Our industry needs to recognize the need for decarbonizing, identify where to put their effort first for greatest effect, and take action – Mott Macdonald Clare Wildfire, Global practice leader for cities, Mott MacDonald We in the infrastructure industry have 30 years to decarbonise infrastructure. Three decades is a long time in terms of our daily lives. It’s long enough […]
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Underground mapping for flood modeling with mobile LiDAR Mobile LiDAR scanners are mapping underground spaces in Belfast to better understand and prepare for coastal flooding. The use of innovative technology provides greater clarity of large flood risk areas for surveyors, through the creation of flood models. With sea levels predicted to rise 12 inches by 2050, sufficient flood defenses and […]
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Leicestershire, UK, 11 January 2018 – Aerial laser mapping technology is helping Wiltshire Council investigate flooding in the town of Corsham. Working with engineering consultancy Atkins, the Bluesky LiDAR data is being used to create a hydraulic model of the drainage network and its interaction with the watercourses serving the catchment. This detailed model will allow Council staff to predict […]
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Mapping Flood Risk in the UK Written by Faith Clark There are numerous types of floods and many ways of classifying them. According to Wikipedia floods are classified mainly by their source – areal, riverine, estuarine and coastal, urban and catastrophic and, although using different language, the UK’s Environmental Law Association’s website uses a similar, perhaps simpler, classification – coastal, […]
Read moreWith the increase in severe weather world wide, this could prove to be crucial for safety in flood risk areas…Read More at In the Scan
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