Digital Transformation in Infrastructure

Q1. You’ve worked in geospatial technology and digital transformation for construction and infrastructure projects for over 25 years — could you start by giving us a brief overview of your roles and responsibilities across areas like remote sensing, BIM, GIS, and large rail/infrastructure programs?

Over the last 26 years, my career has been about using geospatial and digital technologies to solve complex problems across defence, utilities, aviation, and now large construction and high-speed rail. I started as a geologist and remote sensing specialist, working hands-on with satellite image processing, applied geological mapping, and GIS for organisations like ISRO, DRDO, AAI, NRSC, BSNL and several central government agencies, where we built mission-critical solutions in areas such as glacier monitoring, avalanche hazard mapping, groundwater assessment, and utility asset management.

From there, I moved into enterprise geospatial and solution consulting, leading GIS, Web GIS and remote sensing solution design, pre-sales and technical marketing for government and PSU clients. In this phase, I was responsible for architecting and deploying large-scale land and asset management systems, AM/FM GIS for utilities, and enterprise geospatial platforms that integrated cadastral, utility, terrain, and infrastructure data to support strategic and operational decision-making.

In the last 11+ years at L&T…