In small numbers, people can usually self-govern themselves. But as the number of people in a group grows, better control is needed. So history has shown anytime a large number of people start hanging out in a particular place, a government structure is formed. In our world today, we have nations which then have further [...]
Posts Tagged ‘General Government’
The Computer Named My Subdivision
July 11th, 2010 
Pam Broviak Sometimes, naming a subdivision can be easy – for example a subdivision located in a shady grove of oak trees might be called Shady Oaks. But how do developers choose a subdivision name if there isn't an obvious candidate? Last week I was surprised to find out there are online generators designed for the sole [...]
Posted in Civil Engineering, Development, GIS, Public Works 
Tags: developments, General Government, subdivisions 
2 Comments »A Brave New Grid – Post 2: The Virtual Plan
March 28th, 2010 Pam Broviak In the first post of this series, I explained my decision about moving my efforts related to building government/public works/engineering sites in virtual worlds from Second Life to OpenSim. And I invited anyone interested to read along or visit as I make this move. From here on out, I will continue to write about the [...]
Augmented Reality for Public Works
March 19th, 2010 Pam Broviak Augmented reality (AR) has been gaining ground over the last couple years—most likely as a result of an increasing number of applications incorporating AR and an increase in the capabilities of supporting technology. But while the advances have been useful and impressive, I have not seen much related to the public works industry. This surprises [...]
CityCamp – Talkin’ Government & Gettin’ Scrappy
January 31st, 2010 Pam Broviak Last weekend I was fortunate to be able to spend the entire weekend at the UIC campus in Chicago hanging out with about 100 other people who are interested in local government. The event was CityCamp – a conference held in unconference style where the attendees determine and host the sessions. While there were several [...]
Posted in Gov 2.0, Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: citycamp, General Government, opengov, Public Works Comments OffVirtual Cemetery Update
January 3rd, 2010 Pam Broviak While exploring the virtual grid for government-related sites, I stumbled across a virtual graveyard on the Prince Edward County (Ontario) island in Second Life. And while Second Life has several interesting cemeteries this one caught my attention because the builders had loaded some of the stones with historic narratives from the Prince Edward County area. [...]
