Digital infrastructure
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Centralised planning offers best chance for infrastructure modernisation boost
UCL’s Professor Brian Collins is eager to start research work on combining knowledge from all of UK infrastructure to universally improve performance and economy of the country’s roads, rail, water and energy supplies. -
Moving beyond automation in BIM
BIM should be about adding to what industry does rather than just replacing existing services and people with computer programmes, says Atkins’ Donna Huey. -
Let’s get digital
The infrastructure sector needs visionaries and a will to collaborate if it wants to lead the march towards a world fit for the next generation, says Toby Ashong -
Five steps to making digital infrastructure more resilient to crime
The Carphone Warehouse problems with data security at the weekend highlight the vulnerability of digital data including that of infrastructure. Atkins’ Andrew Cooke has some ideas for protection. -
Bridging the digital gap
Neil Farmer of Tony Gee explains how new research into digital engineering of bridges could revolutionise bridge design, construction and maintenance. -
The fourth dimension: visualising rail and transit in real time
Atkins’ Alex Whittle explains how 4D visualisation is helping keep projects on track. -
Flood visualisation and the importance of weather event modelling
Flooding incidents due to climate change are hitting the nation’s asset base with increasing frequency and severity. Digital technology has a key part to play in building resilience, says Mott MacDonald's Sun Yan Evans. -
Using digital systems to improve food security
Growing rice with the aid of data analytics and satellite technology – how digital infrastructure can feed the world. Mott MacDonald’s Alan Whitelaw explains. -
The top ten emerging technologies of 2015
Eighteen experts at the World Economic Forum have come up with a list of tech to watch that will have a big impact in the next couple of decades. Here’s what they selected. -
Expecting the unexpected
The key to long-term management of infrastructure lies in futureproofing, say Duncan McFarlane and Dr Tariq Masood