In July 2016, a Midwest utility completed a project with NM Group to deploy an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with LiDAR technology testing its suitability for vegetation compliance analysis. This project was the first time a LiDAR equipped UAV has been tested…
Latin America Responds to Urban Earthquake Disaster Before It Happens
THE AMERICAS – Miyamoto International has expanded to Latin America with two project offices for USAID, one in San José, Costa Rica and the other in…
Jacobs Wins Contract for Vastly Manufacturing Plant in Virginia
PASADENA, Calif. - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it was awarded a contract from Vastly (formerly Tranlin, Inc.) to lead permit…
LA’s Shade Balls Actually Worked
One year later, the shade balls in the Los Angeles Reservoir have been deemed a success by the L.A. Department of Water and Power.
Exprodat Software Revolutionises Unconventionals Planning
Exprodat, the oil and gas ArcGIS platform specialist, Esri Gold Partner and Getech group company, has released a new version of its Unconventionals Analyst software. The company developed the Unconventionals Analyst extension to ArcGIS Desktop to help oil…
New Pathways to Credit Announced
The Build America Bureau (Bureau) began offering an Emerging Projects Agreement in addition to a Master Credit Agreement for the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 (TIFIA) and the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing…
Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure Acquires GISquadrat
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Hexagon Safety & Infrastructure has acquired GISquadrat GmbH of Vienna, Austria. The acquisition will enhance Hexagon's geospatial, cloud and mobile solutions for governments and utility providers in Europe. A Hexagon partner prior…
HNTB Names Sanja Zlatanic as Chair, National Tunnel Practice
NEW YORK – HNTB Corporation expanded its national leadership team by naming Sanja Zlatanic as chair, national tunnel practice. In this role, Zlatanic, PE, a senior vice president of the firm, directs the firm’s tunneling and underground projects and…
New Partnership Offers Hope for Florida’s Algal Bloom Crisis
TALLAHASSEE — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, and BLOOM Holdings, LLC, a materials development company, have announced a strategic teaming agreement to deploy technology to mitigate harmful algal blooms. The joint initiative…
Renowned Groundwater Expert Bob Kleinmann Joins HDR
Bob Kleinmann, a nationally recognized expert in inorganic groundwater impacts, has joined HDR. As the firm's environmental geology technical lead, he will help clients navigate changes in the new coal combustion residuals ruling and develop strategies for…
