September 2017- Amy Williams, AIA, LEED AP, former managing principal, vice president of HDR’s Los Angeles architecture studio, has assumed the managing principal role in the Minneapolis studio. Originally from Iowa and a graduate of Iowa State University,…
FARO Announces Innovative Visual Inspect for Inspection and Design
Lake Mary, FL - FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, construction BIM/CIM,…
Applanix Releases Updated Version of POS LVX for High-Accuracy Positioning and Orientation for Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Berlin, Germany – Applanix, a Trimble Company, introduced today an updated version of its POS LVX system, which provides high-accuracy positioning and…
Trimble Expands Portfolio of OEM Products for High-AccuracyDirect Georeferencing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
BERLIN —Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) introduced today three new GNSS-Inertial Systems for Direct Georeferencing on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): the Trimble® APX-15-EI UAV, Trimble APX-18 UAV, and Trimble APX-20 UAV. Direct Georeferencing with the systems…
Congress Faces FAA Deadline, Eyes Taxes, Infrastructure
The House and Senate is expected to extend the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization before it expires Sept. 30, and then soon turn to such issues as tax cuts and perhaps an infrastructure investment plan. Lawmakers were reportedly largely agreed…
Colorado DOT Crews to Install Monitoring Technology on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon
This fall, said the Colorado Department of Transportation, crews will begin installing interconnected weather and road sensors, cameras, speed-detection devices and variable speed limit signs at 17 locations on the Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon corridor. It…
Wyoming Commission Approves Works to Rebuild State Road, Repave Part of I-80
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a $13.9 million contract to reconstruct two miles of WYO 789 (North Federal Boulevard) in the west-central city of Riverton in Fremont County, to make upgrades on a state road that has not had a major rebuild in…
Eight States Sue USDOT for Suspending GHG Emissions From Performance Measures
Eight states filed suit Sept. 20 against the U.S. Department of Transportation, news services reported, over the Trump administration's suspension of a greenhouse gas performance measure for the federal-aid highway system, which was in a regulation scheduled…
Maryland Seeks Largest North American P3 to Sharply Boost Capacity on Major Highways
Touting his proposals as "massive" and "transformative," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he wants to use North America's largest public-private partnership efforts in a $9 billion "traffic relief plan" to add toll lanes and traffic capacity on three heavily…
First True Tilt Compensation GNSS is Next Evolution of Leica Captivate Experience
(Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 26 September 2017) – Leica Geosystems, industry leader of measurement technology, announced today the Leica GS18 T, the world’s fastest GNSS RTK rover, and the latest versions of Leica Captivate field software and Leica Infinity…
