Todd Danielson

Steamboat Springs

Editorial Director at Asian Surveying & Mapping

Editorial Director at Earth Imaging Journal

Editorial Director at Informed Infrastructure

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Geospatial Technology Delivers 3D City Model of Doha " Asian Surveying & Mapping

4 days ago | asmmag.com | Todd Danielson

May 13, 2025 Todd Danielson Feature 2 Views The Centre for Geographic Information Systems (CGIS), the official geospatial agency of the State of Qatar, successfully delivered the country’s first advanced, vectorized, watertight 3D city model of Doha. CGIS collected, in collaboration with Khatib & Alami, aerial data using Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam Osprey 4.1—a large-format photogrammetric camera system capturing both nadir and oblique imagery—and processed it with Vexcel’s UltraMap software...
Podcast with Gregg Semler, Founder and CEO, InPipe Energy

2 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure’s editorial director, interviewed Gregg Semler, founder and CEO, InPipe Energy. They discussed how renewable electrical energy can be derived from excess water pressure in pipes, and how engineers can think beyond their individual projects and how they fit into larger systems.
Podcast with Greg Laugeni, Technical Manager at GCP

2 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Todd Danielson has been in trade technology media for more than 20 years, now the editorial director for V1 Media and all of its publications: Informed Infrastructure, Earth Imaging Journal, Sensors & Systems, Asian Surveying & Mapping, and the video news portal GeoSpatial Stream.
Change Leader: Virtual Power Plants Can Transform Energy Grids

2 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Do You Know VPP? The virtual power plant (VPP) is a revolutionary technology for the electric utility industry, but it’s difficult to define as it’s more of a platform or system composed of many different parts that can be very different in each VPP. In general, VPPs integrate and aggregate distributed energy resources (DERs) such as rooftop solar panels, small wind turbines and battery storage systems to operate as a single power plant.
Trends May 2025 | Informed Infrastructure

2 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

In March 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
Sentinel-1 Interferogram of Myanmar Earthquake " Asian Surveying & Mapping

3 weeks ago | asmmag.com | Todd Danielson

On March 28, 2025, a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar, sending shockwaves through the region. While the country is still dealing with the devasting aftermath, scientists have used radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar satellites to reveal a detailed picture of how the ground shifted during the quake, offering new insights into the mechanics of the tectonic Sagaing Fault and the scale of the seismic rupture.
Video: Rebuild LA, Fireproof LA: One Home at a Time

3 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Video: Rebuild LA, Fireproof LA: One Home at a Time In the aftermath of devastating wildfires, recovery extends far beyond initial cleanup. It’s a continuous process of helping communities rebuild their lives through technical expertise, compassion, and resilience planning.
Video: How a Rural City Is Dealing With PFAS in Its Drinking Water

3 weeks ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Video: How a Rural City Is Dealing With PFAS in Its Drinking WaterIn 2021, the city of Glen Dale, W.Va., identified PFAS in their drinking water. See how this city is battling PFAS contaminants and what their plan is on tackling this issue.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia " Asian Surveying & Mapping

1 month ago | asmmag.com | Todd Danielson

This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image shows part of one of the world’s natural wonders: the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef extends for nearly 2,300 kilometers and covers an area of more than 344,000 square kilometers, approximately the size of Italy. It’s the largest living organism on Earth and the only living thing the naked eye can see from space.
Video: ACI Strategic Plan: Building a Resilient Future Together

1 month ago | informedinfrastructure.com | Todd Danielson

Video: ACI Strategic Plan: Building a Resilient Future Together ACI Strategic Plan Our Future | Vision ACI envisions a future where our stakeholders have the knowledge and skills necessary to use concrete effectively in a changing world.