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You know that something extraordinary is happening on the outskirts of Abilene, in the Big Country part of Texas, even before you arrive. By 6 a.m., a line of cars stretches a mile from the...
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On the night of January 31, 1953, a North Sea storm surge of over 5 meters inundated the Netherlands. Dikes failed. Communities disappeared under black water. Nearly 2,000 lives were lost. In the aftermath, the low-lying country faced a stark...
You don’t thread a metro tunnel under a historic city or build foundations in earthquake zones by guessing what’s beneath your feet. In the world’s most ambitious or unique infrastructure projects, Bentley Systems’ PLAXIS software gives geotechnical teams the insights...
In This Story… We celebrate Ada Lovelace, considered by many the world’s first computer programmer. Curiosity sparked these women’s journeys into engineering. Mentorship and networks help women thrive in STEM careers. Growing up in Cucuta, Colombia, Sharon Soler often popped...
Otto Lynch lights up when talking about his favorite subject: power transmission lines. “There’s nothing better than a big, beautiful lattice tower with wires or a flexible, tubular steel pole,” he says without a hint of sarcasm. “I see transmission...
Jack Kavanagh is leading an effort to make municipal data work harder. As the open data lead at Smart Dublin, a joint initiative of the Irish capital’s four local authorities, Kavanagh manages a portal that consolidates public datasets ranging from...
What makes a city smart? For Luke Antoniou, senior editor at SmartCitiesWorld, it’s using data and technology to improve how people live, work, and move through urban spaces. We caught up with Antoniou in Dublin in May at the first...
Infrastructure is made of steel and concrete, but its future is being built in code. A new wave of engineers, scientists, and visionaries is using artificial intelligence (AI), open data, and curiosity to solve problems that once seemed too hard...
At the 2025 Bentley Illuminate conference in Atlanta, one presentation turned many heads. Kyle Rosenmeyer, a model-based design leader at the engineering firm VHB and a Bentley software superuser, talked about a simple but powerful use of generative AI in...
Infrastructure isn’t quick to evolve. Its sheer scale, cost, and complexity can make change painfully slow. But every so often, a person, an idea, or a tool cuts through – shifting how people see, plan, or act. Sometimes it’s a...
The inaugural Cesium Developer Conference landed in Philadelphia this summer, bringing together a global crowd of developers, climate scientists, engineers, game designers, and space technologists. Over three days, they explored how open 3D geospatial technology is transforming the way we...