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Exploring Sydney Through a New Digital Lens
Just in time for the Bentley Illuminate 2026 conference in Sydney, a new 3D virtual tour has been launched to show the city like never before. Powered by Cesium, this digital experience moves beyond the postcard-perfect images of Sydney to reveal how the city functions as a complex, interconnected system. By using advanced 3D modeling, viewers can explore how Sydney’s iconic architecture, m...
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Mining Tech Giant Brings AI-Powered Exploration Tools to PDAC 2026
Seequent, a leader in subsurface software solutions, is showcasing a major push into artificial intelligence and cloud-connected workflows at this year’s Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention. The company is highlighting how it uses machine learning and advanced data platforms to help mining companies find minerals faster while reducing overall project risk. Th...
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Digital Twins and Drones Slashing Bridge Recovery Times in Kentucky
Emerging technologies are transforming how disaster-stricken areas rebuild, with Kentucky recently demonstrating that "digital twins" and aerial surveillance can reduce infrastructure recovery timelines from months to mere hours. Following devastating floods in 2022, the state leveraged its Bridging Kentucky initiative to bypass traditional, slow-moving survey methods. By deploying drones and 3...
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New Bipartisan Legislation Targets Modernization of Rural Water Infrastructure
A new legislative initiative, the Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems (FLOWS) Act of 2026, has been introduced to address the growing technical and security gap facing rural water utilities across the United States. The bill proposes a targeted grant program designed to help small-scale drinking water and wastewater systems upgrade their aging infrastructure and bolster their defens...
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The Tech Behind Bentley’s Immersive Digital Twins
In the world of massive infrastructure, the biggest challenge isn't just building a bridge—it’s helping people visualize it before it exists. Bentley Systems is solving this through its iLab innovation hub, where lead designer Liana O’Cleirigh is deploying a suite of high-tech tools that turn complex engineering data into immersive, human-scale experiences. At the heart of this transformation is ...
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Why Infrastructure Needs Better Conversations, Not Just Better Tools
As climate-related disasters like wildfires and severe flooding become more frequent, communities across the United States are finding that their current infrastructure is struggling to keep up. Recent research suggests that moving from traditional asset management to digital one is a great move, but what is more crucial is cooperation. Duke University and industry partners has recently launch...
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A New Era of Realism: Transforming Digital Twins with Gaussian Splatting
Digital twins, the virtual replicas of physical infrastructure, are undergoing a major transformation thanks to a new technology called Gaussian splatting. Traditionally, these models were built using "meshes," which acted like a hollow, polygonal skin stretched over objects. While useful, meshes often struggled to capture fine details like thin wires, complex lighting, or reflective surfaces, li...
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High-Tech “Digital Twins” Save Kentucky Millions in Bridge Repairs
Kentucky has discovered a high-tech solution to a massive infrastructure problem, proving that fixing 1,000 aging and flood-damaged bridges doesn't have to take a decade or cost a fortune. By using Artificial Intelligence and "Digital Twin" technology, the engineering firm Qk4 has modernized the state’s bridge program, cutting inspection times by 90% and saving taxpayers millions of dollars. Fol...
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How Smart Software Connects Colombia’s Most Remote Towns
Colombia’s state-owned airline, SATENA, is now using advanced engineering software to make life-saving flights safer and more frequent. While most people think of infrastructure as physical things like bridges or roads, SATENA uses a tool called Bentley MicroStation to build "invisible" roads in the sky. In the rugged mountains and dense jungles of Colombia, a road isn't always an option. For man...
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Julien Moutte: The Tech Leader Breaking Down Barriers to Build a Better World
Julien Moutte, the Chief Technology Officer of Bentley Systems, lives by a simple philosophy: removing barriers is the best way to move forward. Unlike many top executives, you won’t find him in a private corner office. Instead, he sits at a plain wooden desk in the middle of an open-plan floor, surrounded by his team of developers. He believes that being visible and accessible is the only way to ...
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