ICE Coventry and Warwickshire branch would like to invite you to attend their evening seminar at Coventry University discussing the new uses of aerial surveys and describing how Atkins have worked with Severn Trent Water to use Aerial Survey to assist in the inspection and management of their structure’s assets. This talk will also cover how LiDAR data captured by aerial survey was used to solve Network Rail’s key engineering challenges.
The first part of the talk will cover how LiDAR data captured by aerial survey was used to help solve some of Network Rail’s key engineering challenges:
- Detecting indications of unstable ground which can lead to potential earthwork failures
- Detecting vegetation that is encroaching on the rail tracks that needs to be managed
This first part will describe how two proof-of-concept innovative tools were developed, and how data can be run through the tools to provide outputs that can be used to gain safety, cost and performance benefits.
The second part will provide a different take on the use of aerial survey data. The presentation will describe how Atkins have worked with Severn Trent Water to use Aerial Survey to assist in the inspection and management of their structure’s assets (focusing on two large Viaducts in the Peak district) to minimise cost, time and provide health and safety benefits. It will highlight analysis techniques which can be used on the video and photo outputs in order to visualise the inspection data.