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A bench has been installed on Frenchay Common in Bristol in memory of the late WDM chairman, John Gardiner. Family members and friends gathered to savour the view, which gave Frenchay resident John such enjoyment during his busy career and lifetime. A plaque has been placed on the bench by fellow members of the Fosters Group, a business lunch club...

This November WDM will be exhibiting at Bridges Scotland and Road Expo Scotland. The team will be on stand D11 at the event, which is at the SEC, Glasgow, 27-28 November 2024. Visit the stand to discuss how we can provide complete solutions to Highways Management strategy and systems, including HIAMS asset management software, road surveying services and data collection...

WDM will once again be exhibiting at Highways UK this year. The team will be on stand number 105 at the event, which is at the NEC, Birmingham, 16-17 October. Visit the stand to discuss how we can provide comprehensive solutions to Highways Management strategy, including a complete asset management software system (HIAMS), road surveying services and data collection and...

Currently, HIAMS communicates to the Department of Transport’s (DfT) Street Manager via v4 of its API specification. DfT have been actively developing v5 of Street Manager over the last 12 months. It is anticipated that v5 will become stable and released to developers in late July. This enables WDM to develop HIAMS application suite to utilise the latest functionality...

Historically, base maps were sent out to the clients on CD’s by the mapping authorities and the client would then eventually load the base map into HIAMS. As this was a laborious task, once the initial map set was created, there was a strong chance the map set was not regularly updated. With the introduction of initiatives such...

The consultation on PAS2161 Road Condition Monitoring closed in May 2024, and the BSI reconvened the steering group in June 2024 to review the 180 comments received. This has resulted in a number of changes for the Technical Author of PAS2161 from the TRL to make to the previous draft. The final version of PAS2161 is still scheduled for publication later in 2024. The...

We will be attending the GeoPlace Annual Conference 21-22 May in Manchester, demonstrating the functionality and benefits of our Highways Infrastructure Asset Management System (HIAMS). The event will focus on how data can be used to - drive transformation, identify where services should be delivered and approach some of the most challenging issues for public services. We will be highlighting...

With the Department of Transport’s proposed implementation of a new road condition monitoring standard, BSI PAS 2161: Road Condition Monitoring  which involves new road conditions categorisation, the team at WDM will be working alongside our customers to discuss how to implement the new standard and the expected impact. The new standards will only apply to English authorities, and...