You Should "Be Inspired" by Infrastructure Projects

Last week, at Bentley System's "Be Inspired" Awards Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the company presented the finalists and award winners for the top engineering and infrastructure projects submitted from around the world. Having adjudicated this competition in past years, I can tell you from personal experiece that the imagination, creativity and hard work that goes into these projects are true examples of human ingenuity. Below, links are provided to finalists' projects in selected geospatial technology categories. In addition. please also see articles that provide review and analysis of Bentley's corporate software strategy below.

Innovation in Government

Crossrail Ltd, Crossrail, London, United Kingdom
City of Copenhagen, Solar Exposure of Copenhagen City, Copenhagen, Denmark
Napier City Council, GIS and Asset Management, Napier, New Zealand

Innovation in Land Development, Engineering, and Management

Mortenson Construction, Spring Valley Wind Project, Ely, Nevada, United States
BBKS-Projekt Sp. z o.o., Taxiways at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Rzeszow, Poland
Tandon Urban Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Green City Project, Bangalore, India

Innovation in Roads

Creighton Manning Engineering, Fuller Road and Washington Avenue , Albany, New York, United States
Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC, NW 62nd Avenue Improvements, Johnston, Iowa, United States
Sotepa Ltda., Humberto de Campos Street Extension, Blumenau, Brazil
Parsons Brinckerhoff and Arup JV, The Airport Link, Northern Busway (Windsor to Kedron) and Airport Roundabout Upgrade, Brisbane, Australia

Innovation in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Networks

Azersu OJSC, GIS-based Infrastructure Asset Management at Azersu, Baku, Azerbaijan
Gannett Fleming, Inc., Innovative Model Data Integration Processes, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
NJS Engineers India Pvt. Ltd., JICA-assisted Agra Water Supply Project, Agra, India