Underground is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
Tunnel construction has always been one of the most complex and risk-laden activities in global infrastructure delivery. Whether driving road tunnels beneath dense cities...
Romeβs long-running Metro Line C programme has taken another decisive step forward, with Webuild and partner Vianini Lavori, operating as part of the Metro C Consortium,...
Across the worldβs expanding cities, much of the most critical infrastructure remains hidden from view. Water, wastewater, energy and telecommunications networks are buri...
The Brenner Base Tunnel continues to carve its way through the rugged Alpine spine of Europe, quietly reshaping how the continent will move people and goods for generatio...
American Gridwork Partners has taken a decisive step toward reshaping the nationβs critical subβgrid systems with its acquisition of PMT Site, one of Tennesseeβs most res...
Water ingress has plagued tunnel engineers for decades, compromising operational reliability, reducing service life, and posing safety risks. With infrastructure expandin...
Engineers have long understood that when earthquakes strike, underground structures are not immune from natureβs relentless energy. Yet metro systems built deep in rock a...
Dubai is gearing up to become the focal point for underground infrastructure innovation as it welcomes the 2nd International Trenchless Exhibition & Conference MENA (...
The buzz around trenchless technology reached new heights as ITEC 2025 kicked off at the Jeddah Hilton, drawing a powerhouse assembly of senior officials, tech innovators...
Set against the dynamic backdrop of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the International Trenchless Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) 2025 is poised to become the yearβs flagship eve...
As cities grow denser and more interconnected, the demand for underground transportation systems like subways, expressways, and high-speed railways has surged. In bustlin...
The Bangladesh Bridge Authority has reached out to Spain for assistance with three significant transport projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. This c...
Delta.g, the deep tech startup creating quantum enabled gravity gradiometry solutions to deliver the ‘Google Maps for the underground’ has appointed Tony Lowe...
TheΒ Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed a damage prevention and early detection system for buried pipelines, preventing pipeline failures caus...
As efforts to transition away from fossil fuels strengthen the hunt for new sources of low-carbon energy, scientists have developed a deep learning model to scan the Eart...
South Korean researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that enables wireless communication below the Earth’s surface, a significant departure from their tra...
Founded in 1980, Nicol of Skene is one of the leading civil engineering firms in the North East of Scotland.Β From bases in Aberdeen and Inverness, the company manages a v...
Canadian subsurface intelligence companyΒ Ideon TechnologiesΒ has delivered successful imaging results from the worldβs first borehole muon tomography project for mineral e...
GeoPlace has provided expert resource to support the creation of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) which is being launched by the Geospatial Commission, part...
Exodigo, the most accurate non-intrusive subsurface imaging platform, today announced its 2022 milestones, as well as its predictions for what is in store in 2023 and bey...
AΒ new high-profile scientific review articleΒ inΒ Nature Reviews ChemistryΒ discusses how carbon dioxide (CO2) converts from a gas to a solid in ultrathin films of water on...
Exodigo, the breakthrough non-invasive subsurface imaging platform, announced a partnership today with Esri, the world leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) softw...
Developing safe, highly productive, smart and clean workplaces of the future, together with customers Komatsu Ltd., through itsΒ wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, has...
The UKβs safe digging community has never been stronger, with 84 percent of all projects now preceded by a search for underground pipes and cables, according to Digging u...
An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology – a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge and nati...
Following the successful delivery by Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction (BBMV), Crossrail has handed over the Whitechapel Elizabeth Line station to Tra...
Global geospatial mapping specialist, GeoSLAM, has expanded its mining offering, building on its world-leading reputation in the sector to provide advanced underground mi...
Ferrovial, via its construction subsidiary, has been awarded the contract to underground Madridβs M-30 beltway in the vicinity of the CalderΓ³n stadium. The project is int...
Over the years, robots have gotten quite good at identifying objects β as long as theyβre out in the open, but discerning buried items in granular material like sand is a...
California based ExceeD GPR & Locating focuses on safely locating underground utilities.Β The company has carved out a successful niche by using state of the art equip...
latest surveying technology from Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) is helping Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM) transform the management of both underground and over ground highway and...
Accidental strikes on the myriad of underground pipes and cables in the UK cost the economy Β£1.2 billion a year. Workers who strike gas pipes and electric cables by mista...
A wide range of specialist equipment has been utilised over the past few decades in the construction industry. The drilling industry, in particular, has seen huge progres...
A unique project will produce the most accurate picture ever of cables hidden under UK streets, and help reduce the risk of diggers damaging underground cables. The data...
From November 18th to 20th 2019, in Miami-USA, the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association is organizing the fifth edition of its ITA Tunnelling and Un...
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technologyβs new DD320S is a two-boom, hydraulic controlled development drill, engineered to excel in demanding underground conditions and various...
In a report, published today, the National Audit Office (NAO) states that Crossrail is past the point of no return; nearly Β£16 billion has been spent, tunnelling was comp...
A significant milestone has been marked today with the official completion of the permanent track for the Elizabeth line β Londonβs newest railway. Secretary of State for...
Elon Musk who brought us the Tesla electric car, solar powered house tiles, the SpaceX rocket programme and the hyperloop high speed train has set up a tunnelling venture...
Famous for tall buildings and packed streets, Hong KongΒ has come up with a creative solution to their overcrowding by going underground. Hong Kong’s Information Ser...
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