Join UN-GGIM, WFEO & WGIC at GeoBIM 2020, as we discuss on the value and relevance of integrated geospatial and BIM for resilient infrastructure.
In its most real sense, infrastructure encompasses the built infrastructure (transport, industrial, and building) and the integrated built and natural systems that provide for the essential needs of society. In the context of infrastructure systems, resilience is an infrastructure asset’s ability to absorb the disturbances caused by disaster and climate risks (Arup, 2014) and retain its functionality and structural capacity. The widely accepted UN definition for resilience is ‘the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate to and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions,” (UNISDR, 2009). The high occurrences of disasters, associated climate change risks, and urban cities’ exposure to disasters have necessitated governments and communities worldwide to emphasize resilient and sustainable infrastructure.
The two key factors influencing resilient infrastructure are population explosion and climate-change risks and adaptation. So, we need a resilient and sustainable infrastructure to meet future generations’ requirements and re-build the aging infrastructure exposed to global threats and natural catastrophes.
The average GDP loss predicted for countries for 2050, for both developed and developing countries, highlights that governments will have to put in much greater effort to build resiliency to reduce the predicted economic impacts.
Technology is central to manage the complex interactions within building resilient infrastructures in sustainable cities. To achieve the goal of resilience, many of the low-and middle-income countries need to improve their construction processes by using integrated geospatial and engineering solutions across the construction lifecycle. The blend of a GIS layer with the BIM model provides designers with accurate information to design and construct resilient infrastructure, orientation, and even construction materials.
The use of Leica Geosystems GNSS embedded excavators results in minimization of environmental footprint, fuel consumption, and consequently lowers carbon emissions, leading to a step towards building resilient infrastructure in the Faroese Islands.
Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) contracted Woolpert to utilize the organizations’ Terrain Mapper LiDAR sensor to deliver classified LiDAR data and aerial imagery to create highly accurate and custom digital terrain models to mitigate landslide areas.