I have blogged previously about the challenges that municipalities are facing relating to reducing combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). One of the presentations I have been looking forward to at Autodesk […]
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has projected that by 2050 a 70 % increase in food production will be necessary to feed a world population of nine billion. The FAO’s first ever global […]
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance in 2010 $187 billion was invested in renewable energy from the wind, sun, waves and biomass compared with $157 billion invested in natural gas, oil and coal. Furthermore the IEA says that […]
Next week is Autodesk University in Las Vegas, which I am looking forward to especially for the utility-related courses and labs. But if you can’t be there is person, 200 classes in English, Spanish, and […]
Project Parsec is a technology preview that is available for free down load on Autodesk Labs. It is designed to work with AutoCAD Map 3D. It enables you to import and map geometries and attributes […]
The latest Mars rover was launched November 26 10:02 EST on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. The lanch vehicle had been rolled out to Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. […]
I blogged previously about tracking the progress of tornadoes across Alabama Power’s territory by mapping non-respondng smart meters. The University of Tennessee Power Information Technology Laboratory has used a network of small, low-cost devices that plug […]
Accepted values of the climate sensitivity to atmospheric CO2 doubling suggest 3 °C as the best estimate and finite probabilities for much higher values implying a small but significant chance of high-impact climate changes. By […]