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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Public Works’
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 [...]
A Brave New Grid – The Decision
March 14th, 2010 Pam Broviak Last month I decided to close down the Public Works Group island in Second Life. Over the last 2 1/2 years, the island allowed many people the opportunity to see and explore how virtual worlds could enhance the public works industry. The site also provided a place for people to meet and experience virtual worlds [...]
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 OffAPWA Goes Social
November 12th, 2009 Pam Broviak Many established professional organizations and associations are still trying to figure out social media or worse, have not yet even heard about it. Which can be frustrating for members because social media provides a great way for members to network. And networking is one of the main reasons people join associations. However, members of APWA [...]
Posted in Public Works, Public Works in the Metaverse, Social Media Tags: General Government, Public Works, Social Media, web2.0 Comments OffTrench Backfill: Is it best to compact, jet, fill, or dump?
October 11th, 2009 Pam Broviak A discussion of construction methods for installing trench backfill.
Posted in Civil Engineering, Construction, Public Works Tags: construction, flowable fill, pipes, Public Works, sewers, trench backfill Comments Off
