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Features on Mount Everest and artificial intelligence win CICES Publishing Awards

The 2021 recipients of the CICES Publishing Awards have been announced. The geospatial category was won by Jodie Hartnell at Trimble. Jodie Hartnell’s article ‘Climbing to new heights: Determining the elevation of Mount Everest’ featured in the 2021 issue of Geospatial Engineering. The award was judged by members of the Geospatial Engineering Practices Committee, under the chairship of Mark Lawton.

The commercial management category was won by Alan Mosca, co-founder and CTO, with Georgia Stillwell, principal risk engineer, at nPlan, for their article ‘Why AI is more accurate than humans at probabilistic risk forecasting: Machines vs People’ which featured in the June 2021 issue of Civil Engineering Surveyor. The award was judged by members of the Commercial Management Practices Committee under the chairship of Jim McCluskey. The prize comprises £250 and a certificate for each category.

Aerial LiDAR Client Guide revised

The Survey Association has recently revised its Aerial LiDAR Client Guide. The guide gives a clear and simple explanation of how a LiDAR system works and the most common purposes for which it is used. It also summarises the accuracies you can expect when commissioning a LiDAR survey and the factors which affect that accuracy.

The revised document includes a new section which highlights recent developments in LiDAR technology including developments in data measurement rates and in multiple pulse returns; improvements in analysis and classification of LiDAR data, and hybrid sensors which combine LiDAR and imaging to broaden the spectrum of products available for the end user. Download the free guide from www.tsa-uk.org.uk/downloads

Digital learning and contract management webinar

CICES digital training partner Built Intelligence is hosting a free live interaction webinar on 5 April 2022, running through the free webinar programme and training options available for CICES members – from JCT, NEC, FIDIC to commercial awareness, contractual entitlement, sustainability – and more.

The webinar will include advice on CPD and training, and how to get the most from contract management systems. The prime content allows free access to the technical helpdesk for questions which are answered by a panel of industry experts. To book your place visit www.cices.org/news/events

Webinar roundup

Thanks to the presenters who have taken part in recent webinars over the last couple of months: Hanna McNab, Hayley Morgan and Ruth Sunaway of Archor; and John Fraser of Hexagon.

CICES contributes to BIM report

Accelerating Digital Transformation Through BIM SmartMarket Report – a new global study by Dodge Data & Analytics conducted in partnership with Autodesk – provides a thorough overview of how architects, engineers, and contractors are deploying BIM and leveraging data. Download the report from www.aec.autodesk.com/global-bim-study /p/1