BimTube Podcast

About this Podcast
Join host Steven in an exciting episode of the BimTube podcast as he interviews James Kavanagh, a survey and geospatial expert, who is a Director from RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors).

- BimTube website: http://bim.tube
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): https://www.rics.org/
- Earth observation and aerial surveys - RICS PROFESSIONAL STANDARD
Global, 6th edition, September 2021, Effective from 4 January 2022
https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/land-standards/earth-observation-and-aerial-surveys

Discover James' journey into the field, from land surveyor training to working on ground-breaking infrastructure projects. Dive into the evolution of geospatial technology, including GIS and GPS positioning, and the critical role of data currency and provenance. James emphasizes the need for professionals to understand client requirements and provide effective data management solutions. Learn about RICS' imagery guidance for procurement and gain insights into integrating sensors and ensuring accuracy in geospatial data capture.

Explore the expanding role of geospatial skills in various industries and how advancements in technology have revolutionized the field. Discover the vital role of geospatial information in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, from poverty reduction to social justice. Don't miss this captivating conversation on geospatial knowledge and its impact on society.

About James Kavanagh BSc (Hons), MRICS, C.Geog
James is a Chartered Surveyor & Chartered Geographer. James studied Survey & Mapping at DIT Dublin, Ireland and University of East London. He has worked on some of the largest civil engineering projects in Europe, including Canary Wharf and Broadgate - London and spent several years mapping Palestinian refugee camps in the Middle East whilst working for the United Nations. James has broad experience of surveying in many countries around the world, including Ireland, UK, Belgium, the Seychelles, Palestine, Philippines, Syria, and Egypt. James is currently global Director of Land, within the Professional Groups and Forums department of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

- James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kavanagh-65448b17

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Links and Resources
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): https://sdgs.un.org/goals
- What is Global Positioning System (GPS)?:

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Welcome to this episode of the BimTube podcast. Today, our guest is Gary Nuttall, MBCS CITP, an emerging technology consultant. Gary shares his background in analytics and his journey to becoming an independent consultant. The podcast host, Steven, and Gary discuss the concept of distributed ledgers and blockchain technology. Gary explains that a ledger is a record of transactions, and a distributed ledger is a single ledger shared among multiple participants. They touch upon the idea of public and private ledgers, where the access to the ledger can be restricted.

In addition,  Gary explains that parametric insurance is based on specific parameters or trigger events, such as flight delays or crop damage due to excessive rain. It utilizes smart contracts on blockchain or distributed ledger systems to automate the compensation process. They discuss the efficiency and speed of parametric insurance compared to traditional insurance, highlighting examples like flight delay insurance and crop protection insurance.

About Gary and Distlytics
Distlytics Ltd is a consulting firm founded in 2016 by Gary Nuttall, a recognized figure in the field of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology. With expertise in commercial insurance and legal sectors, Gary has been listed as one of the "Top 100 Blockchain influencers" and has spoken at various conferences and events since 2015. He is known for his articles on emerging technologies, particularly focusing on blockchain.

Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garynuttall/
Distlytics Ltd: https://www.distlytics.com/aboutdistl...
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Links Mentioned by Gary
- What is New in the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
https://www.gartner.co.uk/en/articles...
- GTC - The Conference for the Era of AI and the Metave

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In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Iain Miskimmin. He discusses the importance of linking data and digital initiatives in the built environment - such as 'BIM' and Digital Twins - with clarity of purpose and value. Iain has been instrumental in education, upskilling and training - both in the UK and Globally - in Digital Engineering, the opportunities and challenges around this are discussed.

About Ian

Iain Miskimmin has been part of the Infrastructure Industry for almost 25 years. Running the highly successful Academy for 8 years delivering digital knowledge exchange and advice to over 10 thousand people world-wide.

A BIM/ Digital advisor and enthusiast, he has been involved in delivering many of the standards, initiatives and education programmes helping governments, major projects, organisations, and institutes across the globe.

Some of his thought leadership has covered Information Requirements, for business, policy, finance, insurance, and project delivery.

Iain in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iain-misk...
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Main resources discussed in this podcast:

Sunbelt Rentals - YouTube Playlist on Building Information Modelling (BIM):
   • Sunbelt Rentals B... 

COMIT (Construction, Operations & Maintenance Innovation through Technology):

• COMIT home page - https://www.comit.org.uk/
• BIM - https://www.comit.org.uk/about-bim
• https://www.comit.org.uk/businessoutc...

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In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Denise McKenzie. She discussed the importance of openness of data; ethics for digital data use and sharing; the need for good communications and storytelling and making the case of location information.

About Denise

https://www.thisisplace.org/denise-mckenzie
https://ethicalgeo.org/locus-charter/

Denise McKenzie is a strategic advisor, partnership builder and presenter with over 20 years of experience with the global geospatial community. She works internationally to evangelize the benefits, value and application of location data across government, the private sector and academia and her experience covers a broad range of domains including agriculture, defence, sustainability, insurance, Smart Cities & IoT, statistics, development and data ethics. This diversity ensures that she works where geospatial meets mainstream technology.

She co-directed the Benchmark Initiative operating through Ordnance Survey’s Geovation accelerator, exploring the ethical use of location data and it is through this role she became a co-author of the Locus Charter. In the broader geospatial community, she is the Chair-Emeritus of the board of directors for the Association for Geographic Information (AGI) in the UK and remains on the council as the Lead for Ethics. Denise is also a member of the Global Advisory Board for the Location Based Marketing Association and a steering committee member for Women in Geospatial+ leading their Partnership program.

With a broad range of experience in both ethical use of location data, outreach and partnership development, Denise is now the Community & Ethics Partner at PLACE – a non-profit mapping organization founded on the belief that high-quality mapping is essential data infrastructure for the digital age. She leads the development of the global membership and partner program that will utilise the data collected in the PLACE Trust and will continue to promote the uptake and utilisation of the Locus Charter.

Previously, she has worked with the Victorian State Government in Australia on geospatial innovation projects and as the Head of Communication and Outreach at the Open Geospatial Consortium where she led work such as the UN-GGIM Geospatial Standards Guides and strategic partnership engagement.

Denise holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Politics from Monash University in Australia and a Masters of Science in Sustainability from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom.

The information and opinions in this profile are mine and not those of my employer. Inferences you may draw from the calibre and nature of my network are a reflection of me, not my current or prior employers.

Links to Resources and Events Discussed:
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) - https://www.ogc.org/
Associati

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In this BimTube Podcast we speak to Peter Vale, about the importance of clarity of purpose for data and information, enabled by robust processes, governance and the right skills. This episode was recorded in late 2022.

About Peter:
Peter is the Engineering Information Manager at Tideway and is responsible for implementing the Information Management (IM) strategy to deliver BIM at Tideway.

Peter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-vale-a197b627/

Peter represents Tideway on the Digital Transformation Task Group (DTTG) which exists to support the delivery of Digital Transformation across the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG) members.  He also represents the ICG members on the Digital Framework Task Group (DFTG) who are responsible for delivering the UK National Digital Twin.

Before Tideway, Peter worked as an Information Manager on several major projects including the London 2012 Olympics, Crossrail and HS2.  Whilst at HS2, Peter was also seconded to the UK Government BIM Task Group to support the delivery of BIM Level 2 across several government departments.

Resources discussed on this podcast:

• Digital Twin Hub - https://digitaltwinhub.co.uk/
• Centre for Digital Built Britain - https://www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk/
• Infrastructure Client Group - Driving improvement in the development and delivery of the UK's economic infrastructure for the benefit of society. https://www.linkedin.com/company/54093879/
• Project 13 - The conceptual case for Project 13 was first set out in ICE’s ‘From Transactions to Enterprises’.  https://www.project13.info/
• Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030 - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/transforming-infrastructure-performance-roadmap-to-2030
• Nima - ( formerly the UK BIM Alliance) - ” https://wearenima.im/
• Constructing Excellence - https://constructingexcellence.org.uk/

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In this episode of the BimTube Podcast we speak with Malcolm Taylor, Specialist Advisor (Digital) at Crossrail International. He discussed the importance of quality, trustworthy information for decision-making on infrastructure engineering projects. Also, Malcolm reflects on how 'Project Information' becomes 'Asset Information' and the role that Common Data Environments (CDEs), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 'BIM' and ISO 19650 series play to help manage this critical process.

Suggested Links

• BuildingSmart - https://www.buildingsmart.org/
• Nima (formerly the UK BIM Alliance) - https://wearenima.im/
• Queensland Government, AUS - BIM  - https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov....
• Gartner hype cycle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gartner...
• Crossrail Learning Legacy: https://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/
• UK BIM Framework -

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In this BimTube Podcast we speak to Marc Goldman about how GIS and location intelligence unlock value with data-driven decision-making for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) and Infrastructure Management professionals.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcgoldman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bim4aec

Marc Goldman is Director of AEC Industry Solutions and is responsible for messaging and marketing strategies for Esri’s efforts related to the built and natural environment. He is a leading expert in BIM and its impact on the processes and business of the design and construction industry. As a business advisor, Marc identifies and analyzes processes and translates them into products, services and industry solutions. He works with a strong international network of AEC experts at Esri to promote the proven solutions to the industry he knows well. Over the last two decades of delivering products and services to the industry, Marc has formed, hired, managed, mentored, and inspired technical sales and development teams in both large organizations and start-up environments. He studied architecture and civil engineering at Tulane University. He lives and works in the suburbs of Denver Colorado where he bikes and skis when the weather permits.

Links recommended by Marc:
http://www.esri.com/aec
Email the AEC team at Esri on: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcgoldman

ArcGIS GeoBIM
https://doc.arcgis.com/en/geobim/latest/get-started/an-introduction-to-arcgis-geobim.htm

Need help with a geospatial strategy or implementing GIS solutions?
http://www.GeoEnable.com

Related Event:
Esri International Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference (International IMGIS)
April 17–19, 2023 | Kap Europa Congress Center | Frankfurt, Germany
https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/international-imgis/overview


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In this podcast we speak with David Philp MSc BSc FICE FRICS FCIOB FCInstCES FGBC Chartered Construction Manager.

David is the Director of Digital Consulting, Strategy & Innovation (Europe, Digital) at AECOM and a Professor (Honorary) Heriot Watt – University.

David discusses the impacts of BIM and Digital Construction to date. As well as a look at how things are maturing to describe and measure the VALUE from a whole life approach to digital transformation for the built environment. 'Value' of course, potentially, meaning very different things to different people / stakeholders, this is discussed also [see links 1, 2, 3 below].

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David's Biography:

With over 25 years in industry David is a Chartered Construction Manager by background and Director - Digital Consulting, Strategy & Innovation for AECOM. He was previously employed by Mace as Head of BIM, and as Technical Services / BIM Programme Director with Balfour Beatty.

David has been involved in delivering innovative BIM and digital asset management strategies across the globe from UK, Hong-Kong, Singapore, Australia and the Baltics. He was seconded in the UK Cabinet Office in 2011 as Head of BIM Implementation and has been a key contributor to the UK public sector BIM mandate (GCS 2011-2016) and continues to support through his role as Impact Director at the Construction Innovation Hub. He was also seconded into the Scottish Future Trust (SFT) as Chair of the Scottish BIM Delivery Group.

He is a fellow of ICE, CIOB, RICS and CInstCES and also Vice Chair of the Construction Scotland Innovation.
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Main Links for Value:

1 - ESG - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental,_social,_and_corporate_governance
2 - Four Capitals Model
• natural capital (including of living and non-living components)
• social capital (including relationships, norms and institutional components)
• human capital (including knowledge, experience and wisdom)
• economic capital (including cash and economic assets)
Ref: https://www.gov.scot/publications/towards-robust-resilient-wellbeing-economy-scotland-report-advisory-group-economic-recovery/pages/4/
Ref: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/nz/Documents/public-sector/sots5-fourcapisinfog.pdf
3 - Triple Bottom Line - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line

Events Discussed or Relevant:

• Digital Construction Week (DCW) - https://www.digitalconstructionweek.com/
• GEO Business -

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In this BimTube Podcast, we speak to Peter Kohler about data visualisation, mapping, and wider data science techniques, such as artificial intelligence (AI), that are building insights to help develop and implement strategies to combat marine litter.

Peter Kohler BSc (Hons)
Senior Marine Litter Scientist, Cefas
CEO & Co-Founder, The Plastic Tide

Peter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-kohler-theplastictide

As the founder of The Plastic Tide, a CIO Charity, Peter works with a dedicated team of professionals and scientists who strive for a cleaner ocean for humanity. The Plastic Tide's mission is to reveal and relieve an ocean under siege from marine litter and plastics, bringing the damage this siege has on all life on this planet to the fore, informing and monitoring solutions to it.

Their cutting-edge and cross-discipline use of tech, science, drones, and citizen science gives them the unique ability to reveal the extent of the problem and inform solutions. The scalable, cost-effective power of their drone imagery and autonomous machine learning allows them to build a picture of marine litter and plastics on an unprecedented scale. This information provides scientists, politicians, campaigners, beach cleaners, and classrooms with the knowledge to help better clean all our beaches today, but also to inform the actions needed to reduce it for tomorrow.

The Plastic Tide wants to deliver an open-source platform to provide humanity, for the first time, with the knowledge needed to focus the fight against marine litter and plastics!

Independent of his work as CEO and Founder of The Plastic Tide, Peter works in an innovative team in Cefas's world-leading Marine Sciences department. Here, he analyses the full spectrum of the marine litter challenge from land to sea, from design to education. He works with governments and a full spectrum of stakeholders, within cultures and countries, to build and assist in implementing lasting national strategies to help enable change where it is needed most to combat marine litter.

About Cefas
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It carries out a wide range of research, advisory, consultancy, monitoring, and training activities for a large number of customers around the world.

Peter's suggested list:
Ocean Conservancy - https://oceanconservancy.org/
Marine Conservation Society - https://www.mcsuk.org/
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - https://www.unep.org/
UNEP Report: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/addressing-marin

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In this BimTube Podcast we speak to Dr Seppe Cassettari FBCart.S about mapping, the geospatial industry and the importance and accessibility of decision-making with geographic data visualisation.

About Dr Seppe Cassettari FBCart.S
Seppe has over 40 years experience in the mapping and geospatial industry. Having recently retired from his role running Geomni UK, he is now working part time as a consultant and training specialist.

The British Cartographic Society: https://www.cartography.org.uk/
Read about some of his current projects at: https://www.geohistoric.co.uk/
Seppe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seppe-cassettari-962b6912

His career started with the UK military where he worked for 10 years in various mapping and geo-intelligence roles, during which time he completed one of the UK’s first PhDs in GIS. He then went on to run the ground-breaking GIS undergraduate programme at Kingston University before being head hunted to run Longman GeoInformation for the publishers Pearson.

Following a management buy-out he became CEO of The GeoInformation Group in 1998 which went on to publish geospatial datasets and undertake many projects in the UK and abroad. The company is best known for the early aerial imagery databases developed in the mid 1990’s, published as Cities Revealed, and more recently the UKMap large scale topographic map base and the UKBuildings database of building type and age. The company also created the telecoms clutter data used by many mobile operators in the UK. The GeoInformation Group was sold to Verisk Inc in 2016.

Seppe continues with his interest in mapping, writing regularly for the GeoConnexions magazine and being involved in the British Cartographic Society, where he is currently President for the second time.

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Links / Resources Discussed

The British Cartographic Society: https://www.cartography.org.uk/
Government Geography Profession: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-geography-profession
The Geospatial Commission: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/geospatial-commission
GeoViz: https://www.cartography.org.uk/geoviz
GeoViz is a new programme of activity that supports and nurtures cartography, map making and geographic data visualisation. GeoViz will provide useful and informative content through a range of online material, events and more.


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