London council pioneers new technology aimed at coordinating roadworks to minimise disruption
There are currently about 14,000 holes dug in the road every year in Camden, and utility companies are responsible for most of these. Added to its own road works, the council is using a technology system to capture all this information and make it available to the public. Residents can also report any kind of highway problem online, and an engineer can authorise the work online also.
This is just one example of good practice being recognised by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) and National Street Gazetteer (NSG) Awards last week, which is run by the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) and Intelligent Addressing (IA).
Another innovative use of technology came from Nottingham, which has a flood risk assessment project for planning decisions with regard to floods and regeneration.
In Kent, endangered wildlife and cultural heritage monuments are being protected from streetworks by a system which alerts environmental experts prior to any work starting.
These examples and other winners are all underpinned by the NLPG and the NSG. The sharing of accurate address information across local government departments, emergency services, national and regional government is vital to improving efficiency and service delivery.
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