How AI-Driven Digital Twin Saves Critical Saudi Food Hub from Ground Collapse?

Saudi firm GeoStruxer has won the YII Envision Award for a high-tech rescue of a failing 12,000-square-meter grain warehouse. The facility, which secures food for 1.5 million people, was sinking due to unstable "salt dome" ground. By replacing traditional construction with a Bentley-powered digital twin, the team saved USD 2.1 million and cut carbon emissions by 44%. Generally, standard models co...

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Seequent Set to Showcase AI-Driven Geoscience Breakthroughs at PDAC 2026

Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company, has announced its return to the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention from March 1 to 4, 2026. As a global leader in mining software, the company plans to demonstrate how its latest innovations in artificial intelligence and cloud computing are fundamentally altering the landscape of mineral exploration. A primary focus of ...

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The Quiet Revolution: How AI is Reshaping America’s Highways

The US Department of Transportation (DOTs) is now utilizing AI to maintain roads and highways, as Alabama has become the latest state to bet its infrastructure budget on AI. For years, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) relied on "performance-based budgeting," a system designed to fund projects based on actual road needs rather than historical precedent. However, the data driving th...

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OpenRail Designer 2025: Redefining Efficiency for Global Rail Infrastructure

Bentley Systems has officially launched OpenRail Designer 2025, a major update designed to eliminate the manual bottlenecks that have long challenged rail engineers. By focusing on advanced automation, data integrity, and high-fidelity geospatial integration, this release transforms how complex rail networks—from routine maintenance to high-speed megaprojects—are designed and managed. As global d...

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How Portugal Uses Digital Tools to Manage Water Network During Heat Waves

As summer temperatures in northern Portugal consistently climb past 38°C, regional water utility Águas do Norte has successfully pivoted from reactive repairs to proactive management by leveraging Bentley Systems’ OpenFlows Water solution. Serving nearly 2 million residents across 63 municipalities, the utility faced recurring crises where extreme heat caused water tanks to hit critical lows, sky...

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ALDOT Integrates Bentley’s AI to Refine Performance-Based Highway Budgeting

Alabama Utilizes Bentley Tech to strengthen data-driven maintenance planning The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is enhancing its long-standing performance-based budgeting model by integrating Blyncsy, an AI-powered solution from Bentley Systems. For more than 15 years, ALDOT has led the way in using data to drive financial decisions, but the manual collection of condition data acros...

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“JPEG for 3D”: New Open Standard Set to Revolutionize Infrastructure Monitoring

The Khronos Group has announced a major milestone in 3D imaging with the release of KHR_gaussian_splatting, a new extension that standardizes "Gaussian splatting" within the glTF 2.0 ecosystem. Often referred to as the "JPEG for 3D," this move aims to turn a breakthrough photorealistic capture technique into a universal language for engineers, developers, and tech giants alike. Unlike traditio...

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Bentley Digital Twin Drives AU$105 Million in Savings for Melbourne’s M80 Ring Road

ACCIONA is setting a new global benchmark for "going digital" in infrastructure, leveraging Bentley Systems’ comprehensive software suite to manage the AU$ 3.8 billion M80 Ring Road Completion project. By deploying a sophisticated digital twin strategy, the project team has successfully slashed planning times and is on track to mitigate over AU$ 105 million in potential risks and rework. Faced...

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The Bentley Software Suite Driving France’s Greenest Infrastructure

France firm Egis has been named a winner at the 2025 Bentley Year in Infrastructure (YII) and the Going Digital Awards for its work on the Canal Seine-Nord Europe, a project poised to redefine European logistics and environmental sustainability. By "going digital," Egis didn't just design a waterway; they optimized a legacy. Here is how the specific tools in their Bentley toolkit delivered measur...

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Bentley Systems Breaks Bottlenecks with New iTwin Capture Workflow

Bentley Systems is redefining the digital twin landscape by launching a more flexible, scalable approach to reality modeling. The new iTwin Capture workflow aims to eliminate the traditional "hardware wall" and high upfront costs that have long hindered engineers and urban planners. For years, infrastructure professionals have struggled with massive datasets—from LiDAR point clouds to high-resolu...

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