H2OVER® – going above and beyond

The advancements in technology in the last five years have been enormous, however, they have really come into their own in the last 12 months and adoption of a digital-first approach is now the norm as confidence has grown.

For many years APEM Group have been leading the way in delivering digital aerial surveys across the UK and Ireland, the US and even Asia. We have continuously invested in equipment and software to deliver the results that our clients need.

In a single flight, we can survey a whole region (up to and in excess of 200 square kilometers) covering literally every square inch (or centimeter if you prefer!) in the highest resolution. The detail that is captured has to be seen to be believed and is available at the click of a mouse – see for yourself.

For the water industry, the applications and benefits of H2OVER® include, but are not limited to:

• Ground and surface water catchment pollution mapping
• Asset mapping
• Consequence of failure and resilience assessment
• Leakage detection
• Abstraction scenario modeling
• Sewer misconnections mapping
• Thermal mapping of rising mains

Another industry that can benefit greatly from H2OVER® is infrastructure and development, where it can be used for:

• Planning or producing environmental assessments
• Mapping biodiversity net gain (BNG)
• Topographical outputs
• Create interactive models for stakeholder engagement and marketing
• Archaeological assessments
• Pre-condition records
• Construction phase monitoring
• Habitat Mapping
• Line of sight analysis
• Proximity analysis

Accounting for natural capital

Natural capital is on many businesses’ agenda – are you currently undertaking a review of your natural capital assets?

Natural capital refers to all aspects of the natural environment which provide important or valuable goods and services to people and the community. For example, a woodland can be regarded as a natural capital asset, from which flows valuable benefits, or ecosystem services, such as flood risk reduction and carbon capture.

Natural capital is composed of many assets, including soils, wetlands, urban greenspaces, hedgerows and so on. It is closely related to the concept of green infrastructure, which focuses on the idea that natural features should be planned and managed as networks that deliver value for people.

As these areas can be large and difficult, or costly to cover on foot, a H2OVER® survey is the ideal solution and provides you with a digital resource that you can refer to time and time again to evaluate your natural assets. Habitats can be captured and modeled to show how they will evolve over a season or a longer period of time.

H2OVER® has benefited several clients already, from leakage detection, pollution source mapping, environmental assessments and route proving. They have appreciated the ‘look over the fence’ it provides for inaccessible or remote areas, allowing them to assess catchment options before having to bother customers and stakeholders.

It’s also reduced the amount of site visits that they have had to do, by being able to call up a specific square meter straight away on their desktop within seconds.

To find out more about H2OVER® and how it can be applied to your business, please contact us.