Use of Satellite Imagery With AI in Utility Investigations

Description

During the past 40 years the Utility Engineering industry has grown and developed into what it is today. The industry has slowly grown year after year and has gained acceptance as a best practice & the publication of the ASCE 38-02 and soon to be released 38-21 with  a precedent setting event to the Utility engineering industry  of the  Colorado SUE legislation. We now look at how best to modernize the systems and leverage technology to elevate the  industries of Utility Engineering.

The technological abilities of AI to interpret and learn and the vast amount of data available has led to a Utility Damage prevention and Utility Engineering evolution. The 4M team will describe the problem of antiquated utility mapping data, methods  & consequences, while  4M's technology & solutions of using Satellite based mapping and AI to provide a quick and efficient method of Mapping Subsurface Utility infrastructure with the 4Map AI application system as well as command and control of construction interaction with existing utilities through there 4Dig damage prevention AI application.

These technologies do not replace the traditional One Call or Subsurface Utility engineering rather they complement the process allowing time savings and a focused approach to guide Utility investigations.  The system has many more applications such as Route concept planning and soon to be released satellite data utility mapping  accuracies.

Speaker Bio: Ophir Wainer

Mr. Wainer is a professional with over 24 years of work experience in project management, locating-designating, and Subsurface Utility Engineering.  He is presently employed as The Director of North American Business Development and Trusted Technology Implementation Advisor at 4M analytics a israeli based Think Tank.

Mr. Wainer is responsible for business development management of the company including financial, marketing and project delivery for 4M in The North American market   Mr. Wainer also has experience in the management of large projects with a variety of government and private sector clients throughout Canada ad has taken the lessons learned over the past 20-years+and applied them to leverage the new technological abilities of the 4M AI Mapping system.

Notable mention he is the co founder of the 2 Canadian UESI chapter the OPWA row committee secretary a member of the CSCE and Member of the year for orcga in 2020.