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Smart Tagging Engineering Plans

Smart Tagging Engineering Plans

The city of Manor, Texas, has been successfully using QR codes for some time to convey information to citizens. And a while ago, I blogged about Microsoft tags - another method of conveying information through the use of a code and mobile reader. The Microsoft Tags have intrigued me because if you h

01.12.2010 | Government in the Metaverse, Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Boots on the Ground: Building a GIS, Part 1

Boots on the Ground: Building a GIS, Part 1

Introduction I started building a GIS for my last employer in 1993. Because it was a part-time endeavor, we did not even get close to what I consider a full implementation by 2009. But I can say we at least had a GIS with some geo-referenced, verified data that could be used by all departments in t

07.19.2009 | Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse | admin

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Reaction Grid: Building Community, Nurturing Business, and Throwing Tomatoes

Reaction Grid: Building Community, Nurturing Business, and Throwing Tomatoes

Back in 2006, I decided to join and explore the Second Life community in order to find out how it could help me as an engineer. I was also interested in finding out how it could help promote our community. As I became more involved, I realized there was even more potential to virtual worlds than I h

01.17.2009 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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Losing Your Creativity

A couple weeks ago, I attended a meeting with our local business association to hear and participate in a discussion about tax increment financing districts (TIFs). Our TIF attorney made a comment at the meeting something to the effect that "infrastructure is not sexy." At the time, I interjected my

05.16.2008 | Public Works in Second Life | admin

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