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in the monetisation of data , is adamant that there is money to be made by construction companies , and firms in markets connected to the industry .
“ There ’ s a big opportunity here ,” says Kamel . “ There ’ s money on the table that could be taken by construction companies .
“ It ’ s relatively low-hanging fruit ; the data is sitting in their

“ If you can start knowing information about construction activity much closer to real-time , it empowers you to get ahead of the market ”

– Tammer Kamel , CEO and founder of Quandl
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