Monthly Archives: May 2016
5_12 Infrastructure Broadcast (Earthquakes, Streetcars and More)
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This Infrastructure-themed GeoSpatial Stream broadcast covers the devastating earthquake in Ecuador on April 16, 2016, and relief efforts from Miyamoto International to help rebuild the city's hard-hit infrastructure; a recently opened $100-million-dollar streetcar project in Kansas City; industry news from Trimble, Bentley Systems, Transoft Solutions and Autodesk; a video interview clip about Chicago's famed 150 N. Riverside Building; and more.
Terra Bella, Google’s Satellite Startup
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We both grew up on a healthy diet of sci-fi shows and LOVE space, so ever since a couple of years ago when we heard that a satellite company had joined Google...we’ve been wanting to visit it. Which we finally did in this episode! Get ready for lots of cool satellite imagery + info. Want to learn more about Terra Bella? → https://terrabella.google.com/
Willis Tower: Windy City Challenge
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Wind blowing off Lake Michigan is a common challenge to architects and engineers building in Chicago. Here's how Fazlur Kahn, structural engineer of Willis (Sears) Tower, developed a system capable of distributing the load of the building's 110 stories in the face of even the strongest gusts.
