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As I look back through my 30 years with Golder, a career dedicated to gathering and monitoring data, we have progressed from using pen and paper to record and plot data, to using spreadsheets, linked spreadsheets, Access databases, and enterprise databases, to the Web. With each incremental step, our ability to collect and report more and more data has been enhanced. In recognition of the importance our Information Management skills have as a core component of our business, this issue of Technically Speaking is devoted to the theme “Simpler, Better, Faster.” The articles featured in this publication are case studies in innovative Information Management, using tools that have been developed in-house in support of our consulting activities. Many of the projects featured in this issue were developed by members of our global Information Management team. We are pleased to share these projects with you.
John Gilby, P.Eng. |
Our clients have identified Information Management as a strategic area of need. Since Golder Associates’ inception, we have managed information. And as technology is introduced and continues to evolve, it has become much “easier” for us to collect vast amounts of data. This allows for a greater variety of analyses to be undertaken. And so, the challenge: although technology allows for ease of data collection, it has become even more vital that we track, store, process, manipulate, understand and present these data in a way that our clients’ value. 