Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports the chief designer or Russia’s GLONASS GNSS, Yury Urlichich, was fired. It seems the firing relates to recent fraud allegation that came to light earlier this month of GLONASS officials stealing 6.5 billion rubles ($200 million) of program funds. - UPI...

At the BE Inspired Conference (#BeIn2012) this week in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley (pictured at right) opened the media day by blitzing analysts and editors with a barrage of statistics about the market, software successes, economic reality and the introduction of...

If you have over 60 companies in the same geographic area offering solutions in geospatial technology, cybersecurity and energy management and you ask them to work together to prevent the next terrorist attack, could they do it? The GEO Huntsville Conference (Huntsville, AL) offered that...

IHS Energy Editorial API: The service provides daily updated information about markets for petroleum and other energy sources. It delivers news and analysis from the provider's industry experts covering activities in oil and gas, as well as electrical power generation and renewable energy and...

Utilities are implementing fiber optic networks to support the increased communication loads needed manage the large customer base. Truckee Donner Public Utility District in California turned to Telvent to plan its network. Ian Fitzgerald, with the Truckee Donner Utility, and Danny Petrecca, of...

Former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who narrowly lost his 2008 bid for reelection against Democrat Al Franken, works as a lobbyist at the firm Hogan Lovells. His new duties, per a disclosure form, include lobbying to "expand access to broadband technology by supporting efforts of...

A survey of companies that employ geospatial works reveals U.S. organizations’ current and future hiring plans.

Last week Esri announced at its European User Conference that it had acquired LBS firm, Geoloqi. Our editors look at why Esri might be interested in the firm and the new market areas it might open.

Bill Meehan Esri’s director of utility solutions responded to my query regarding more data about the sample used in the Esri study: Q: What professionals/organizations were surveyed (were they all Esri users? Users of any GIS tech? Who?) A Respondents were not necessarily Esri users. The...

President Obama signed MAP-21, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, into law in July. It funds surface transportation programs at over $105 billion for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 and is the first long-term highway authorization since 2005. The provisions went into effect on...