In June 2011, NENA approved an end-state architectural vision for NG9-1-1 in the United States that includes indoor 9-1-1 caller location sub-address elements such as building name, floor, suite, room, and seat.
In February 2014, the FCC proposed rules to improve indoor and mobile phone 9-1-1 call location accuracy, including for the first time requiring wireless carriers to provide vertical information (z axis) within three meters… read full article
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Hardware related articles
TECH START-UP VRM OFFERS ‘AFFORDABLE’ BIM TO HOUSING RETROFIT SECTOR
n 18-month-old technology company is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will bring the benefits of BIM and 3D scanning to social landlords, framework contractors and even SMEs operating in the domestic client retrofit sector… read full article
TECH START-UP VRM OFFERS ‘AFFORDABLE’ BIM TO HOUSING RETROFIT SECTOR
n 18-month-old technology company is rolling out a new cloud-based service that will bring the benefits of BIM and 3D scanning to social landlords, framework contractors and even SMEs operating in the domestic client retrofit sector… read full article
AEC Firms Turn to Panzura for File Locking Technology to Enable Cross-Site Collaboration
Revisiting the subject of collaboration in the AEC industry, we recently took a look at the computer data storage company Panzura. While the company serves a variety of industries and essentially stumbled onto the AEC market, the company has since devoted itself to developing that segment of its customer base and has tailored its solution for CAD and BIM users over the last few years… read full article
Get Your Game On | Next Gen Architectural Visualization
There are several current and emerging technologies that are changing the way we visualize architectural designs today. Architectural visualization can range from traditional hand drawings to computer generated (CG) images and animations… read full article
HP HERALDS ‘NEW ERA OF MANUFACTURING’ WITH SUPER-FAST 3D PRINTER
An innovative 3D printing technology that can produce objects up to 10 times faster and more cheaply than existing 3D printers has been unveiled by Hewlett-Packard.
HP Multi Jet Fusion heralds a “new era of manufacturing”, claims the company, and it also delivers 3D models with higher precision and greater strength than existing systems, such as selective laser sintering (SLS) and fused deposition modelling…read full article
Could Google’s “Project Tango” Tablet Revolutionize Construction?
Today’s tablet computers are handy for staying connected from the field. But they might be about to get much, much more useful. Imagine a tablet that knows its exact position in space and can generate a realtime 3D map of everything around it…. read full article
thinkBIM: BIM Construction and Assembly – Mobile BIM – Seminar
bimacademy: BIM Processes – A How to Guide
Mark Stodgell will be presenting at the forthcoming UBM webinar sponsored by 4Projects
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In the InterBIM – field BIM
Brian Libby, Architect Magazine, rounds up the panel verdict for three apps rugged enough to handle BIM in the field…. read full article
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