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Network Rail Creates Digital Twin of Historic Severn Tunnel, Revolutionizing Maintenance
Network Rail has successfully deployed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary digital twin of the historic Severn Tunnel, a vital 7-kilometer rail link connecting England and Wales since 1886. This innovative move leverages modern technology to dramatically improve the maintenance and management of the 137-year-old structure, which currently sees over 32,000 trains pass through it annually. The ...
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What are the key takeaways from 2025 Bentley Civil User Conference?
After a seven-year hiatus, the Bentley Civil User Conference returned as an in-person event, bringing together over 500 Bentley users, experts, and industry leaders to tackle persistent sector challenges like workforce shortages and aging infrastructure. The central theme of the 2025 conference was how digital project delivery, open applications, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are poised to revo...
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Bentley Systems’ AI and Digital Twins Lead the Charge to Save U.S. Bridges
In the wake of the 2022 Fern Hollow Bridge collapse, which highlighted the critical vulnerability of America's aging infrastructure, technology is emerging as the only viable path forward. The crisis, driven by a funding shortfall and a lack of engineers for manual inspections, is forcing transportation agencies to embrace innovative solutions. Here are two examples of how Bentley Systems’ dig...
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Bentley Partners with Japan’s EARTHBRAIN to Advance Smart Construction
The world’s leading infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems has formed a partnership with Japan’s EARTHBRAIN—creator of Smart Construction—to push digital construction to another level. This collaboration builds on the existing partnership established in 2019 between Komatsu and Cesium, the 3D geospatial visualization leader acquired by Bentley in 2024. Through the new pa...
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How Substation+ Improves Aging Grid Management
Bentley Systems has unveiled the OpenUtilities Substation+, a software equipped with iTwin feature, AI, and real-time collaboration to help improve aging grid management through faster issue detection and real-time workflow sync. According to Director of Product Development at Bentley Systems Michael Antonishen, Substation+ is built to modernize how substations are designed, built, and maintain...
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Exclusive Interview: The ‘Mindset’ for a Livable and Sustainable City
From natural disasters and crippling traffic congestion to pervasive environmental pollution, cities worldwide face a mounting list of existential threats. Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, is no exception, grappling acutely with the challenges of frequent flooding and gridlock. But what is the path forward? Can digital tools and Artificial Intelligence (AI) offer a real solution to transform our...
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Engineer Builds AI Agent to Master Software, Saving Hundreds of Hours and Hinting at the Future of Infrastructure Design
An innovative application of generative AI, unveiled at the 2025 Bentley Illuminate conference, is poised to reshape how engineering firms train and deploy their talent. Kyle Rosenmeyer, a model-based design leader at VHB, has built a custom AI agent using Microsoft’s Copilot Studio that rapidly teaches engineers how to use complex Bentley software, effectively eliminating the need for engineer...
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Exploring Dutch water infrastructure masterpiece through Cesium 3D geospatial technology
The Netherlands is famous for its extremely low altitude, with a significant portion of the country lying below sea level. This paradox of living below water is only possible due to one of the world's most extensive and sophisticated water management infrastructures. Approximately one-third of the Netherlands is below sea level, and about two-thirds of the country is vulnerable to flooding from...
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Beyond the Textbook: 3D Tech Turns History into a Livable, Explorable World
A revolution in historical preservation is unfolding at the University of Tokyo, where Professor Hidenori Watanabe is using advanced 3D geospatial technology to transform history from a static textbook narrative into a live, explorable world. For two decades, Prof. Watanave has been creating interactive, map-based archives that allow users to virtually step into pivotal historical moments, incl...
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Bentley Systems Awards $1 Million to 3D Tech Startups for Infrastructure Innovation
Bentley Systems has announced the recipients of its 2025 iTwin Activate accelerator program, awarding a total of up to $1 million to four early-stage startups that are leveraging 3D technology to revolutionize infrastructure design and maintenance. Each of the four selected companies will receive up to $250,000 in funding, as well as extensive technical and market support from Bentley product l...
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