Business View Magazine | May 2020

43 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2020 CANADI AN PUBL I C WORKS ASSOC I AT ION (CPWA) • 3D Technologies These trending technologies, like others identified in past years, such as Geographic Information System (GIS)/Mapping, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)/Drones and Global Positioning System (GPS)/Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL), are changing not just the way public works professionals do their jobs – in some cases they are changing what jobs public works professionals do. In another recent initiative, APWA is building awareness of the role of public works professionals as first responders. At the local communities. To help members stay in-the-know about industry-changing endeavors, APWA began the Top 5 Trending Technologies survey and report in September 2018. APWA’s Top 5 Trending Technologies for 2020 are: • Automated/Connected Vehicles • Waste to Resource Technology • Technology for Field Crews Including GIS • Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure National Public Works Week 2020 Poster Art