Monthly Archives: October 2014
10_9 Earth Imaging Broadcast (Land-Cover Change, Seafloor Maps and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses Earth Imaging news, including new USGS land-cover change models; new maps of the world's seafloor; NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement satellite; industry news from Rapidlasso, Sewall and Optech; an imaging drone from Intel's wearable technology contest; and more.
Kleinfelder Interview – Bill Siegel, CEO
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Bill Siegel, CEO of Kleinfelder, at the opening of the company’s new office in downtown Denver. The conversation touched on the company’s growth through the recession, the trend toward mega-mergers in the AEC industry, and the need to address aging infrastructure.
Kleinfelder Interview – Suad Cisic, Senior VP, Water Market Manager
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Suad Cisic, Senior Vice President, Water Market Manager, at the opening of Kleinfelder’s new office in downtown Denver. Suad discussed new stormwater management efforts, such at the award-winning Alewife Stormwater Reservoir, the need to repair leaking water pipelines, and the growing trend to proactively manage water assets.
Joe Berry’s “Eye-Witness to GIS’s 40-Year Evolution/Revolution” Presentation
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In the 40 years since the development of the digital map, what a map is (and isn’t) has greatly evolved. This presentation describes Joe Berry’s personal journey in geotechnology as a student, professor, consultant, software developer and entrepreneur. The insight is as relevant for the next generation of GIS’ers as it is to GIS cohorts who moved beyond mapping to “thinking with maps” and the boundless opportunities for integrating the new spatial paradigm into science, workplaces and daily lives.
10_30 Infrastructure Broadcast (Green Buildings, Bridge Construction and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses infrastructure news and videos, including a report on Green Buildings; the new Englewood Flyover train project in Chicago; a smart traffic-light network; accelerated bridge construction in Rhode Island; industry news from Esri Canada, Innovyze, Maptek and Autodesk; the upcoming Trimble Dimensions conference in Las Vegas; and more.
The Global Sensor Network – University of South Australia
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Australia has a combined land and sea territory of more than 8 million square kilometers. Yet most of this is currently out of the reach of affordable communication. Now the University of South Australia's Institute for Telecommunications Research has turned this on its head, with the development of the Global Sensor Network. The Global Sensor Network is an innovative signal processing system which provides low cost, two-way, simultaeneous satellite communications to multiple users.
Make It Wearable Finalists: Meet Team Nixie
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Team Nixie (http://flynixie.com) is developing the first wearable drone camera, which can be worn around your wrist. The team will be presenting their prototype for the Intel Make It Wearable Challenge Finale on November 3, 2014 in San Francisco. Learn more about Make It Wearable and follow the race to the finish line at http://makeit.intel.com. To find out more about Team Nixie, see their work at http://flynixie.com or follow them on https://www.facebook.com/flynixie.
10_16 Asia-Pacific Broadcast (Tsunami Preparedness, NASA/India Partnerships and More)
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This Asia-Pacific-focused GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses several reports indicating that tsunami preparedness is improving in the region; a space-mission partnership between NASA and India's ISRO; the first images from China's Gaofen-2; a video from the University of South Australia's Global Sensor Network; industry news from MDA Information Systems, Esri, Xiaomi, Careland, Innovyze and Nobel Systems; and more.
Kleinfelder Interview – Rod Eisenbraun, National Dam and Levee Segment Manager
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Informed Infrastructure spoke with Rod Eisenbraun, national dam and levee segment manager, at the opening of Kleinfelder’s new office in downtown Denver. The conversation covered dam creation and rehabilitation, the need for more storage with increasing droughts, the more environmentally friendly approaches these days, and hydro power as a clean power source.
10_2 Climate Change Broadcast (UN Climate Summit, Tsunami Evacuation Maps and More)
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This GeoSpatial Stream broadcast discusses news and video from the UN Climate Summit, including President Obama announcing new geospatial tools and pledges to restore forest land; USGS developing a pedestrian tsunami-evacuation tool; industry news from exactEarth, Bentley Systems and Innovyze; a clip from the keynote address at the recent GeCo in the Rockies conference; and more.
