Connected Mapping |
The year Ordnance
Survey launched its first
smartphone app OS
maintenance programs,
ideally in a fashion that
minimizes the amount of
time they need to block off
lanes and disrupt the usual
traffic flow.
“The businesses and governing
bodies in any city collectively play a
significant role in shaping its traffic
profile,” says Sethon.
“Collectively empowering
these organizations with a
more synchronized handle
on their assets, network and
overall areas of operation –
as well as each other – can
help make vastly improved
traffic management and
smart cities a reality.”
“Knowledge regarding temporary
obstructions on the carriageway,
accurate information as to when road
works are active or not, the
appearance, damage or removal
of signage and traffic lights as well
the condition of road markings,
foliage obstruction of signs and pot
hole location and size can only help
build a more detailed picture for
traffic managers up and down the
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country,” says Cartledge, OS
product manager.
Keeping the water flowing
Northumbrian Water Group is the
first utility company to join the
project. AI mapping promises to
benefit the utilities sector, with new
data services enhancing the quality
of existing asset data, not only to
faster link above and below ground
assets but also maintain cabinets and
other infrastructure. Knowledge of
damage or standing water can only
help streamline whichever utility it
applies to. Northumbrian Water Group
vehicles are already being fitted with
the Mobileye solution to help capture
data across the North East of England.
“We are really excited and proud
to be the first utility company to have
the opportunity to try this new
technology,” said Clive Surman-
Wells, Northumbrian Water Group
operations solutions manager. “There
are so many benefits that have the
potential to really change the game
when it comes to helping manage our
networks and keep our customers’
water flowing.”
Enabling smart cities
“A future of smart cities and safe
streets is within reach when you
equip governments and businesses
with high-precision mapping data,”
say Professor Amnon Shashua,
president and CEO of Mobileye.
“Continuously knowing what’s
happening to infrastructure assets
is a huge boost. There are so many
things you can do with an intelligent
agent in the car.”
AI-driven mapping solutions,
using high bandwidth connectivity,
could enhance our roadways and
cities in ways we have yet to truly
grasp. Creating, not just up-to-date
maps, but live maps that mirror our
world in real-time, creating the true
digital twins that will make our cities
truly smart.
A future of smart cities and safe
streets is within reach when you
equip governments and businesses with
high-precision mapping data
Professor Amnon Shashua, president and CEO, Mobileye
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