This webinar originally aired on December 6, 2022.
Transportation Infrastructure owners and the engineers that support them continue to face workforce challenges. While much-needed government funding can help to build and repair road and bridge infrastructure projects, labor shortages and rising costs will require transforming how transportation projects get done.
The industry must look at innovative solutions to make work more efficient, safe, and cost-effective. One area is the use of drones and reality data to support workflows for infrastructure assets such as bridges. These digital solutions can greatly improve inspection, maintenance, design and construction workflows. In this webinar, learn how you can augment and accelerate physical inspections and gain timeless digital insights for your bridge repairs.
Learning Objectives
- Discover how organizations can start a digital program to enable these workflows
- See examples of use cases for drones, reality data and digital twins
- Hear about hurdles you may face and how innovators are getting around them
- Understand the value organizations are getting from these digital workflows
Speakers:
Travis Long, Director, Technical Support Division
West Virginia Division of Highways
After serving in the US Army, Travis began his career with the West Virginia Division of Highways in 1994. He has been instrumental in the Survey and Mapping in WV with the installation of a Statewide RTN, terrestrial scanning and forming a UAS Group in 2018. As the Director of the Technical Support Division he is responsible for NEPA and Permitting, Geotechnical Services (including drilling), Alternate Project Delivery, Publications and Survey and Mapping services including the UAV program.
Bret Tremblay, Technical Manager
Alfred Benesch
Bret Tremblay specializes in data management, project design and innovation. He is a technical manager and licensed drone pilot at Benesch, a 900+ person multidisciplinary engineering, planning and design firm with 46 offices across the U.S. Bret leads and contributes to several innovative technology initiatives at Benesch, including a collaboration with Bentley to develop machine learning applications that will streamline inspection data collection, augmented reality inspections and other processes via drone technology. His nearly 20-year career includes extensive experience in workflow development, project design management, inspection and a variety of cutting-edge design and modeling software. Bret is based out of Benesch’s Manhattan, KS office.
Bibhuti Aryal, Solution Architect
Bentley Systems
Bibhuti Aryal began his career as a Software Engineer developing in-house solutions and internal consulting for a local government agency in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has since gone on to provide technical, business, and management consulting to organizations in various industries, such as Logistics, Retail, Financial Services, Insurance, and Infrastructure. He has been working with Bentley Systems for over 9 years with a focus on solutions for the Mobility industry where he serves as a Solution Architect leading efforts to address emerging challenges for users utilizing the latest technologies, such as AI-ML, Mixed Reality, and Digital Twins.
