This is the year that the European Union will push ahead with its new DigiPLACE project, an initiative designed to develop a construction industry “fit for the digital age”. But what does that mean on the ground, in the real world?
Machine control specialist DCW (Digital Construction Works) has combined Topcon's monitoring platform with Bentley's Sensemetrics package to create a new solution that ties IoT sensors and monitoring systems to give contractors rapid project information in near real-time.
A very different global future is emerging where a successful business must have a large amount of the right data and access to the best technology. But for long-term success a business must create value for its customers, says Ivan Di Federico, formerly chief strategy officer and now president and chief executive officer of Topcon Positioning Systems. He talks to Anthony Oliver, host of the Infrastructure podcast.
Jacques-Emmanuel Saulnier (senior vice president Citizenship Engagement and General Delegate of the TotalEnergies Foundation) and Benacer Boulaajoul (director general, National Road Safety Agency Morocco & Steering Committee Chair, African Regional Road Safety Observatory – ARSO), together with IRF President Anouar Benazzouz, took centre stage at the IRF Annual Conference 2022 hosted in Marrakech for a very special announcement.
