Bentley Systems unveiled new asset analytics capabilities at Google Cloud Next 2025, enhancing its Blyncsy platform by integrating Google Maps Platform’s Imagery Insights. The update will allow infrastructure professionals to quickly detect and analyze roadway conditions using artificial intelligence and crowdsourced imagery.
The capabilities combine Google Street View’s global panoramic imagery with Google’s Vertex AI to create automated, high-resolution assessments of roadway assets.
Transportation agencies can use these tools to monitor infrastructure over time, respond to potential safety hazards, and assess damage following natural disasters.
Bentley and Google formed a strategic partnership in October 2024 to improve infrastructure management through advanced geospatial content and engineering software. The collaboration aims to support departments of transportation and engineering consultants in identifying areas of concern and optimizing maintenance efforts.
“These new capabilities extend our leadership in leveraging repurposed imagery for roadway maintenance,” said Mark Pittman, Bentley’s director of transportation AI, who appeared on the Feb. 25 episode of R&B's Infrastructure Technology Podcast, in a statement. “By combining Bentley’s asset analytics with Google’s 360-degree imagery and AI, we’re helping agencies make faster, data-driven decisions.”
Blyncsy is part of Bentley Asset Analytics, a suite of tools designed to monitor infrastructure condition and improve performance.
Google’s Imagery Insights will be available within Blyncsy in 2025.
Source: Bentley Systems, Business Wire
