Tag: infrastructure
Year in Infrastructure 2017
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See presentations that inspire, including what’s next in Bentley software, thought-provoking guest keynotes, and this year’s industry advancements.
Working from Reality Capture to Modeling to Consumption
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The V1 Video team interviewed Ted Lamboo, Senior Vice President of Reality Modeling for Bentley Systems, at the 2016 SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, held April 11-14 in The Woodlands, Texas. He discusses reality modeling and the full cycle from capture to modeling to consumption, Bentley products used in that cycle such as ContextCapture, and examples of such use in highway design and substation modeling.
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.
What’s that Infrastructure? (Subsurface Utilities)
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You never know what's buried below your feet, but it could be infrastructure. Today's episode of WTI shows a number of subsurface utilities.
Trimble SX10 Scanning Total Station Brings “Both Worlds” to Surveyors
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Informed Infrastructure and V1 Media interviewed Todd Steiner, Product Marketing Director, Trimble Geospatial, Imaging & Optical Division, at the corporate launch of the company's new SX10 scanning total station. He discussed how combining a laser scanner with a total station is expected to be a "game changer" for surveyors who will no longer need to decide on one or the other technology before heading to the field.
The Future of Making Things at Autodesk and Industrywide
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The V1 Video team interviewed Curtis Chan, Technical Evangelist at Autodesk, at the 2016 SPAR 3D Expo and Conference, held April 11-14 in The Woodlands, Texas. A keynote speaker at the event, he discusses "the future of making things" at Autodesk and through the industry; Autodesk's creative platforms such as Fusion, Spark and Forge; interesting use cases that have caught his attention; and how 3D printing can be scaled up into construction projects.
The Challenges and Benefits of Interoperability
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The V1 Video team interviewed Allen Adams, Senior Structural Engineer, RAM Group, Bentley Systems, at the 2016 NASCC: The Steel Conference, held April 13-15 in Orlando, Fla. He discusses the major challenges of interoperability in the infrastructure industry, Bentley Systems' approach to these difficulties, what it looks like when data isn't open to others within an organization, and how Bentley software saves its clients time and money.
Structural Engineering of Chicago’s 150 N. Riverside Building
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The V1 Video team interviewed Robert Chmielowski, Structural Engineer and Principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates (MKA), at the 2016 NASCC: The Steel Conference, held April 13-15 in Orlando, Fla. He discusses the complexities of the unique building being developed at 150 N. Riverside along the Chicago River, which include the site's strong and narrow core, the steel used to make it possible, and the software used to design and analyze the building.
St. Anthony Regional Stormwater Treatment and Research System
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An estimated 169 million gallons of polluted stormwater runoff will be captured and treated each year by this underground facility on the border of Minneapolis and St. Anthony Village. It is projected to cut pollution levels by more than half for stormwater runoff flowing from the southern half of St. Anthony Village to the Mississippi River. Learn more at http://mwmo.org/sav
Spike Kickstarter Video from ikeGPS
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Spike is the world’s first laser accurate Smartphone measurement solution enabling you to safely and accurately measure an object up to 600 feet (200 m) away. With a simple snap from your Smartphone, you can measure height, width, and area from a photo, and capture target location. Measurement and location are saved with the picture, and can be easily shared via email as a PDF or Spike File (XML).
