Rhyda M Rasha is a 4.5-year digital city initiative to develop an integrated smart town in Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, including intelligent transport, healthcare, energy networks, and water and waste management systems. Lexuar began developing the project during COVID-19 and faced coordination and data management issues with a 40-member team working remotely. They realized that they needed to establish a digitally connected data environment to complete the design on time.

They selected ProjectWise and Bentley’s open modeling applications to customize an integrated workspace, eliminating the need to manage and convert separate CAD files, which streamlined workflows and data integration. Working in Bentley’s digital platform accelerated collaboration and enabled real-time, multidiscipline design reviews, reducing the number of drawing outputs and design delivery time by 35%. 

Project Playbook: ConstructSim, iTwin Design Insights, OpenBuildings, OpenCities Planner, ProjectWise

Located in the Finnish city of Seinäjoki, Aaltokeskus is a UNESCO cultural heritage site that requires protection from urban development and construction. When an educational facility was being planned in the immediate vicinity of the historical attraction, the City of Seinäjoki faced challenges achieving stakeholder approval and local resident buy-in for the project. They realized that they needed a visual, digital, and interactive solution to effectively negotiate and demonstrate plans for the construction project.

They selected OpenCities Planner to present their project to decision-makers and the public. Using Bentley’s digital urban planning application, the City of Seinäjoki presented a clear visual of their plans, enabling productive negotiations and enhancing decision-making. Through interactive 3D visualization, the construction project, despite being under such strict scrutiny, progressed smoothly. 

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, LumenRT, MicroStation, OpenCities Planner

To overcome urban planning and environmental issues, as well as to support smart city development in the Way Halim Permai Village in Bandar Lampung City, a digital photogrammetry survey was performed, capturing images of a 50.3-hectare area. The area included many residences, green open space, roads, and retail shopping centers. To process the captured data and images into geo-referenced BIM and reality models, and to create 3D web-based maps, the project team needed comprehensive reality modeling technology.

They selected ContextCapture to integrate BIM and GIS information and generate various types of 3D models and maps, digitally organizing the city in an integrated manner. The Bentley-based solution provides accurate 3D visualization, location, and preservation of assets and city data, facilitating better decision-making in terms of spatial planning, disaster relief and prevention, and environmental protection. The digitalization efforts will help realize smart city implementation and sustainable urban development in both residential and commercial areas in Bandar Lampung. 

Project Playbook: ContextCapture

Peace City is a model for sustainable future city development. The design will protect agricultural resources, enhance road and utility infrastructure, and help mitigate the spread of contemporary epidemics by minimizing narrow spaces and optimizing the use of open areas in urban design. Abussaif Group needed a software solution that would help them avoid chaotic urbanization, maintain natural environmental conditions, and reduce pollution. They needed to design an architectural model that could recognize the benefits of integrating technology and artificial intelligence, as well as establish a digital twin as a template for smart cities.

Abussaif Group used OpenCities Planner to develop their digital twin concept, creating new strategies aligned with technological advancement and environmental preservation for their infrastructure projects. The success of the project prompted them to apply the digital approach to eight smaller projects. Project 

Playbook: OpenCities Planner

A rapidly developing industrial territory in Lithuania, Klaipèda Free Economic Zone (FEZ) covers 4.12 square kilometers and has many plots that are still being designed and prepared for new investment. To provide information about enterprises already located in the FEZ, present spatial solutions for future client development, and depict newly developed office space to potential tenants, a 3D reality modeling project was initiated. The project presented data integration challenges merging approximately 125 gigabytes of captured data from multiple sources.

The modeling team selected ContextCapture to process 15,628 drone-captured photos and generate a reality model of the entire territory in 19 days. With Bentley’s open modeling applications, they published the accurate, interactive, 3D topographic model online for management, operations, and investment purposes. The digital twin integrates GIS, BIM, and virtual reality data, providing a clear visual to gain in-depth knowledge of the environment and potential opportunities, accessible to any investor anywhere in the world. 

Project Playbook: ContextCapture, OpenCities Planner, OpenRoads Designer

Responsible for managing the region’s information and communications technology, Brussels Region Informatics Centre decided to produce a 3D representation of the area based on mobile-mapped data in images and point clouds. They faced data integration challenges collecting and processing large amounts of multi-sourced data and then making it available to manage various regional projects. To determine an optimal technology solution, they implemented a six-month proof-of-concept project, capturing indoor and outdoor data of a metro station and its surrounding area.

They selected Orbit 3DM to host seven terabytes of data and manage access to regional and local administrations and stakeholders for health, environmental, and urban improvement. Using Bentley technology provided a unique source of rich 3D visuals in a secure, cloud-based environment for all stakeholders to use to create their own projects. The success of this proof-of-concept project is the cornerstone of additional digitalization of public assets, supporting the evolution of Brussels as a smart digital region. 

Project Playbook: Orbit 3DM