Innovation in Government

The submissions in this category have demonstrated excellence in local, state, provincial, federal, and national government projects. These projects leverage engineering content and team collaboration, geospatial, civil engineering, and communications network technology, or combinations thereof. They also use innovative and cost-effective techniques to manage land parcels, create cadastral fabric, analyze land uses, and execute land and site development projects.

view / download full size +	Winner Crossrail Ltd Crossrail London, United Kingdom Crossrail is being built under central London to link network rail lines to the east and west of the United Kingdom capital. The GBP 14.8 billion project includes 21 kilometers of twin tunnels and multiple below-ground stations. The project demonstrates a federated data approach that links systems and 2D/3D data repositories. Crossrail’s strategy incorporates a combination of standards, methods, and procedures as well as software, tools, and hardware. To ensure integrated data management throughout all phases of the project, Crossrail integrated MicroStation, ProjectWise, Bentley Map, Bentley Geo Web Publisher, gINT, Hevacomp, Bentley RailTrack, and STAAD.Pro.
view / download full size +	Finalist City of Copenhagen Solar Exposure of Copenhagen City Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark, will be the world’s first carbon-neutral capital in 2025 as a result of 60,000 square meters of solar panels being installed on existing and new buildings owned by the municipality. The panels will reduce carbon dioxide by 80,000 tons per year compared to 2010. The 3D city model of Copenhagen, which covers 74.4 square kilometers, was analyzed to identify optimum locations for the solar panels in about two weeks. MicroStation and Bentley Map were used to visualize the solar exposure results along with building information models so buildings with good solar potential could be quickly located.
view / download full size +	Finalist Napier City Council GIS and Asset Management Napier, New Zealand The Napier, New Zealand, city council consolidated its infrastructure asset management systems known as WorkIT to create a single authoritative data source for surveying, CAD, GIS, and asset management applications. Standardizing on one technology platform allowed data to be reused without being reworked. WorkIT II has improved workflow and data flow while maintaining data accuracy. For city water supply services, Bentley Map has replaced the existing GIS product; Bentley Water provides tools for enforcing business rules; and an Oracle database tracks data changes.