Gaist backed by BGF for future growth and international expansion
Gaist has secured a £2.1 million investment from BGF – the UK’s most active growth capital investor. The deal follows BGF’s initial investment in 2018, taking the total invested to £4.8 million. The highways technology company has developed a revolutionary and IP-rich proprietary system for collecting and analysing, high-definition imagery of highways networks across the […]
Gaist wins place on renewed RAMS framework
Gaist has been appointed as the roads data and intelligence provider on a key framework – a win that will see it continue to play a central part in the post-pandemic build back. The digital mapping company has been nominated as the preferred supplier to the latest renewed Roads Asset Management System (RAMS) framework – […]
Gaist and Safecote enter partnership to give local authorities real time view on condition and performance of their road network
Gaist, the global provider of roadscape insight and intelligence services and Safecote, an innovative winter service solutions company with Europe-wide links who have provided vital solutions to public and private industry for almost 20 years, have announced the availability of new national datasets to enable highways authorities to understand real time condition and performance on […]
Gaist signs up to ITS (UK)’s Executive tier of membership
The international roadscape and highways technology company Gaist has signalled its commitment to the UK’s transport technology industry by joining the Intelligent Transport Systems trade association ITS (UK). As an Executive Member, Gaist will sit on the ITS (UK) Council and help steer the overall strategy and profile building of the ITS industry working alongside […]
AI is moving to another level, but will it still need humans in the future to help shape the condition of our networks?
Blink and you’ll miss its work. The processing of millions of rows of data in seconds makes Artificial Intelligence one of the most useful technologies to have emerged in the last decade. Despite already proving its worth to some extent, A.I. still has massive potential to help shape the way infrastructure is planned, constructed, and […]
Transport scale-ups drive disruption through new PwC programme
The professional services company PwC has launched a new programme to support transport disruptors who are transforming the transport and mobility industry as it adapts to changing public needs and consumer behaviours post-COVID-19. PwC says the pandemic has changed the way people live, work and travel. Its public research in 2020 showed that whilst six […]
Location solutions discussed in latest Highways Voices
When you stop and think about it, a huge amount of innovation in the highways and transport technology industries over the past 20 years have been related to location services, but what about the mapping that underpins it? The latest Highways Voices podcast digs into the issue by talking to HERE Technologies Chief Product Officer […]
LCRIG to host technology and data focused webinar
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) is hosting the latest in a series of webinars designed to facilitate fresh thinking in the industry, with a focus on utilising technology to deliver change. Delivered in association with Gaist, the webinar will examine the role of technology in driving change in the highways sector, with the following topic areas discussed: The importance of data Using technology as part […]
Gaist announce Scotland investment
Gaist has announced the appointment of John Swift to head up their most recent business expansion in Scotland. This is the first stage of direct investment providing support to the Scottish marketplace, building on recent successes whilst capitalising on increased demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Having started his career in the British Army […]