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Digital Twin
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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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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Dublin Uses “Digital Twins” to Build a Safer, Smarter Future
The city of Dublin is turning into a high-tech testing ground to solve everyday urban problems. By using "digital twins"—which are virtual, 3D copies of the physical city—leaders are finding new ways to protect residents from floods, fires, and traffic jams. This project is part of a partnership between Dublin city officials and the technology company Bentley Systems. Instead of just buying rea...
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Digital Transformation Fast-Tracks Success for Arcadis Rail
Arcadis, a global leader in infrastructure, is proving that the secret to massive railway projects isn't just heavy machinery—it’s the digital tools and the people who master them. Andrew Germain, Associate Technical Director at Arcadis, recently shared how the division is using advanced 3D software to overhaul the UK’s rail network. By moving away from traditional 2D paper drawings and embraci...
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Tech Pivot Saves Germany’s First All-Digital Highway Project
A landmark infrastructure project in Germany is back on track and shattering efficiency records after a critical mid-course correction in its digital strategy. Viscan GmbH, the company tasked with creating a "digital twin" for the B29 highway expansion in Baden-Württemberg, successfully rescued the project from technical failure by overhauling its data processing systems. The ambitious project a...
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How Data-Driven Workflows Are Changing Engineering Delivery
For decades, the engineering and construction industry has relied on the exchange of digital files—the familiar DWGs and PDFs—as the bedrock of project delivery. However, as global infrastructure grows in complexity, a new paradigm is emerging. Experts are calling for an evolutionary crossroads where the industry moves beyond static file handovers toward dynamic, data-driven workflows. This shift...
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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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