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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...
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With staggering results, Serelle Corn and Jeff Campbell are reshaping how billion-dollar infrastructure gets planned and delivered. And it all started with an office printer and a love story that’s pure Hollywood rom-com. These days, billion-dollar infrastructure projects are the...
A digital twin proved crucial when a transmission tower supplying electricity to a U.S. hospital was damaged during the COVID-19 pandemic. High-tech models reduced water loss in drought-hit Colombia, and a virtual replica improved sustainability at a university campus in...
Not too long ago, students at an elementary school in eastern Pakistan’s Pakpattan district faced a daunting problem: Their source of drinking water was a drum filled by a contaminated tap. Bentley Systems, the global infrastructure software company, offered a...
As we celebrate Earth Day we find ourselves at a critical juncture in our relationship with the planet. In late March, I traveled to Washington, D.C., for a week of discussions with elected officials, appointees and staffers across state and...
Devastating wildfires tore through the hills surrounding Los Angeles in January, leaving emergency responders to navigate a maze of smoke, debris, and melted street signs. Familiar roads and landmarks were rendered unrecognizable. Like other densely populated areas hit by natural...
Louisiana is no stranger to devastating storms and floods, but you’d never know it every February when New Orleans erupts in Mardi Gras, a festival of sound and color flavored with boisterous parades, jazz, and spicy crawfish boils. Locals know...
James Bowles has always loved building things. As a child, he spent hours with Lego, piecing together miniature cities brick by brick. As a teenager, he became fascinated by skyscrapers—their design, engineering, and sheer scale. It wasn’t just their height...
Some 25,000 people recently flocked to San Jose, California, for Nvidia’s GTC AI Conference. Informally known as “AI Woodstock,” the event featured Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who talked about the semiconductor giant’s latest AI chips, and AI pioneers and luminaries...
I recently joined a room full of energetic infrastructure professionals for the release of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Report Card for U.S. infrastructure. Released every four years, the report gives an overall grade for U.S. infrastructure, as...