During the Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley emphasized the value of open data ecosystems for improving the ability of infrastructure to recover quickly and adapt to change after disasters, as well as for sustainable development
VANCOUVER--(United States BUSINESS WIRE)--(Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2024)--Bentley Systems (NASDAQ: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, unveiled its vision for an open data ecosystem to advance infrastructure construction at its annual Year in Infrastructure Conference. During the conference, Bentley executives gathered with representatives from global engineering and construction firms and infrastructure owner-operators to discuss how infrastructure professionals can improve project delivery and asset performance.
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In his keynote address, Nicholas Cumins, CEO of Bentley, said, "The future of infrastructure engineering is open. It's flexible, collaborative, and built on data that can be securely shared. Bentley is leading the way in ensuring that the applications, platforms, and solutions it creates can meet the changing needs of the industry. ”
Cumins explains that the infrastructure industry can no longer lock data into proprietary systems and work in silos. Secure data flows are critical to solving global infrastructure challenges, including expanding energy networks, modernizing transportation systems, and retrofitting existing assets to meet sustainability goals.
Open data ecosystem
Due to the complexity of infrastructure projects involving multiple organizations, teams, professionals, and stakeholders, infrastructure organizations need to build an open data ecosystem to enable integration and interoperability across different tools and platforms.
Bentley's Open family of applications for infrastructure modeling and simulation enables users to edit models from other vendors. In addition, over the past decade, Bentley has developed a robust open source architecture specifically for infrastructure. Bentley's Base Infrastructure Schema helps infrastructure professionals and organizations get the most out of their data by organizing and organizing it to ensure that it can be queried, analyzed, and reused across multiple platforms.
"Bentley recognizes that openness is not just a feature, it's a must-have, and it's a part of the industry as a whole," said Cumins. Over the years, we've worked to refine this architecture so that other organizations can benefit from this mature and rich architecture without having to start from scratch. ”
Enhance geographic information capabilities
The value of the open data ecosystem is reflected in Bentley's partnership with Google. The collaboration, announced at the Year in Infrastructure Conference, integrates the breadth and depth of Google's geographic data with Bentley's infrastructure engineering software.
"The combination of Google geospatial data and Bentley's infrastructure engineering expertise creates an ecosystem of seamless data flows, providing users with comprehensive, actionable geographic insights," said Cumins. ”
The partnership builds on Bentley's recent acquisition of Cesium. Cesium is a foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geographic information applications and is the creator of the 3D tile open standard used by Google. By integrating 3D geospatial data with Cesium and Bentley's iTwin platform, project participants were able to visualize existing and planned assets in a complete, real-world environment.
The technology has been used in HS2, a high-speed rail project under construction in the United Kingdom. To support the community and project stakeholders, BBV (a Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture) leveraged Bentley's iTwin platform to develop an in-house application for infrastructure digital twins that can transmit multiple engineering models simultaneously. Users can quickly navigate to any asset, generate images, and view walkthrough videos. With Cesium, Google 3D Tiles can be used to provide a geospatial context to aid navigation and enhance digital twins.
Artificial intelligence helps a "paradigm shift"
Open data ecosystems make data easily accessible, and the same is true for artificial intelligence, which Cumins calls a "paradigm shift" in the infrastructure industry, where vast amounts of data are generated during design, construction, and operations. AI can analyze infrastructure data to gain deeper insights.
For example, Bentley's digital twin solution applies artificial intelligence to improve infrastructure operations and helps engineers monitor, manage, and optimize assets. The AI assistant analyzes the digital twin to identify maintenance issues and recommend preventative measures to avoid failures that could cause significant losses or safety hazards.
Cumins explains that the potential of AI can even go further into the design phase of the infrastructure lifecycle. Infrastructure organizations can leverage AI to automate repetitive tasks such as documentation and annotation by reusing data, allowing engineers to focus on higher-value activities. At the Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley announced OpenSite+, a new engineering application for civil engineering site design with generative AI capabilities, including design assistants, that take productivity and accuracy to new levels.
"Ultimately, the true power of AI will depend on its ability to improve outcomes – more sustainable designs, faster and safer builds, and more reliable infrastructure systems," Cumins said. Looking to the future, the possibilities are endless. ”
Bentley Asset Analytics
The combination of open data and artificial intelligence can help improve asset performance. With more than 95% of the infrastructure to be used in 2030 already built, owner-operators need to ensure that existing infrastructure is resilient and adaptable to change, efficient, and able to meet current and future needs.
To address this challenge, Cumins announced the launch of a new product portfolio, Bentley Asset Analytics, that combines existing products and solutions with new innovations and recent acquisitions. Bentley Asset Analytics leverages artificial intelligence to gain insight into the condition of existing infrastructure assets while avoiding costly manual work.
The portfolio includes Blyncsy, which automates road maintenance and asset inventory with multi-source imagery and artificial intelligence, and OpenTower iQ, which automates all phases of the tower lifecycle with the help of drone captured imagery, other data sources, and artificial intelligence. Bentley plans to create a solution for owner-operators by covering a broad range of assets, combining different data capture technologies, such as IoT sensors and drones.
"We invited engineering firms to work with us to empower them to bring their expertise to asset operations, and we understood that enabling AI-driven asset analytics would require close collaboration," Cumins said. ”
Future outlook
Shortly before the Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley celebrated its 40th anniversary in September. Cumins took the opportunity to look ahead to the opportunities in infrastructure engineering in the coming decades.
"The key to growing and delivering a paradigm shift over the next 40 years is to unlock the value of your data," Cumins said. To do this, we must not rest on our laurels and ensure that we are in control. Let's take advantage of the paradigm shift of our generation – artificial intelligence – to improve built projects and the natural environment.
Together, we are laying the groundwork for a future where open data ecosystems and AI work together seamlessly to create a more sustainable, resilient and resilient infrastructure and a better quality of life for future generations. ”
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About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems (NASDAQ: BSY) is an infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software solutions that advance the world's infrastructure and promote the sustainable development of the global economy and the environment. Professionals and organizations of all sizes use our industry-leading software solutions to design, build, and operate roads and bridges, rail transit, water and drainage, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our products are powered by the iTwin Platform, an infrastructure digital twin that includes the MicroStation and Bentley Open family of applications for modeling and simulation, and Seequent software for geology professionals. Bentley Infrastructure Cloud includes ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems employs 5,200 people in 194 countries and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue.
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An example of an open data ecosystem powered by iTwin. The ecosystem is built on Cesium technology and gives users access to photorealistic Google 3D tiles. (Photo: Bentley Systems)
OpenTower iQ, part of Bentley's Asset Analytics portfolio, enables multiple data tiers to inform better decision-making. This image compares the as-built model with the design model. (Photo: Bentley Systems)