At the GITA Pipeline Forum in Houston, an enthralling presentation by Rich Henry of Pivvot, a recent startup that builds solutions for pipeline routing and other applications, highlighted how open source geospatial technology is transforming […]
New federal regulations in the U.S. will likely more than double the areas where higher levels of pipeline integrity maintenance standards are mandated by federal legislation. Identifying these areas is more complex creating opportunities for […]
Underground utility infrastructure represents a substantial risk to workers and the public. Most damage to underground infrastructure is the result of construction excavation, recent examples include Murrieta CA, Durham NC, and San Francisco CA. But […]
Typically at BIMForum events, the audience is composed of architects, engineers and construction contractors, with the odd owner, but rarely facilities management (FM) folks. At this year’s BIMForum 2019 conference in St Louis several talks […]
This is a readable version of a video that I submitted to the EthicalGEO site. Without accurate maps of where underground infrastructure is located, every construction project has the potential to become a disaster site. […]
Utility locating involves remote-sensing and safe excavation technologies for identifying, detecting, and labeling the underground utility infrastructure including telecommunication, storm and sanitary sewers, water, electricity distribution, natural gas, cable television, fiber optics, heating and others. […]
Interesting research in the U.K. into quantum sensors. The UK Treasury has just committed £94 million to the National Quantum Technologies Program, which comprises four Quantum Technology Hubs across the UK. One of the areas […]
Straits Times In August 2017 the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) released a standard and specifications for the procedure and practice of utility surveying in Singapore. The standard specifies the data that should be captured for […]