Advancements in technologies are facilitating the ability to quickly capture data through satellites. These satellites can collect highly detailed information on specific areas and empower transportation project managers to effectively optimize route alignment decisions.
Overnight solutions to previously time-consuming assessments
Satellite technologies assist in several elements of transportation projects. They provide data on flood modeling for drainage and can help select the best route for a new road to overcome elevation and environmental challenges. Previously, mapping had to be done by drone or using laborious field techniques. With satellite data capture, this same sampling can be done overnight and to the same or near detail as the previous methods. This is a far more cost-effective way to gather the same data and move the project forward much faster.
This is important for evolving African countries that are impacted by climate events. Satellite is key to helping improve transportation project planning, select routes, provide scopes of work and cost-benefit analyses for project options and avoid areas that could involve environmental impacts.
Presenting at the 3rd IFR Africa Regional Conference and Exhibition
A preliminary engineering design of a very remote project during a global pandemic: The use of satellite technology to plan and design low-volume roads. Presentation by Alex Campbell, Director of Engineering Solutions
April 27th, 2023 @ 2:00 PM GMT
This presentation will highlight some of the projects that AnyWay conducted during the pandemic. For this project, we conducted a preliminary route alignment along a “missing link” road connecting resource-rich island areas of Papa New Guinea to the city. We provided route alignment using high-def satellite technology and GPS data to calculate distances, rises and falls in elevation and digital surface models of the area. We then created contour maps to plan and route the best alignment possible.
Helping communities optimize resources
This unique way of working shows promise for Africa, where there is expected to be a tremendous amount of growth and a need to plan for transportation infrastructure quickly and at scale. This approach will help African communities optimize planning resources and decrease the costs of data collection more accurately than traditional methods. With these techniques, we can deliver the best data possible and provide optimal climate-resilient solutions to transportation challenges.
Join us at the 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress and Exhibition to learn more. Register here.
For more than two decades, AnyWay has been a global expert in providing climate-resilient solutions to the global transport infrastructure industry. AnyWay is a member of the Canadian Metrontario Group of Companies, with over 75 years of business experience. Its total commitment to quality is what has fueled AnyWay’s success.