Bentley Systems Partners with Google to Bring Powerful Geospatial Context and Capabilities to Infrastructure
Bentley Systems has announced a strategic partnership with Google to integrate Google's high-quality geospatial content with Bentley's infrastructure engineering software and digital twin platform. This collaboration aims to improve infrastructure design, construction, and operation.
Key points of the partnership include:
- Integration of Google Maps Platform's geospatial content, including Photorealistic 3D Tiles, into Bentley software
- Collaboration with Google Cloud for AI-driven asset analytics insights
- Leveraging Bentley's recent acquisition of Cesium, creator of the 3D Tiles open standard used by Google
The partnership is expected to enhance digital workflows, address climate risk and aging infrastructure challenges, and improve project resilience and sustainability.
Bentley Systems ha annunciato una partnership strategica con Google per integrare i contenuti geospaziali di alta qualità di Google con il software di ingegneria infrastrutturale di Bentley e la sua piattaforma di gemelli digitali. Questa collaborazione mira a migliorare la progettazione, la costruzione e l'operazione delle infrastrutture.
I punti chiave della partnership includono:
- Integrazione dei contenuti geospaziali della Google Maps Platform, compresi i 3D Tiles fotorealistici, nel software di Bentley
- Collaborazione con Google Cloud per analisi di asset supportate dall'intelligenza artificiale
- Sfruttamento dell'acquisizione recente da parte di Bentley di Cesium, creatore del standard aperto 3D Tiles utilizzato da Google
Si prevede che la partnership migliori i flussi di lavoro digitali, affronti i rischi climatici e le sfide delle infrastrutture obsolete, e migliori la resilienza e la sostenibilità dei progetti.
Bentley Systems ha anunciado una asociación estratégica con Google para integrar el contenido geoespacial de alta calidad de Google con el software de ingeniería de infraestructura de Bentley y su plataforma de gemelos digitales. Esta colaboración tiene como objetivo mejorar el diseño, la construcción y la operación de infraestructuras.
Los puntos clave de la asociación incluyen:
- Integración del contenido geoespacial de la Google Maps Platform, incluidos los 3D Tiles fotorrealistas, en el software de Bentley
- Colaboración con Google Cloud para obtención de información sobre análisis de activos impulsados por inteligencia artificial
- Aprovechamiento de la reciente adquisición por parte de Bentley de Cesium, creador del estándar abierto 3D Tiles utilizado por Google
Se espera que la asociación mejore los flujos de trabajo digitales, aborde los riesgos climáticos y los desafíos de infraestructura envejecida, y mejore la resiliencia y sostenibilidad de los proyectos.
벤틀리 시스템즈는 구글과의 전략적 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이 파트너십은 구글의 고품질 지리공간 콘텐츠를 벤틀리의 인프라 엔지니어링 소프트웨어 및 디지털 트윈 플랫폼과 통합하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 이번 협업은 인프라 설계, 건설 및 운영을 개선하는 것에 목적이 있습니다.
파트너십의 주요 내용은 다음과 같습니다:
- 구글 맵스 플랫폼의 지리공간 콘텐츠, 포토리얼리스틱 3D 타일 포함,을 벤틀리 소프트웨어에 통합
- AI 기반 자산 분석 인사이트를 위한 구글 클라우드와의 협력
- 구글이 사용하는 3D 타일 오픈 표준의 제작자인 세슘(Cesium)을 최근에 인수한 벤틀리의 역량 활용
이 파트너십은 디지털 작업흐름을 개선하고, 기후 위험 및 노후 인프라 과제를 해결하며 프로젝트의 복원력 및 지속 가능성을 향상시키는 데 기여할 것으로 기대됩니다.
Bentley Systems a annoncé un partenariat stratégique avec Google pour intégrer le contenu géospatial de haute qualité de Google avec le logiciel d'ingénierie des infrastructures de Bentley et sa plateforme de jumeaux numériques. Cette collaboration vise à améliorer la conception, la construction et l'exploitation des infrastructures.
Les points clés du partenariat incluent :
- Intégration du contenu géospatial de la Google Maps Platform, y compris les 3D Tiles photoréalistes, dans le logiciel Bentley
- Collaboration avec Google Cloud pour des analyses d'actifs alimentées par l'intelligence artificielle
- Exploitation de l'acquisition récente par Bentley de Cesium, créateur du standard ouvert 3D Tiles utilisé par Google
Ce partenariat devrait améliorer les flux de travail numériques, traiter les risques climatiques et les défis des infrastructures vieillissantes, et accroître la résilience et la durabilité des projets.
Bentley Systems hat eine strategische Partnerschaft mit Google angekündigt, um die hochwertigen geospatialen Inhalte von Google mit der Infrastruktur-Engineering-Software von Bentley und der digitalen Zwillingsplattform zu integrieren. Diese Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, das Design, den Bau und den Betrieb von Infrastrukturen zu verbessern.
Wichtige Punkte der Partnerschaft umfassen:
- Integration der geospatialen Inhalte der Google Maps Platform, einschließlich fotorealistischer 3D Tiles, in die Bentley-Software
- Zusammenarbeit mit Google Cloud für KI-gesteuerte Asset-Analytik-Einblicke
- Nutzung der kürzlichen Übernahme von Cesium durch Bentley, dem Schöpfer des offenen Standards 3D Tiles, der von Google verwendet wird
Die Partnerschaft wird voraussichtlich digitale Arbeitsabläufe verbessern, klimatische Risiken und Herausforderungen bei veralteten Infrastrukturen angehen und die Resilienz und Nachhaltigkeit von Projekten steigern.
- Strategic partnership with Google to enhance geospatial capabilities
- Integration of Google Maps Platform's content into Bentley software
- Collaboration with Google Cloud for AI-driven asset analytics
- Potential for improved infrastructure design, construction, and operation
- Enhanced digital workflows and immersive 3D experiences
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Insights
This partnership between Bentley Systems and Google marks a significant advancement in infrastructure engineering software. By integrating Google's geospatial content with Bentley's digital twin platform, engineers gain access to powerful tools for designing and managing infrastructure projects with unprecedented context and scale.
The collaboration leverages Google Maps Platform's Photorealistic 3D Tiles and Bentley's recent acquisition of Cesium, creating a synergy that enhances 3D geospatial applications. This integration allows for more accurate planning, design and operation of infrastructure projects, potentially leading to improved resilience and sustainability in built environments.
For investors, this partnership could significantly boost Bentley's competitive edge in the infrastructure software market. The addition of Google's AI and analytics capabilities may also open new revenue streams through advanced asset analytics services. However, the full financial impact will depend on how effectively Bentley monetizes these new capabilities and integrates them into their existing product offerings.
This strategic partnership positions Bentley Systems at the forefront of the digital transformation in infrastructure engineering. The market for digital twin technology in infrastructure is projected to grow significantly, with some estimates suggesting a
By integrating Google's geospatial data and cloud technologies, Bentley enhances its value proposition, potentially expanding its market share and customer base. This could lead to increased software subscriptions and services revenue, particularly in sectors focused on smart cities, sustainable infrastructure and climate resilience projects.
Investors should monitor how this partnership translates into new product offerings and revenue growth in the coming quarters. The collaboration may also improve Bentley's position in competing for large-scale infrastructure projects globally, which could drive long-term growth and profitability.
Collaboration enables use of Google 2D, 3D geospatial content within Bentley’s applications and platforms to deliver actionable insights to infrastructure professionals
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As a digital representation of the physical world, digital twins unlock meaningful value and insights throughout the infrastructure lifecycle, from project planning and design through construction and asset operation. By leveraging the engineering data created and managed in Bentley software alongside Google’s geospatial data, AI and analytics, and cloud technologies, engineers can design and manage infrastructure in context and at scale to address today's most urgent challenges, from mitigating climate risk to maintaining aging infrastructure.
Through the partnership, Bentley software users and developers can use Google Maps Platform’s geospatial content, including Google’s stunning Photorealistic 3D Tiles, for real-world geospatial context and immersive 3D experiences in their digital workflows. The partnership complements Bentley’s recent acquisition of Cesium, the foundational open platform for creating powerful 3D geospatial applications. Cesium is the creator of the 3D Tiles open standard used by Google. Bentley is also collaborating with Google Cloud to deliver AI-driven insights for asset analytics.
Bentley CEO Nicholas Cumins said, "By combining Google’s extensive geospatial content and cloud capabilities with Bentley’s infrastructure engineering software and digital twin platform, infrastructure professionals can improve their work and ensure projects and assets are created and operated with greater resilience and sustainability. This partnership demonstrates how open standards, such as 3D Tiles, can help infrastructure professionals evolve their practices by leveraging the power of geospatial context.”
Chris Phillips, vice president and general manager of Geo at Google, commented, “Photorealistic 3D Tiles in Google Maps Platform power breathtaking immersive experiences and can transform workflows for architects, engineers, and urban planners. We’re excited to partner with Bentley to bring powerful geospatial context and capabilities that can dramatically improve how infrastructure is designed, built, and operated with data.”
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About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than
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