Introduction

Significant increase in spending on the infrastructure development by the Government and various Public-Private partnerships is expected in the next five years. The Prime Minister's Office, Planning Commission of India as well as Finance Ministry have shown bullish approach towards the need to build new large scale infrastructure projects such as Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and various other sanctioned and planned state and national roads and highway projects being implemented by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), state Public Works Departments (PWD) are driving the Indian economy towards newer growth opportunities.

Leveraging technology has become essential in how we plan, design, build and operate, in response to the growing demand for higher performing infrastructure, rising costs, greater global competition, expectations for sustainability, and an increasing focus among owners to maximize the return on their investment. Aligning Geospatial and BIM technologies to the business goals improves collaboration, efficiency and performance in planning and design phase, during construction, in post-build savings and for ongoing operational management.

Geospatial Media and Communications brings to you a high level discussion forum focused on addressing the challenges and opportunities of the Infrastructure sector in India and showcase of solutions that can help you gain more accurate, accessible, and actionable insight which can benefit throughout the execution and lifecycle the projects. It will take a look at the latest technology (r)evolutions and what they offer today, tomorrow, and for the future.