WHAT EXACTLY IS A SMART CITY?
There is a lot of buzz about “smart cities” these days, with cities such as Portland, San Francisco, Denver, Austin, Columbus and Kansas...
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THE BENEFITS OF USING DRONES FOR CELL TOWER AUDITS
It used to be if you asked someone how they got something done so fast, they would respond, “There’s an app for that.” Well soon we might...
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING
It is Monday morning, and you are trying to beat traffic on your way to work when all of a sudden it seems like the whole traffic...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OPEN ACCESS NETWORKS
The telecommunications engineering industry is rife with acronyms and jargon, and it can be hard to sort out the truly important terms...
TIPS FOR CONDUCTING SITE WALKS LIKE A PRO
Site walks are the “rubber meets the road” portion of project analysis. In order to ensure your construction documents (CDs) are...
NOW DAS WHAT I’M TALKING ‘BOUT
Phone, Wallet, Keys. I must check my pockets for these three items at least ten times a day. We bring them everywhere we go and...
BECOMING ADA COMPLIANT IN OUR SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Imagine your child uses a wheelchair and has started the fall at a new school. She comes home one day happily chatting about new...
BUILDING IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE
Much of the work that the land development department of Foresite Group, Inc. does is prototypical for larger clients, like...
HUH? ENGINEERING JARGON FOR THE NEW ENGINEER PART II
Have you ever tried to play it cool in a meeting when you’re not quite sure what people are talking about? You wonder if you missed some...
HOW TO APPROACH A UNIQUE CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT
Do you remember the popular meme that showed pictures of “What (fill in the blank) thinks I do” and then a picture of “What I really do”?...
5 THINGS I DIDN’T LEARN IN CIVIL ENGINEERING SCHOOL
School teaches us a lot of things and prepares us in many ways for our job and life in the real world. However, there are a number of...
A DESIGNER’S TAKE ON CIVIL 3D
Autodesk’s Civil 3D is used by civil engineers, civil designers and other professionals to plan, design and manage land development,...
PARK-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENTS BENEFIT CITIES AND THEIR RESIDENTS
On June 23rd, I was excited to attend a roundtable discussion about Economic Development & Parks focusing on “park-oriented development”...
USING PHOTO SIMULATIONS TO VISUALIZE A WIRELESS PROJECT
In the world of telecommunications, cell carriers are forever working to find solutions for site designs that consider three major...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Whenever I introduce myself to a new contact and tell them I work as a Traffic Engineer, the number one response is always "So what is...
3 WAYS TO PROTECT BIRDS IN CELL TOWERS
With the spring season upon us in the Atlanta area there are a number of images that come to mind. Most of us might picture flowers...
PRE-PROJECT DATA COLLECTION FOR FIBER NETWORK PLANNING: A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Just as cakes don’t bake themselves, fiber networks don’t build themselves. Fiber network planning and baking cakes both need the right...
5 TIPS FOR PREPARING FOR THE PE EXAM
Becoming a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is the ultimate goal for most people graduating with an engineering degree. You put in...
ADAPTIVE REUSE IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING IS ALIVE AND WELL!
The trend of adaptive reuse is alive and well in Atlanta. The practice of adaptive reuse, meaning to reuse an existing building for a...
WHAT IS FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY?
Google Fiber recently announced in the news that they will be bringing their gigabit Internet service to Huntsville, Alabama. This will...
REFORESTATION: NOT JUST FOR FORESTS
When you first hear the word reforestation, you may imagine a large group of foresters in a national park trudging through burnt...
HOW TO DEVELOP YOUR NEXT PROJECT MANAGER
While you’re busy pushing tasks their way and asking for status updates, your entry level employees are slowly working toward becoming...
A CLOSER LOOK AT ANTENNA LEVEL EQUIPMENT IN CELL TOWERS
When you look at a cell tower site from a distance, a few things can jump out at you. Naturally, the first thing you notice will be the...
ALL ABOUT PARKS
We all know what a park is, right? But where did they begin, what were they originally intended for, who owns them and are there...
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