Public infrastructure projects frequently experience delays and cost overruns – often due to underground utilities – but delays and cost overruns are rare on P3 projects. Furthermore because P3 projects include not only the design/build […]
The 2019 estimated national cost of damage to underground utilities estimated by the CGA is approximately $30 billion annually. In a recent report the Infrastructure Protection Coalition estimates that an additional $61 billion in waste, […]
It is estimated that accidental underground utility strikes cost the UK economy £2.4 billion every year. A top priority of the the Geospatial Commission, an agency of the UK government tasked with extracting more value […]
Recently national standards relating to underground infrastructure have been revised or are being revised. These include the US ASCE 38 with a new title Standard Guideline for Investigating and Documenting Existing Utilities, the UK PAS […]
The foundation for digital twins of cities, regions and nations are digital geometric models. Developing these models have become a priority for a number of jurisdictions around the world. To date the emphasis has been […]
A proof-of-concept project to develop a National Energy Systems Map (NESM) has been launched by the UK’s electricity and gas networks. The pilot project will give customers information about energy network assets, where those assets […]
Jay Cadman, SVP Enterprise, IQGeo As the glue interlinking everything from the industrial ‘Internet of Things’ to smart grids and underpinning the real-time social and economic services of the future, full fiber and 5G is […]
Over the past decades electric, gas, water, and telecom utilities have poured millions into digitalizing the graphic design/work management and GIS/records management processes. But in spite of this the decades-old as-builting process remains marred by […]