Systems announced breakthroughs in 3D geospatial information systems software to support the design and operation of intelligent cities. Intelligent cities, and the intelligent infrastructure they incorporate, take full advantage of information modeling best practices. As a result, they are able to provide better performance with respect to safety, energy, lifecycle costing, and operational efficiency. Bentley’s intra-operable portfolio of software features lifecycle support across all classes of intelligent infrastructure, including land management, power generation and energy delivery, water and wastewater networks, roads, bridges, rail, communications networks, and buildings. The just-released V8i versions of Bentley Map, Bentley Descartes, Bentley Geospatial Server and Bentley Geo Web Publisher further extend this portfolio to include new 3D City GIS capabilities.
Bentley Map V8i is at the core of the Bentley 3D City GIS product portfolio. Bentley Map V8i allows advanced visualization of smart 3D models; creates thematic maps; captures smart 3D features of buildings, roads and other infrastructure; integrates 3D data from different sources; performs smart 3D object editing and quality control on the 3D data model; and creates realistic renderings and animations. Moreover, its spatial database capabilities have been enhanced through the introduction of Oracle Spatial 11g 3D object support, enabling new and unmatched enterprise workflows.
The product’s standard integration with Safe Software’s FME Desktop technology enables the use of multiple 3D formats such as CityGML and introduces a number of new extract, transform, and load capabilities to the Bentley Map workflow. Bentley Map V8i also offers an extensive and well-documented API to allow rapid enhancement of the new functionality.
Bentley Map V8i in combination with Bentley Descartes V8i offers raster digital elevation model support and the editing of 3D raster images. By providing raster 3D editing capabilities, Bentley Descartes can be used to improve building textures.
Bentley Geospatial Server V8i plays a major role in the Bentley 3D City GIS product portfolio by managing 3D models, textures, and workflows. It complements Bentley Map V8i’s Oracle Spatial 11g 3D object support by adding disconnected editing, long transactions, and support for Oracle Database’s time components. Bentley Geospatial Server V8i provides a unique way to combine 3D GIS and 3D engineering/Building Information Modeling information by leveraging Bentley innovations such as i-models for semantically rich and secure file-based information sharing. An i-model is a container for open infrastructure information exchange featuring provenance.
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