Technology Is Here—Are You Ready?

摘要: An assessment of the new technologies available to practicing engineers and impact on civil engineering profession, paper discusses how are being used in areas communication, education, practice improve productivity increase job interest professional satisfaction. The writer reports availability, cost, benefits voice processing, techniques teleconferencing, videoconferencing, including use satellite-based transmission for interactive communication seminars, workshops, postgraduate studies, particular, National Technological University offering over 400 courses. Postgraduate degree programs numerous training offered videotape discussed. describes technical advances by engineers, computer-aided design (CAD), CD-ROM information systems, computer interface between surveyors engineering, scanning documents. What does future hold? Will artificial intelligence affect your life? Is telecommuting future?