The city of Madison, Wis., sits within a chain of five lakes, each connected to the other in a staggered linear formation via the Yahara River, which winds roughly 42 miles through south central Wisconsin. Lake Mendota, widely viewed by freshwater scientists…
Thoughts From Engineers: Hidden, But Not Harmless: The Unsettling Impacts of Land Subsidence on Urban Centers
The core assumptions that have shaped for decades how we plan, build, develop our cities and even live from day-to-day are losing ground. For example,…
CivilGEO Ranked #1 in G2’s Fall 2025 Civil Engineering Software Report
Madison, WI, September 23, 2025 — CivilGEO was recognized as the leader in civil engineering software in G2’s Fall 2025 Grid® Reports, underscoring…
CivilGEO Reaffirms Market Leadership in G2’s Summer 2025 Report
MADISON, WI – CivilGEO, a leading provider of civil engineering software, has once again made a significant impact in G2’s Summer 2025 Grid® Reports. The company earned a total of 37 badges across its product suite, with its newest software, GeoSTORM,…
Thoughts from Engineers: FEMA: An Agency Long Linked to Crisis and Risk Prevention
Few U.S. agencies are so regularly at the center of the public’s attention like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). It’s an agency with many responsibilities and statutory obligations, including oversight and administration of the National…
Thoughts From Engineers: Stormwater Brings Change to the Modern American City
Every age has its infrastructure challenges. The Industrial Revolution, for example, drove scores of people to the largest cities in search of work. Urban areas grew as they never had before, and widespread illness and death resulted from improper sewage disposal…
Thoughts From Engineers: Machine Learning and Gauging Flood Risk
Long before there were “tech kids” by any definition, I was never more content than in the company of the “huge mainframe” computer residing at the local university computing center while still in high school. (I even crafted an elaborate plan…
G2’s Spring 2025 Rankings Are Out; Winning Streak Continues for CivilGEO
Middleton, WI, April 16, 2025 – CivilGEO, a leading provider of civil engineering software products, has once again secured top positions in G2’s Spring 2025 Grid® Reports. The company has reinforced its dominance by earning thirty-three badges in the…
Thoughts From Engineers: Reusing Captured Stormwater
The residents of ancient Mediterranean cities presumed a state of water scarcity, which meant they valued water and collected it any way they could. The central hallways of homes of the wealthy in the ancient city of Pompeii, for example, often featured a…
CivilGEO Secures Top Spot in 2025 G2 Best Software Awards
Middleton, WI, February 26, 2025 – CivilGEO, one of the world’s fastest-growing civil engineering software companies, today announced it has been named a 2025 G2 Best Software Awards winner in the Best CAD & PLM Software Products category. Notably,…
