The UK Government has mandated BIM for all central government construction projects starting in 2016. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is…
Author: Geoff Zeiss, Ph.D
01.29.2015
Integrating BIM, Laser Scanning and GIS to Transform Civil Construction
Civil construction is being transformed by the integration of GIS, laser scanning and BIM for infrastructure. For example, for Ron Singh, Chief of…
07.23.2014
Will Autonomous Vehicles Drive Intelligent Digital Highway Models?
The human toll from highway accidents is immense. It has been estimated that a total of 3,551,332 motor vehicle deaths have occurred in…
02.01.2014
Geospatial Poised to Become a Foundation Technology for the Smart Grid
GIS is currently applied tactically by utilities in a number of areas. For example, GIS has been widely used by utilities for years…
11.15.2013
Automating Image Processing Work Flows for the Earth Observation Sensor Web Part 2
In the previous article we outlined the steps that imagery needs to go through before being usable by end users and how being…
11.03.2013
Automating Image Processing Workflows for the Earth Observation Sensor Web -Part 1
Just about every industry from construction to utilities to roofers to insurance is being impacted, and often transformed, by the availability of high…
09.01.2013
Is the Integration of Geospatial and BIM at the Tipping Point ?
Earlier this year Anne Kemp, Director of BIM Strategy and Development at Atkins Global, a large international infrastructure consultancy, organized a BIM for…
08.03.2013
Laser Scanning and BIM Support Energy Efficiency for Residential and Commercial Buildings
In the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2013 the reference case, which only takes into account existing legislation and regulations, forecasts…
07.03.2013
Significant Cost Savings Forecasted From Accurately Modeling Underground Utilities
According to national statistics, in the United States an underground utility line is hit on average every 60 seconds. The total cost to…
02.22.2013
Extending the Value to BIM to Building Operations and Maintenance
The adoption of building information models (BIM) has provided quantifiable business benefits by helping improve collaboration, reduce costs, and reduce the risk of…
