Technology

The rail sector is a critical component of American infrastructure, making it even more imperative to increase safety within the industry. A reported 94% of all rail-related fatalities and injuries occur at railroad crossings or due to trespassing, most of which are preventable. Railroad crossing incidents are also the second leading cause of rail-related deaths […]

Data is so big we are now talking about it in terms of zettabytes. According to forecasts made by the IDC, the digital universe should now be comprised of around 40 zettabytes, or 40 trillion gigabytes. That equates to each person on earth producing an average of 1.7 megabytes of data per second. It is […]

You could be forgiven for thinking spatial intelligence is a purely psychological phenomenon.   Commonly defined as the ability to generate, retain, retrieve, and transform well-structured visual images, spatial intelligence as a quality or trait has almost exclusively been applied as a human characteristic.  A key protagonist in this field is Howard Gardner, the Harvard psychologist […]

What is LiDAR? While it might appear to be a futuristic word, LiDAR has actually been around since the 1960s.  In short, it is a sophisticated form of remote sensing technology, working on the principle of radar but using the pulse from a laser to collect measurements – these are used to create 3D images, […]

Alongside other intelligent IoT sensors, security cameras can provide more value and data than ever before. Growing demands for video surveillance in perimeter security, corporate, transit applications, and other areas and the rise of IoT drive further adoption and use cases. And this journey is just beginning as technology innovators look to enhance the capabilities […]