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GEOSPATIAL development department. “Bentley software has now been integrated into 85 percent of all CAD/GIS processes that occur in our company’s daily work routine.” To date, 96 percent of BGE construction jobs are designed using the CAD/GIS application. The 3D visualization tools have proved essential in complex projects such as gas pipeline integrity veriﬁcation and electric substation design. The collaborative environment guarantees a fully coordinated and integrated design, even when engineers work for outside consultants. By evaluating spatial coordinates and interfaces with existing structures ahead of construction, engineers eliminate the costs associated with correcting on-site conﬂicts. Aside from construction-related savings, BGE’s total direct and indirect IT-related costs for supporting Bentley products have decreased 46 percent since implementing the CAD/GIS job design application. In addition, total cost of ownership related to communications, software, hardware, administration, development, and support have decreased by an average of 4 percent across the board. Bentley solutions have allowed the utility to align work orders with IT strategic objectives, scale to support distributed organizations including outside consultants, integrate and automate work processes, and accommodate different engineering disciplines using multiple workspaces. In this managed environment, the IT accounts management team rigorously administers access privileges and maintains authorized BGE Bentley user groups. Rights to drawings, folders, and ﬁles are restricted and managed by the CAD manager and IT account manager. The BGE Bentley system is such a core component of the utility’s operating environment that a corporate intranet site has been set up speciﬁcally for the BGE Bentley community. The BGE Bentley system represents a signiﬁcant investment, and the utility has put into place an extensive tracking system to monitor its usage, tally work activities, and measure performance. If return on investment is an indicator of success, then this metric presents the ﬁnal proof. Since completion of the system in 2004, BGE has reduced IT spending for Bentley product-related costs by 80 percent while simultaneously delivering 75 percent more business value. Since its settlement as a penal colony in 1804, the deepwater port has evolved into a hub for maritime activity, nightlife, recreation, and cultural events. City planners have identiﬁed sites for potential redevelopment, as well as public and private properties that were underutilized or undeveloped. However, with no clear vision for the waterfront’s future, development proposals had been frequently rebuffed. Seizing the opportunity to create a world-class urban waterfront, in 2003 the Hobart City Council, Hobart Ports Corporation, and Tasmanian State Government set up the Hobart PROJECT OVERVIEW Hobart City Visualization Project Organization Hydro Tasmania Consulting BE Awards Category Geospatial Modeling Project Objective Create an accurate, photorealistic 3D model of waterfront so planners, developers, and the public could visualize the proposed development BE Award Winner Port City Transformation 3D model visualizes controversial future development for historic waterfront R 34 esidents of Tasmania’s capital describe the Hobart Waterfront as central to the economic, cultural, and spiritual life of the city. More than any other place, it deﬁnes the identity and vitality of the people. It’s no wonder, then, that proposals for waterfront development and land use inevitably become the focus of controversy. Waterfront Project to develop an Urban Design Framework (UDF) for assessing development proposals. To visualize how development would impact the waterfront, the state contracted with Hydro Tasmania to build an accurate, photorealistic 3D model incorporating the draft UDF building envelopes for sites earmarked as likely to be developed. The model would allow planners to generate images that illustrate how the landscape would change and what the visual impact would be if developers built in accordance with the UDF guidelines. Hydro Tasmania captured spatial data using detailed photogrammetric surveys, rectiﬁed aerial photography, building façade photography, architectural plans, ﬁeld surveys, and state mapping data. Bentley software enabled the designers to collate and compile these diverse inputs into a spatially referenced and accurate 3D model. “Hydro Tasmania has the advantage of a fully integrated surveying, photogrammetric, and CAD environment build upon a MicroStation platform,” said Hayden Foley, geospatial administrator. “This is important because 3D models built by Hydro Tasmania can be easily tweaked and enhanced on the ﬂy.” Planners used the model to evaluate various concepts for the 15 development sites and predict how each option would affect waterfront appearance, activity, mobility, and infrastructure requirements—both for the individual sites and the area as a whole. The model made clear the potential consequences of development concepts that did not conform with the UDF. As part of the community consultation process, the 3D model was displayed in a public square in large-screen, broadcast-quality format as a continuous loop video incorporating animation, timelapse imaging, and panoramic views of the waterfront. In addition BE MAGAZINE | Volume 4, Issue 4

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BE Magazine - Volume 4, issue 4 Contents The Drive To Innovate News BE Newsletter Highlights Converging on the Market Bytes and Bricks Generative Components Building Courting Success Remodeling an Icon Structural Integration Building News From Bentley Civil Greenfield Airport Takes Flight Good Neighbors Collaborative Innovation Civil News From Bentley Advertisers Index Geospatial Ring of Fiber Revolutionizing Integrity Management Port City Transformation In Conversation With Greg Bentley Geospatial News From Bentley Plant Single-Source Service Committed to Cleaner Air Expediting Expansion Plant News From Bentley Strength in Numbers The Art of Visualization A Winning Legacy Zero Change Culture: Further Definition A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community

BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4

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