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PolyU deploys ai-enabled bridge inspection system across 11 Hong Kong bridges
- Nov, 25, 2025
- Bridges Geomatics Aerial Unmanned Aerial Systems Geophysics Gpr Instrumentation Data Management Visualization News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has unveiled an intelligent bridge inspection system that integrates proprietary non-destructive testing (NDT) technologies with advanc...
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Genoa completes pilot mapping for urban digital twin of surface and subsoil
- Nov, 20, 2025
- Data Management Geomatics Lidar Unmanned Aerial Systems Geophysics Gpr Groundwater Pumping Visualization
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On 19 November 2025, Genoa advanced its plan to create a digital twin of urban areas and the city’s subsoil to support hydrogeological risk analyses, identify points of vulnerability and simulate flo...
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Pre-demolition work linked to fatal boiler tower collapse in Ulsan
- Nov, 06, 2025
- Structural Failures Unmanned Aerial Systems News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Korea, Ulsan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A major industrial accident occurred at Korea East-West Power’s Ulsan Thermal Power Plant in Nam District, Ulsan, when a 60-metre boiler tower suddenly collapsed during pre-demolition work. The incid...
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Landmark Approval: BVLOS Drones Cleared for UK Rail Surveillance
- Jun, 19, 2025
- Railway Geotechnics Unmanned Aerial Systems General Civil News On Projects / Industry
- United Kingdom, Dudley
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has authorised Drone Major Group to conduct the country’s first Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations over Critical National Infrastructure (CNI)....
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