Transportation Report Estimates 7 Million Drivers Will Shift to Autonomous Vehicles in 3 U.S. Cities
New York – A study by transportation, economics and urban planning experts has found that ridesharing and ridesourcing services using autonomous vehicles (AV) could shift millions of drivers away from personal cars in major U.S. cities. - Report says cities must take action now to shape a driverless future - Six policy solutions outlined to guide city leaders “Driverless Future: A Policy Roadmap for City Leaders,” the study prepared by Arcadis, HR&A Advisors and Sam Schwartz Consulting,...
America's Infrastructure Scores a D+
American Society of Civil Engineers released its sixth quadrennial Infrastructure Report Card, which gave the US a D+ across 16 categories, meaning the country's infrastructure is "poor" and "at risk." The country must spend $4.59 trillion by 2025 to get the infrastructure where it needs to be, ASCE estimates. Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure depicts the condition and performance of American infrastructure in the familiar form...
Bentley Systems Issues Call for Submissions to the 2017 Be Inspired Awards for BIM Advancements in Infrastructure
EXTON, Pa.- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced its call for submissions to the 2017 Be Inspired Awards program. The awards, which are judged by independent juries of industry experts, recognize infrastructure projects for BIM advancements that improve project delivery and/or asset performance. The deadline for submission entries is May 1, 2017. The Be Inspired Awards are an integral part of...
Ryan’s Well: 20 Years of Drinking Water to Millions & Growing Stronger
Ontario, Canada - Ryan’s Well Foundation is celebrating its 20th successful year in digging wells to provide clean drinking water to the poorest regions of the developing world. To date, nearly one million people have been impacted in 16 countries with 1,166 water projects installed and 1,245 latrines completed. The Foundation is chugging along like a finely tuned water pump, and endeavoring to triple its human-impact over the next twenty years. The Foundation’s accomplishments started with t...
MDA to Acquire DigitalGlobe, Creating Industry Leader in End-to-End Space Systems, Earth Imagery and Geospatial Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO and WESTMINSTER, COLO ., Feb., 2017 - MacDonald , Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. ("MDA") (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company providing technology solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide, and DigitalGlobe, Inc. ("DigitalGlobe") (NYSE: DGI), the global leader in Earth imagery and information about our changing planet, today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MDA will acquire DigitalGlobe for...
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Updates for Autodesk Revit Live [formerly Autodesk LIVE] Announced Today
Autodesk brought “on demand” interactivity to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) with the introduction of Autodesk Revit Live (formerly Autodesk LIVE) in July 2016. Autodesk Revit Live is the game-changing, cloud-based service that transforms a Revit model into an immersive experience, in just one click. Rather than just seeing your model, Revit Live lets you experience it. And then in October 2016 we announced the next milestone in the evolution of Revit Live with support...
Engineered Solutions: Steep Railway Corridors
Custom Requirements No Problem for Rail Line Revegetation North Dakota’s Bakken oilfields experienced a boom in production in 2013. With oil prices soaring, production of crude was reaching 2 million barrels per day. Pipeline infrastructure was not in place at that time, requiring 95 percent of the oil to be shipped via rail. The single rail line into the region was quickly overtaxed, prompting The Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad to begin construction on a second rail line....
Infrastructure Showcase: 2016 Bentley Infrastructure 500 Top Owners Ranking
Normally in an Infrastructure Showcase, we profile unique, fascinating and/or award-winning projects that had a major impact on design and engineering. For this issue, we wanted to highlight an endeavor that goes beyond attractive photos and defines just how important infrastructure is worldwide. The Bentley Infrastructure 500 annually ranks the top owners of infrastructure from public and private sectors to help compare investment levels across types of infrastructure, world regions and orga...
Sponsored Content: BIM Boost - Essential Techniques for Infrastructure
Everybody is talking about BIM, but how many have actually taken the time to learn the latest technologies and techniques? After all, continual learning is the key to keeping up—and staying ahead. Whether it’s aerial surveys by drone or point cloud extraction, technological advances in civil engineering keep marching right along. So if you’re still on the fence, it’s time to take your data to the next level. It’s time for a BIM breakthrough. Start with Surveys Let’s start at the begin...
2017 Infrastructure Industry Outlook
Each year, the Informed Infrastructure editorial team reaches out to members of its Editorial Advisory Board to take the pulse across civil and structural engineering practices. The board includes a diverse range of practitioners with a wealth of experience in project and technology development. For this year’s outlook, we asked the same questions of each board member to see how different people with different perspectives would respond to the same questions. Our goal is to help find common g...
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