Alabama Department of Transportation Enhances Performance-Based Budgeting with Bentley Systems’ AI-Powered Blyncsy Solution
Alabama DOT is using Blyncsy from Bentley Systems to enhance its existing performance-based budgeting process for highway maintenance. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. ALDOT leverages Blyncsy to improve statewide asset surveys and strengthen data-driven maintenance planning EXTON, Pa.,— Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, announced today the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is using Bentley’s Blyncsy solution to enhance its...
Neara raises $60 million to solve the global infrastructure crisis with AI
Neara founders Dan Danilatos, Karamvir Singh and Jack Curtis© Neara SEATTLE, United States, 9 February 2026 – Neara, the pioneer of physics-enabled digital twin modeling for critical infrastructure, today announced it has closed an USD 60 million Series D funding round to accelerate its focus on solving global infrastructure challenges. The round was led by TCV, a leading global growth equity firm, which has previously invested in technology companies including Netflix, Revolut, Spotify, Toast,...
GISCI Honors Arup and JMT Technology Group as 2025 Organizations of the Year
Des Plaines, IL — The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is proud to announce that Arup and JMT Technology Group have been selected as the 2025 GISCI Organizations of the Year, recognizing their exceptional support for GISP certification and their sustained commitment to ethical geospatial practice, professional development, and the public good. The GISCI Organization of the Year Award honors organizations that actively promote and support GIS Professional (GISP®) certification while demonstrat...
CDM Smith and Trinnex Double Down on Digital Innovation with Asset Management and GIS Expansion
Trinnex—a wholly owned subsidiary of CDM Smith—is accelerating its growth trajectory with a strategic expansion into real-time asset and geospatial intelligence. BOSTON - Building on a strong track record of delivering innovative digital software and services, Trinnex—a wholly owned subsidiary of CDM Smith—is accelerating its growth trajectory with a strategic expansion into real-time asset and geospatial intelligence. This move underscores CDM Smith and Trinnex’s commitment to providing next ge...
BILCO Celebrates 100th Year in Business
Access Solutions Leader is Poised for Substantial Growth under Quanex NEW HAVEN, CT – From its inception as a small iron shop to manufacturing the first metal basement door to worldwide expansion as the industry leader in specialty access products, BILCO’s first 100 years have demonstrated innovation and engineering excellence. As it enters its second century in business, the long-term horizon for BILCO, based in New Haven, Conn., promises more of the same along with renewed emphasis on growth,...
Mammoet signs support contract with Seatrium for TenneT’s 2GW offshore grid connection program
World’s largest heavy lifting and transport company to load out heaviest three substations bound for the North Sea. Mammoet has signed an agreement with Seatrium to execute the load-out of three substations for TenneT’s 2GW Program, which will connect large-scale offshore wind farms to the European mainland. The innovative project will install a total of 15 (eight in the Netherlands, seven in Germany) high-voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore grid connection systems in the North Sea by 2032 -...
Ampacimon and AP Sensing Join Forces to Advance Overhead Line Monitoring and Grid Capacity Optimization
Strategic cooperation combines advanced photonics and sensor-based analytics to deliver a new approach to dynamic line rating and grid resilience Liège, Belgium - Ampacimon, a global leader in Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) technology, and AP Sensing, global leader Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing (DFOS) technology, have announced a strategic collaboration to develop and deliver advanced solutions for overhead line monitoring and capacity optimization, supporting transmission system operators as they...
Dalcour Maclaren Acquires Geomap Ltd to Strengthen Water & Waste Surveying Capability
(Left to right): James Neil, CEO, Dalcour Maclaren, shaking hands with Charles Potten, Founder and Owner, of Geomap Ltd as they celebrate Dalcour Maclaren's acquisition of Geomap. Bicester (UK) — Dalcour Maclaren, the leading land and environmental consultancy to the utilities and infrastructure sectors, has acquired Geomap Ltd, a specialist geomatics and land surveying consultancy with deep expertise in the Water and Waste sector. Based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, Geomap has more than 15 ye...
Carollo Engineers/CDM Smith Selected to Design Major PFAS Treatment Upgrades for Broward County, Fla.
Rendering of upgrades at Water Treatment Plant 2A in Pompano Beach Advanced water treatment and transmission infrastructure to meet EPA’s proposed 2031 PFAS compliance deadline BROWARD COUNTY, Fla, Jan. 28, 2026 – Carollo Engineers, in association with CDM Smith, has been selected by Broward County to design comprehensive water treatment and transmission infrastructure upgrades to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the County's groundwater supplies. The multi-faceted project w...
Geoprofessionals spend a quarter of their time managing data and are increasingly turning to AI, reveals new Seequent survey
Mining and civil geoprofessionals rate data management as highly/critically important but face big challenges unlocking value from complex datasets CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Wed 28 January 2026 - Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface company, says mining and civil geoprofessionals turning to AI still struggle to unlock value from increasingly complex, multisource datasets, according to its 7th Geoprofessionals Data Management Report. The global report, based on a survey of more than 1,000 geoprofess...