Groups related to the Geospatial Engineering Panel
NUAG
The National Underground Assets Group (NUAG) was established in 2005 to support the Department for Transport achieve the relevant Traffic Management Act targets. It also serves as a single voice for groups involved in the management of underground and surface assets. NUAG complements the existing arrangements between DfT and the Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC(UK)). The group consists of prominent figures representing the following organisations:
- Department for Transport
- National Joint Utilities Group (NJUG)
- Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC (UK))
- Institution of Civil Engineers / Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
- UK Water Industry Research
- Pipeline Industry Guild
- Ordnance Survey
- Association for Geographic Information
- County Surveyors Society (CSS)
- Joint Authorities Group (UK)
- Scottish Government
- Roads Authorities and Utilities Committee (Scotland)
UMA
The Underground Mapping Association( UMA) formed about a year ago and have been busy steering the Industry development of a new British Standard for the Detection & Mapping of Underground Utility Services and linking this with other on-going Utility mapping initiatives.
Part of this essential work is to:
- raise awareness of what is currently available
- raise awareness of what is proposed
- assess how the industry currently perceives Utility Detection and Mapping
- assess how users/providers of such data feel about the development of the British Standard and a system of practitioner qualifications and company Accreditations that will support the implementation of such a standard.
With this in mind UMA would encourage you to complete their survey questionnaire which can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Utility_Mapping_Survey.
The survey should only take a few minutes of your time and will assist UMA in their efforts to provide a standard that suits industry requirements and to ensure that they are taking the opinions of a large number of industries into account. This is your chance to help steer future utility mapping and detection industry developments.
UMA would be delighted for responses by the end of 2012. Thanks for your time and valued input.