# Recent Developments in Geospatial Technology

In the most recent Lidar News, Vicki Speed wrote about the scanning of the Bay Bridge. Caltrans was unable to assess all of the damage after the 1989 earthquake because there was no accurate as-built documentation available.

## Geospatial Big Data
Mary Meeker of KPCB stated that there will be a new wave of geospatial big data collection and analysis for the enterprise. At Civil Maps, we are striving to be on the forefront of this shift.

## Infrastructure Safety
The Amtrak Train 188 crash, resulting in eight deaths, could have been prevented. Efforts are being made to utilize better mapping technology to ensure infrastructure safety.