Utility mapping
Series: Ordnance Survey News Release ; 26 November 2004 (2)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Summary: Following a recent Geospatial Engineering Board buried services forum organised by ICE and held in association with Ordnance Survey, it looks likely that a central organisation to champion the sharing of information between utilities could be up and running by 2005. Government recommendations for the future are likely to stipulate that utilities and highways authorities have to be using digital data by 2008 and there is a general acceptance that companies need to work towards a standardisation regarding the sharing of information. A report on the forum is due for publication in January. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/media/ne ws/2004/nov/utilitiesunite.html| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB4046-07 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 128181-1001 |
Following a recent Geospatial Engineering Board buried services forum organised by ICE and held in association with Ordnance Survey, it looks likely that a central organisation to champion the sharing of information between utilities could be up and running by 2005. Government recommendations for the future are likely to stipulate that utilities and highways authorities have to be using digital data by 2008 and there is a general acceptance that companies need to work towards a standardisation regarding the sharing of information. A report on the forum is due for publication in January. http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/media/ne ws/2004/nov/utilitiesunite.html