Turn Your Aging Bridge into a Community Highlight
By Dan Sydow, PE Nearly 40% of the United States’ 600,000 bridges are over 50 years old, so chances are your community has an aging structure in need of replacement. But you may be able to turn an unavoidable expense into a bonus for your community, and maybe even draw in tourists. Your first priority… Read More »
Tags: Bridge, Bridge Design, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Rehabilitation, Bridge Replacement, Structural Design, Structural Inspection, Structures
GIS Day is Cause for Celebration, and Here’s Why
Geographic information systems, or GIS, are the combination of geographical features and powerful databases. Municipal governments and local utilities rely on this technology to gather, manage, and analyze high-level spatial information. With today being GIS Day, it only seems fitting to discuss some of the ways GIS services meet clients’ everyday mapping needs and streamline… Read More »
Tags: Aerial Mapping, Asset Management, AutoCAD, Geographic Information System, Geospatial Services, GIS, Land Surveyor, Mapping, Survey, Surveying, Technology
Intelligent Transportation Systems Help Keep Drivers Safe in Work Zones
Work zones bring more than just heavy traffic and headaches – they also bring hazards. Drivers must pay close attention in work zones to successfully drive through the complex array of signs, barrels, and lane shifts. Distracted driving (taking hands off the wheel, eyes off the road, or mind off the road) has contributed to… Read More »
Tags: Connected Vehicles, Distracted Driving, Dynamic Merge Systems, End-of-queue systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Traffic Engineering, Work Zones