At the Esri Italia 2024 Conference, Guido Cianciulli, CEO of ACCA software, unveiled usBIM.geotwin — a groundbreaking platform that seamlessly blends Building Information Modeling (BIM) with geographic information systems (GIS). The result of a collaboration with Esri Italia, usBIM.geotwin represents a revolutionary leap for digital twin technology and infrastructure project management.
Cianciulli demonstrated how the platform allows “open BIM models [to] interact perfectly with the GIS environment and they are full of details.” Users can analyze 3D models at any level, with Cianciulli showing how to “go inside to select any object or point clouds, go down to the smallest detail and manage them directly on the GIS platform.”
A key advantage is enabling real-time multi-user collaboration and model updating across dispersed teams.
“If we need to collaborate on a scene or project, one user can take control and synchronize everyone’s view,” Cianciulli stated. “All changes made to a model are seen in real-time by all those watching.”
However, usBIM.geotwin goes beyond 3D visualization by integrating AI and advanced data analytics. Cianciulli highlighted how “artificial intelligence can help me” by querying details like “tell me the uses of the rooms” or “make me a chart of the areas by their intended use.”
The usBIM.geotwin platform bridges the gap between the design and operational phases by maintaining living digital twins.
“It’s crucial to keep these models updated to have an always updated digital twin,” Cianciulli summarized.
ACCA software’s pioneering work with Esri Italia presents a powerful vision for managing future infrastructure projects through their entire lifecycle within an immersive digital twin environment. usBIM.geotwin blurs the lines between the virtual and physical worlds, unlocking new frontiers of collaboration, analysis, and efficiency.
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