The state of U.S. public infrastructure was given a cumulative grade point average of D+ (poor) by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in its 2013 infrastructure scorecard. A grade of D is defined […]
I have blogged numerous times about the challenge of accurately geolocating underground utilities.For example, I blogged about the estimated ROI for investment in improving the geolocation and other information about underground utilities and the remarkable […]
A report commissioned by Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) and carried out by Indecon International Economic Consultants estimates that the geospatial information industry directly contributed €69.3-million (Gross Added Value) to the Irish economy in 2012. […]
At Geospatial World Forum 2014 in Geneva this year the GeoBuild track, which was very well attended, included 15 presentations followed by a panel discussion. The presentations covered a broad range of topics, but all […]
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court largely upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from large power plants and refineries under the Clean Air Act. However, the court ruled that […]
According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) via the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at 8:48 p.m. on March 26, 2014 wind generation reached a peak output of 10,296 megawatts (MW). At that moment, […]
At Geospatial World Forum 2014 in Geneva this year Leif Granhom, Senior Vice President at Tekla Finland gave an insightful presentation about the integration of building information modeling (BIM) and geospatial information. An important part of […]
I have blogged about the GeoPackage several times over the past couple of years. GeoPackage is an Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standard for exchanging spatial data, especially among mobile devices. It is the modern alternative […]