BetterGIS, Inc. Is Now UVARA™
To support the needs of clients, we’re aligning our company name with our product name to better reflect our emphasis on end-to-end mapping and management of infrastructure. BetterGIS, Inc. is now [...]
Durham Gas Explosion Leaves 1 Dead, 17 Injured
April 10, 2019 DURHAM, N.C. -- A gas explosion killed 1 person and injured 17 others, including a Durham firefighter, in downtown Durham on Wednesday. Durham Mayor Steve Schewel pointed out [...]
UVARA (formerly BetterGIS) Appoints James Rodisch Chief Financial Officer
Senior Finance Executive and Venture Investor Joins Growing Team NOVATO, CA – April 4, 2019 – UVARA, an innovator in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, today announced that James Rodisch, an executive [...]
Rethinking the Construction Closeout Process
“Project Closeout.” “Building Turnover.” “Transition.” “Contractor Hand-off.” Original article published by Construction Executive No matter what it’s called, moving out of the construction phase into facility operations is one [...]
UVARA Takes On The $1 Trillion Challenge Of Managing Utility And Facility Infrastructure
What’s the best way to budget, design and operate utility and facility infrastructure? Or to avoid unnecessary construction delays and expensive overruns? Or retain precious institutional memory before [...]
Five Reasons Why Utility Locators Should Embrace GIS
Is now the time for utility locators to integrate Geographic Information System (GIS) into their best practices? With the price of GIS falling significantly and ease-of-use improving dramatically, there’s a [...]
BetterGIS Launches UVARA — Its Powerful New GIS Platform
BetterGIS Launches Its Powerful New Platform Nationwide, Offers Expanded Capabilities to Manage Utility and Facility Infrastructure Streamlined Geographic Information System (GIS) is Easiest and Most Cost-Effective Way to Design, Plan, Build [...]
Skyline College
Skyline College: User Overview Skyline College is one of three community colleges in the San Mateo County Community College District. It opened in 1969, and construction began in 1971 [...]
Cañada College
Cañada College: User Overview Established in 1968, Canada College is part of the San Mateo Community College District located near Redwood City, California. Located on 132 acres in the [...]
Kilgore College Evacuated after Gas Leak
According to an official with CenterPoint Energy, a construction crew was working when they hit a natural gas line around 9:30 a.m near Kilgore College. Several buildings on the east side of [...]
Construction Crew Strikes Gas Line at American University
A construction crew struck a gas line causing a leak on the American University campus Wednesday morning. There were no reports of injuries. The leak led to building evacuations and road closures [...]
Sewage Discharge from Texas A&M Campus Dorm
Texas A&M University has discovered a sewage leak on campus that apparently began in 2017, university officials announced Wednesday. A sanitary sewer line from Whitely Hall had been improperly connected to a [...]
Montgomery College Germantown Reopening after Gas Leak
WASHINGTON — Classes at the Germantown campus of Montgomery College will resume at 5 p.m. after a large gas leak prompted several buildings and hundreds of students to be evacuated Monday morning. [...]
Forney Hospital Evacuated after Gas Leaks from Sewer Line
A Forney hospital was evacuated Tuesday after a gas leak in the surrounding area. Two patients and staff at Baylor Scott & White Emergency Center were cleared from the building on U.S. Highway 80 [...]
Gas Explosion, Fire Caused By A Construction Crew Kills Firefighter
A massive natural gas explosion killed a firefighter and leveled portions of a city block in a southern Wisconsin community, including a bar the firefighter owned, authorities said Wednesday. The blast [...]
Cypress Lawn
Cypress Lawn: User Overview Cypress Lawn was founded in 1892 and has grown into more than 200 acres consisting of a All-in-One Funeral and Cremation Center and the Garden of Light. [...]
College of San Mateo
College of San Mateo: User Overview College of San Mateo is located in the northern end of Silicon Valley, just south of San Francisco, with sweeping views of the [...]
Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma Campus
Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma Campus: User Overview Santa Rosa Junior College’s Petaluma campus is located 45 minutes north of the Golden Gate Bridge and is SRJC’s second campus. This location [...]
College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus
College of Marin, Indian Valley Campus: User Overview Located in Novato, California, College of Marin’s Indian Valley Campus (IVC) is the second college in the Marin County Community College District. IVC [...]
Solano Community College, Vallejo Campus
Solano Community College, Vallejo Campus Solano Community College was established in 1945 and turned into the Vallejo Center shortly after 1971 when Solano Community College’s second location in Fairfield was built. [...]