From the category archives:
Fair Oaks Dairy, an Indiana-based milk producer, has switched their milk hauling fleet of 42 trucks to compressed natural gas and is working on producing their own biomethane form dairy cattle waste. The truck fleet transports 53 loads of milk per day, with the shift in fuel projected to reduce emissions equivalent to 1.5 million [...]
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The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO), which oversees the flow of electricity across California’s power grid, has incorporated Space-Time Insight’s real-time geospatial software applications on its 80 ft. x 6.5 ft. video wall. The ISO uses the tool for market, grid, and crisis intelligence as well as monitoring and integration of the variable energy [...]
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Critigen was involved in a detailed spatial analysis project for the City of Denver regarding zoning for solar energy. The city is working on a new zoning code, and was interested in what way they should mandate solar easements and solar rights to protect a homeowners access to solar power. The city was concerned about [...]
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At the GITA Annual Conference this year, the future of the event was up front, with executive director Bob Samborski discussing the fact that the GITA annual conference has run its course. At this 34th annual event, the rapid pace of technology and the evolution of conference outreach were major points of discussion. Dr. Bob [...]
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BIM for utilities starts with layout and design productivity that goes beyond the use of CAD and drafting tools. In the BIM environment, the creation of a line is realized in a 3D model with a perspective view and connectivity rather than simply a polygon. The software steps in to add a level of productivity [...]
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Building efficiency is gaining a lot of attention, highlighted by the announcement just yesterday that IBM plans to purchase the facility management software company Tririga. The software will become part of a larger suite of offerings aimed at energy efficiency and optimized space usage. The focus on the bott0m-line benefits is justified by the fact [...]
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Power Tagging is an interesting new start-up company that has created hardware and software to monitor and map the grid. With backing from Dominion power company and Lockheed Martin, the company’s sensor network is poised to make an impact. The unique use of modules that hug the power line, and amplification devices to boost signals, [...]
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I facilitated the Industry Trends Analysis Group (ITAG) discussions at last years GITA Geospatial Solutions Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The focus of that discussion was around intelligent infrastructure and its implications for the utility sector. I wrote a white paper on the subject to help synthesize feedback from participants, and the technology trends that we [...]
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New York will soon get an online solar mapping site similar to those developed for San Francisco and other cities. The $640,000 mapping and online interface project is being coordinated by the City University of New York, with help from the Center for Spatial Information at Hunter College, and others. Sanborn Map Company gathered LiDAR [...]
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Here’s an inspiring TED talk by Michael Pawlyn about the application of biomimicry for sustainable design. Pawlin has been involved in a great number of inspiring projects, and has had some wonderful success in approaching issues of sustainability with closed loop systems that treat waste products from different processes as inputs to others, ultimately looping [...]
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