A mobile mapping system consists of navigation sensors, moving platforms, and mapping sensors. It provides highly accurate and rich datasets, which are used across industries, such as transportation and logistics, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, and real estate.

Schools where teaching is done primary through online methods and where physical interaction between teachers and students are supplementary are called as virtual schools.In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the

virtual schools market in North America for 2017-2021. To calculate the market size,the report considers student enrollments in the for-profit virtual schools in the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) segment. The report does not consider the student enrollments in the non-profit virtual schools.

A T&D infrastructure supplies electricity to power substations and then to electric utility transformers, which deliver electricity to industrial and domestic consumers.Components such as transmission lines, power substations, power cables, switchgear and control gears, and power transformers are widely used in power grids or electricity distribution systems. Therefore, they make primary building blocks in a T&D infrastructure.In Europe, the investment in T&D equipment will likely rise due to the increase in aggressive renewable energy mandates by the EU. The wind power generation,especially from offshore wind turbine installations in the North Sea, represents the

largest consumption of renewable energy. Such projects require different types of T&D equipment, including switchgear and control gears, power cables, power transformers,and distribution transformers. On the other hand, offshore wind projects are HVDC transmission lines, which use energy-efficient and specialized transformers and advanced switchgear.

Soft skills can be broadly categorized into three segments: character, interpersonal skills, and critical and creative thinking. Soft skills play a crucial role in enabling individuals to communicate effectively, manage a team with good interpersonal skills, and solve problems.The growing need for skill development is driving the global soft skills training market. As companies are expanding their businesses, they are facing global and regional competition. The surge in the competition levels has led educational institutions and companies to adopt training programs for students and employees.As learning models evolve and diversity of learners increase, a growing number of educational institutions are allotting more time and resources to enhance the soft skills of students.

Digitization of learning process has directly impacted industries like publishing, media,information and communications technology (ICT), and stationery. In addition, growing penetration of technology has led to significant changes in the market dynamics for

industries like furniture and real estate.Initiatives taken by educational institutions to embrace technology to improve teaching

and learning experience has created a need to upgrade existing resources and procure new resources. For instance, by investing in faculty training to improve their digital literacy, institutions are upgrading existing resources and procuring new software

solutions and the necessary infrastructure. Thus, the requirement for furniture has increased. Investment in furniture and training among others will support technologyaided education, which has led to the modernization of school and college infrastructure. With mobile tables and cabinets paving their way into classrooms, the concept of fixed furniture classroom has become outdated.

During the last few years, the RTA furniture market in the US registered positive growth and is currently shaping up to become one of the top competitive markets at a global level. With rising globalization, ample growth opportunities are being created in the

market.The furniture market in the US is one of the key markets in the world. The growth in the US real estate sector will likely play a positive role in the growth of this market. An increase in demand for eco-friendly furnishings will also drive the growth of the highend

RTA furniture segment.

Road freight transportation is the movement of goods by surface transportation carriers such as trucks and trailers. It includes full truckload and less-than truckload transportation carriers. Road freight transportation also includes refrigerated trucks,which are used for the transportation of temperature-sensitive products. Apart from providing logistics services, road freight service providers also provide value-added services such as loading and unloading, documentation, door-to-door delivery, and packaging. They also provide strategic and operational value to many shippers worldwide. Currently, road freight service providers are improving logistics services by introducing innovative supply chain management (SCM).

The demand for outdoor furniture has increased, driven by growth in the outdoor landscaping market in the US. Consumers' purchase decisions for outdoor furniture are largely influenced by their changing lifestyles and the equal emphasis on both interior

and exterior décor. The recovery of the US economy has also helped increase the purchase of outdoor furniture as people seek to expand their outdoor living areas.Outdoor furniture products that are made of natural, durable, and weather-resistant materials are in high demand, as they provide an aesthetic appeal to the outdoor space. Increasing construction activities and the availability of high-quality furniture are also favorable for the market's growth.This Technavio report presents the current scenario and the growth prospects of the outdoor furniture market in the US for 2017-2021.

This report covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the nurse call system market in US for 2016-2020 (base year: 2015; end year: 2020). To calculate the market size, we consider the revenue generated from the sales of NCS, including nurse call components such as pagers and smartphones. The NCS helps a caregiver and a patient to effectively communicate with each other and enhance patient care.

The report describes the market by technology:Wired NCS,Integrated wireless NCS.

In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the municipal water and wastewater treatment chemicals market in Europe for 2017-2021.To calculate the market size, we considered the revenue generated through the sales of water and wastewater treatment chemicals for the applications such as municipal water treatment and municipal wastewater treatment by considering 2016 as the base year. The report also presents the vendor landscape and corresponding detailed profiles of the five prominent vendors operating in the market. Vendors are selected based on their product offerings and geographic presence.In addition, the report discusses the major drivers that are influencing the market growth and the challenges faced by the vendors and the market. It also examines the

emerging trends and their influence on the current and future market scenarios. The report also discusses the regional segmentation for each geography.The parent market for municipal water and wastewater treatment chemicals market in Europe is global municipal water and wastewater treatment chemicals market, which was valued at $20.89 billion in 2016. Numbers in the report have been rounded off in a

few instances for readability. Therefore, they may not add up precisely to the totals provided, and percentages may not precisely reflect the absolute figures.