Exploring GIS technology at LAMDA Development

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Today we visited the LAMDA Development a group currently working on overseeing the Hellinikon project which I discussed yesterday. We got a behind the scenes look at the design and construction process used on a large scale project. It was very interesting to see how both sides of the process were integrated. As I look to my future as an engineer, many aspects of the visit today could impact my future work. I am beginning my course work next year as a Gas Renewable and Oil (GRO) engineer, and one technology that was presented today that I think will have a particularly large presence in my work was the Geological Information Systems (GIS) LAMDA used in their project. The GIS is a system that connects data to where the data should be located on an x,y,z grid to model data to a visual representation. In the presentation they showed how they used GIS to model the construction site and the different features it can display. They used it to show the construction progress, elevation changes, model stockpiles of materials and coordinate transportation for workers. As a GRO engineer, I see myself using this technology in a similar but also different way. I think I might use the technology one day to model oil fields, solar panel infrastructures or other such projects. I think it would be really helpful to have a realistic system that can help me to analyze and connect data with an editable and customizable model.

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