GIS data capture needs to start during the construction and inspection phases to be truly effective during the infrastructure asset maintenance stage of a project.
Since the 2021 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, states have been prepping middle-mile broadband construction projects to help numerous communities with poor or little internet access get connected into expanding national and regional broadband networks.
Using geographic information systems to add quantities of materials and placement of coordinates can help contractors achieve they and their clients' sustainability goals.
As cities continue to grow and evolve, the need for smarter and more efficient infrastructure management becomes increasingly important. This is where the concept of digital twins comes in.
A "smart infrastructure" approach demands that utility and IoT data inform major infrastructure programs from a database such as that in a geographical information system.