The importance of the pipes, wires, and cables buried underground that support our daily lives is being “unearthed” with the help of Executive Producer, Host, and Author Mike Rowe and his animated alter ego micro Mike Rowe. Known from the…
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Why mapping and sharing underground information is a must
BY ERIC VAN REES ON MAY 13, 2019 TECHNOLOGY: EDUCATION & EVENTS, INDUSTRY The Geospatial World Forum 2019 hosted the first international workshop on the digitization of the underground. Titled “Underground mapping for resilient infrastructure – Datafication of the underground”, the workshop offered…
Huntsville Utilities reminding public to be cautious of gas leaks
Officials say natural gas is usually odorless, but they put a chemical in it that makes it smell. Posted: Feb. 13, 2019 8:56 PM Updated: Feb. 13, 2019 8:58 PM Posted By: Ashley Thusius Spring is just around the corner…
Site of gas line explosion in San Francisco was properly marked, PG&E says
J.D. Morris , Sarah Ravani and Gwendolyn Wu Feb. 7, 2019 Updated: Feb. 7, 2019 7:59 p.m Pacific Gas and Electric Co. adequately marked its underground infrastructure at the site of a gas explosion that burned five buildings and sent people running for their lives in…
Huge flames shoot into sky in San Francisco gas blast
Flames shot into the sky as a gas explosion damaged several buildings in San Francisco. The blast sent panicked residents and workers in the city’s Inner Richmond neighbourhood fleeing into the streets as flames shot above the rooftops of nearby…