Steve Birdsall
CEO, GaistSteve Birdsall is the founder of Gaist, a digital mapping company delivering 'roadscape' intelligence. His unique expertise is forged from a distinguished career as a surveyor in the British Army and the offshore oil industry, instilling resilience and a deep understanding of complex logistical challenges. Under his leadership, Gaist provides critical data to highways authorities and utility companies globally, transforming infrastructure maintenance and planning. Steve is now leading the company’s international expansion to meet the ever-growing demand for detailed roadscape information, from the UK to Japan.
My Speaker Sessions
Thursday 27 November 2025
11:00
Scotland National Survey
11:00 - 11:20
Maintenance
- Sharing insights from Scotland National Survey, a project to complete a high-resolution view of the nation’s road condition.
- Exploring how national-level data approach is helping authorities make smarter, evidence-based investment decisions, and how the same model is now being replicated across the globe to drive a new approach to road asset management and maintaining road infrastructure.