expenses and improving safety, regulatory compliance, performance and reliability of electric transmission and distribution infrastructure. According to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FER...
Woolpert Collecting Imagery and Lidar, Providing Technical Support in Alaska for USAF GeoBase Program
This Air Force Civil Engineer Center task order reinforces the Air Force Installation Imagery and Lidar Program, which collects geospatial data at USAF installations worldwide for multiple applications. SAN ANTONIO (May 26, 2021) — Woolpert has been selected to provide geospatial data acquisition and production services, as well as related training, in Alaska in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Support Geospatial Information and Services (GeoBase) Program. GeoBase is an Enterprise Progr...
Don’t Miss the Premiere Celebration of Engineering Achievement
Washington, DC - The American Council of Engineering Companies is pleased to announce that the 54th annual Engineering Excellence Awards Gala will be broadcast over the internet at 3:00 PM Eastern on June 17th. Registration is now open for this signature event. More than 170 engineering firms took part in the juried competition, which recognizes outstanding achievement in engineering design. 36 top projects have been selected to receive either a Grand or Honor Award and hundreds more will b...
Ideate Software Applications Aligned with Autodesk Revit 2022 and Deliver Significant Improvements for Revit Versions 2021-2019
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, announced enhancements to its Revit productivity applications. “We are pleased that once again, we updated our software shortly after Autodesk released its newest version of Revit software,” said Glynnis Patterson, Director of Software Development. “In addition to aligning our software with Revit 2022, we made several improvements. One of the most significant changes is the translation o...
Updated ASCE Standard 21 Establishes Acceptable Level of Safety and Performance for Automated People Movers
Reston, Va. – Automated people movers (APM), fully automated guided transport system, are most often found at airports, theme parks, and downtown urban areas, as a safe and efficient transportation option. ASCE’s newly updated Automated People Movers Standards (ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21-21), establishes the minimum requirements necessary to achieve an acceptable level of safety and performance for an automated people mover (APM) system. This revision includes substantive changes and additions of mandato...
Carbon emissions climbing after COVID-19 slowdown
Global carbon emissions have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Scientists stated that these emissions have already made the planet 1.2C warmer than during pre-industrial times, but when the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic on 11 March 2020 it prompted a sudden and unprecedented drop in human activity as lockdowns as factories shut down, traffic slowed, and planes were grounded. By the end of the year, CO2 emissions...
Brokk Relocates Washington State Facility for Increased Service
Brokk relocates Monroe, Washington, headquarters, decreasing lead time and increasing support for Brokk and Aquajet customers on the West Coast. MONROE, Wash.– Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, relocates its Monroe, Washington headquarters, consolidating service for customers in western North America. The move brings administration, sales, training, parts and service under a single roof for better customer response and a more streamlined op...
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