It was a privilege to attend the recent Space Innovation event organised by the European Space Agency (ESA), UK Space Agency (UKSA), and Plug and Play. The agenda put the spotlight how space innovation is driving industry across multiple sectors to improve life on Earth, with electromobility and robotics technologies set to transform life in the smart cities of the future.
Mike Ford, Associate Director for Highways Engineering, was pleased to see how satellite technology today can already measure changes in ground levels to within millimetres, helping to identify risks such as subsidence. This data can be used to supplement the information gathered in topographical surveys used in detailed highways design. Moving forward the technology has the potential to steer how we plan and manage existing infrastructure as well as new development.
Glanville have helped delivered projects at Harwell for many years and it has been exciting to see the site evolve into a world-leading science and technology park. The conference last week is another example of the world-leading technologies that are being developed there.
