The Future of Digital Asset Management
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Tom Neighbours is a Digital Engineering Specialist at 12d Synergy, specializing in digital information management and geospatial data delivery. He brings experience across GIS, survey, and engineering in New Zealand, the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, including six years at Aurecon focused on BIM, spatial data management, and geospatial consulting.
Tom Neighbours
Digital Engineering Specialist, 12d Synergy
Session Overview
In this session, Tom Neighbours explores the critical role of digital asset management during the delivery phase of infrastructure projects. The focus is on how good data and efficient information management can future-proof assets, ensuring they remain valuable and functional over their lifecycle. Tom delves into key enablers, such as data connectivity, BIM and GIS integration, and standardization, that are essential to creating a robust asset information model. Through real-world examples, Tom demonstrates how to overcome common industry challenges and maximize the value of asset data. This session aims to simplify complex theories whilst providing practical insights into achieving a fully connected data environment, paving the way for improved asset management outcomes and enhanced future capabilities.
What You’ll Learn
- Why retaining asset value is important—why should we care?
- How good data management during delivery can enhance asset information lifecycles
- Essentials of creating a future-proofed asset information model
- The importance of data connectivity, standardization, BIM and GIS integration
- Creating data relationships within an asset information model
Tom Neighbours
Digital Engineering Specialist, 12d Synergy
Tom Neighbours is a Digital Engineering Specialist at 12d Synergy, specializing in digital information management and geospatial data delivery. He brings experience across GIS, survey, and engineering in New Zealand, the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, including six years at Aurecon focused on BIM, spatial data management, and geospatial consulting.
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