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Yukon Highways deploys RUBIX for data driven condition assessment.

With more than 4,800 kilometers of roads, Yukon Highways and Public works must ensure roads are maintained for safe and efficient use as part of the overall multi-modal transportation system.  Approximately 92% of the Yukon highway system is made up of

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Quality Engineering Solutions (QES) selects Rival’s rInspector and RUBIX applications!

Quality Engineering Solutions, Inc. (QES), with offices in Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania and Reno, Nevada, will use Rival’s rInspector application and RUBIX dashboard in support of it’s data collection projects.   rInspector allows for the integrated collection of industry standard or customized distress rating models,

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Innovative trail data collection with the Des Moines Area MPO Data Bike!

Some excellent coverage on the Des Moines Area MPO Data Bike.  It is fantastic to see a proactive approach to asset management, and a recognition of the benefit a data driven management process can bring to this important asset.

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Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) joins RUBIX family.

With more than 600 miles of multi-purpose trails, ranging from loops through parks to long-distance regionally designated routes, Central Iowa trails support active transportation and a multitude of recreational opportunities all year round. In order to gather objective condition measurements

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At the airport, no luggage required!

It was a great day to discuss asset management with the  Region of Waterloo International Airport  today.  We appreciated the opportunity to introduce our RUBIX Platform and rInspector App to the Operations team.   Airports provide a unique challenge for asset managers, with

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Rival’s flagship app, rRuf, is going down under!

Looking for an affordable, easy to deploy, and user-friendly solution to provide quantitative data and analysis for the management of their gravel roads, the Shire of Augusta Margaret River contacted Rival Solutions. Rival’s RUBIX platform and rRuf solution will provide spatially

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ESP Associates selects RUBIX for Dakota Access Pipeline Haul Road

  ESP Associates, P.A., a multi-disciplinary, consulting, civil engineering, planning, and geomatics firm dedicated to providing remarkable results through the adaptation of innovative technology, has selected Rival Solutions to provide data collection technology, processing workflow, data visualization, and project reporting for the Dakota

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Introducing the Rival Webinar Series

Announcing the Rival Webinar Series! At Rival Solutions, our RUBIX platform provides a versatile tool for multiple types of infrastructure assets, and we are extremely fortunate to work on a variety of interesting projects, working with great clients to help

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Safer roads or better roads?

I imagine this is a challenge many agencies will face. Capacity?  Safety?  Level of service? How do you prioritize these potentially competing priorities? https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/07/14/toronto-city-council-finds-cash-for-more-road-safety-plans.html

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Active Transportation …actively managed.

The increased focus of active transportation has presented many interesting opportunities within the areas of transportation planning and asset management. Beneficially, active transportation promotes healthier lifestyles and healthier people.  It provides environmental benefits – less reliance on carbon based fuels, GHG

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