Recently, ReNew Magazine, a Canadian publication focused on infrastructure, highlighted the changing landscape of municipal asset management practices in Canada, with organizations moving away from a focus on maintenance and toward broad scale investment planning.…
Innovative Workflow Makes Sewer Assessment More Efficient
RANDOLPH, NJ.—While many municipalities believe CCTV crawler inspection is the only way to understand the condition of sewer lines, a new white paper…
Yotta Improves Asset Management with New Mayrise Module
Leamington Spa, UK, March 17 , 2015—Yotta has released a new software module that allows municipal authorities to record and maintain detailed records…
Innovyze Introduces InfoNet Suite Edition, Enabling Expansion of Asset Performance Management to the Entire Enterprise
Broomfield, Colo., Nov. 11, 2014 — Innovyze, a leading global innovator of business analytics software and technologies for smart wet infrastructure, today introduced its new InfoNet Suite for developing an effective Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) program.…
New Jersey Approves $1.28 Billion for Water Infrastructure Plans
Legislation authorizing $1.28 billion in state financing for drinking water and wastewater improvement projects will also allocate $355 million for resiliency and protection projects for Sandy-damaged infrastructure. The bulk of the money comes from a federal…
FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program Needs an Updated Approach to Analyzing Flood Risk
In administering the National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needs a more modern approach to analyzing and managing flood risk behind levees -- one that would give public officials and individual property owners a clearer…
Open Data Means Registries
The municipal world has been buzzing with the concepts of Open Data. Many regions and municipalities have declared their support for the idea, and a Global Open Data Day was declared on February 22, 2013. Organizations have formed and principles declared (see…
Mulcair Says Cities, Towns Face an 'Infrastructure Cliff'
Cities and towns in Canada are in danger of going over an "infrastructure cliff" unless a federally funded infrastructure plan replaces the Building Canada Plan, which is set to expire in less than two years, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair warned Thursday. What…
