Digital infrastructure
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Middleware – the key to asset information management
How do you make sense of the flood of data coming your way? Mott MacDonald’s Thomas Joseph has an answer. -
Embracing automated and connected vehicles
Why do we need self driving cars and connected vehicles? Atkins intelligent transport systems technical leader Jill Hayden explains. -
3D soundscapes unlock cities for the visually impaired
Businesses working with the Future Cities Catapult centre have trialled new technology that helps visually impaired people get around town. -
3D makeover for hyper-efficient metalwork
All three pieces have the same structural ‘strength’ but a 75% weight reduction is possible with the latest design approach says Arup. -
Two clicks for a more efficient HS2
Marrying big data with cloud computing on HS2 has enabled the client’s 30 partners to collect, access and edit vast amounts of information quickly, easily and in real time. -
New: Take a look at our new Digital Infrastructure Hub
A new forum for sharing news, views and information about the technologies shaping our industry’s future is now available on Infrastructure Intelligence. -
Digital infrastructure – the future of engineering
Can industry rise to the challenge of digital infrastructure asks Ian Galbraith? And Mark Enzer welcomes the launch the Infrastructure Intelligence/Mott MacDonald Digital Infrastructure Hub. -
Gaming meets BIM
For the future of engineering tools, look no further than the video games in your front room. Mott MacDonald group practice leader for BIM Richard Sheenan reports. -
Big data is not a replacement for behavioural models
Behavioural models have been honed over the decades, but evangelists say big data visualisations will render them obsolete. In fact, the greatest opportunities lie in a marriage of the two, says Tom van Vuren. -
Digital infrastructure models: a necessary foundation for the next IT wave
University of Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure is working up inexpensive commercial DIM options. Laing O’Rourke lecturer of construction engineering Dr Ioannis Brilakis explains why.