(1 hour CEC available, approved by the TFMA) From schools and water treatment plants to other essential infrastructure and flood mitigation applications, the ability to create a real-time digital representation—or digital twin—is revolutionizing many industries with this advanced technology. With new data to improve systems and planning, the opportunities for the water sector are endless. This discussion will look at examples of digital twins in action and explore the challenges and benefits of implementing this tool. Moderator: Richard Wade, Texas Water Development Board Panelists: Keith Owens, Fugro; Suzanne Pierce, Ph.D., Texas Disaster Information System; Elizabeth Savage, P.E., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Texas Community Watershed Partners Project Office
Keith Owens is the commercial director of remote sensing and mapping at Fugro. He has more than 28 years of experience acquiring, processing, and delivering geodata for three-dimensional mapping solutions.
Elizabeth Savage is the project director for the online Community Health and Resource Management (CHARM) digital platform development with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. CHARM is a mapping application that provides data, tools, and the digital environment to map and analyze... Read More →
Deputy Executive Administrator of the Texas Geographic Information Office, Texas Water Development Board
Richard provides direction and management for all Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO) activities and programs and serves as the Geographic Information Officer for Texas. Richard is also the current president of the National States Geographic Information Council, an organization... Read More →
