Struggling with Data Storage? Cloud Hosting May be Your Solution
By Zachary Nienow, GISP Think for a moment about the typical digital photos you take on your personal camera or cell phone. Each selfie, vacation picture, or candid shot of your kids is likely 5 to 10 megabytes in size. Now imagine a typical countywide high-resolution orthoimagery project, which can be up to 1 terabyte.… Read More »
Tags: Cloud Storage, Cloud-based hosting, Geospatial, LiDAR, LiDar Datasets, Orthoimagery
Top 5 Reasons to Celebrate Civil Engineering
By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP It’s National Engineers Week, which makes this a great time to celebrate all engineers. Engineers come in many specializations, from aerospace to software and everything in between. But the engineer with the greatest impact on the public good could well be the civil engineer – designer of water pipes… Read More »
Tags: Civil Engineer, civil engineering, Engineer, Flooding, Infrastructure, Landscaping, NSBE, Roadway Design, Utilities, Wastewater, Water Resources
Why You Should LOVE Traffic Engineering
When you’re running late for work and stuck at yet another red light, the science of traffic engineering might not be the first thing that comes to mind. However, keeping traffic moving smoothly and efficiently depends largely on the work of traffic engineers. From figuring out the optimum timing for a traffic signal to analyzing… Read More »
Tags: Institute of Transportation Engineers, Intersection Control Analysis, ITE, National Traffic Signal Report Card, Signal Timing, Traffic Engineering, Traffic Signal Design
