From the category archives:
Stu Rich, CTO of PenBay Solutions addressed the area of facility management at the GeoDesign Summit, with the assertion that the greenest building is the one that is never built. With that framework in mind, the problem of optimally managing our built environment is seen as a more important objective than trying to design the [...]
{ 1 comment }
While there has been some criticism about the academic and conceptual nature of many of the presentations at the GeoDesign Summit, the break out idea lab on BIM and GIS integration drew a spillover crowd of project managers across infrastructure disciplines. The focus of these discussions was on project implementation and workflow rather than the [...]
{ 4 comments }
A good portion of the morning opening to the GeoDesign Summit was devoted to new functionality within the ArcGIS toolset, and Esri’s approach to GeoDesign. Multiple scenarios were presented, with a predominant focus on redevelopment for greater livability, with new density, walkability, public transit, and the economic impacts. Scenarios for both Redlands and Philadelphia were [...]
{ 1 comment }
Five years ago, in an interview with a leading CAD software executive, the distinction was made that CAD dealt with the firm realities of our built environment down to engineering-grade detail, and that GIS dealt with fuzzy issues such as wildlife migration. While pains were made to acknowledge the utility of both toolsets, the distinction [...]
{ 1 comment }
Jeff Kowalski, VP and CTO at Autodesk shared some interesting ideas related to infinite computing and the capture of digital reality at Autodesk University last week. Video of his and other mainstage keynotes are now available online, and I encourage you to check it out. If you don’t have time for the full hour of [...]
{ 0 comments }
The infrastructure keynote at Autodesk University tackled issues of productivity with demonstrations of the different Autodesk tools that can tackle common infrastructure issues. The discussion centered on aging infrastructure and revitalization projects, because most of the developed world has problematic infrastructure. Water infrastructure is particularly vulnerable as water leaks impact multiple areas such as transportation [...]
{ 0 comments }
Sitting in on the packed CAD/BIM Integration workshop facilitated by Michael Schlosser (@engis on Twitter) at AU 2010, the second of two with full enrollment. The unconference format provided good interaction on the ‘billion dollar’ opportunity of integration for better planning, stronger visualization, and stronger management of projects. The tools that we use (CAD, GIS, [...]
{ 0 comments }
A joint presentation by Tekla and Trimble at this week’s Trimble Dimensions conference continues to provide inspiration. The Tekla Building Information Modeling software provides a rich and highly detailed modeling environment, with extremely detailed features and a very small and manageable file size. With Tekla, the model becomes the basis for all 2D drawings, with [...]
{ 2 comments }
Trimble’s concept of the connected construction site drew good attention on the show floor of this week’s Trimble Dimensions event. The ability to share position across a site or operation, along with a collaborative Internet-based networking environment, is set to be replicated across different vertical markets that Trimble serves. It was impressive to see the [...]
{ 0 comments }
The theme for the 2010 Trimble Dimensions event of Converge, Connect, Collaborate was the focus of the welcoming address by Steve Berglund, president and CEO of Trimble. When addressing connection, he took a look at the progression of the speed of travel and communication, where we’ve reached the upper limits of communication at the speed [...]
{ 0 comments }
