Cities and municipalities

Bentley’s digital twin solutions, powered by the iTwin Platform, provide a living, holistic view of your urban infrastructure. Whether you are using our solutions to manage urban development or simulating traffic flows for mobility, our technology lets you address distinct challenges like congestion, emergency response, and aging infrastructure. By running "what-if" scenarios within our connected data environment, you can test engineering solutions virtually before committing public funds, optimizing everything from mobility planning to long-term asset performance across the entire infrastructure lifecycle.

With Bentley, you can start with the data you already have. The iTwin Platform is uniquely designed to be open and flexible, allowing you to federate data from virtually any source without overhauling your existing systems. We excel at bridging the gap between engineering and geospatial data by seamlessly integrating your GIS data, reality meshes captured from our surveying tools, 3D BIM design models (like those from MicroStation), and real-time IoT sensor data into a single, comprehensive, and trusted view of your city.

Absolutely. Advancing sustainable infrastructure is at the core of Bentley’s mission. Using our digital twin solutions, you can actively analyse the embodied carbon footprint of different design alternatives during the early planning phases. Furthermore, you can simulate the impact of extreme weather events to improve long-term infrastructure resilience. By providing data-driven insights, Bentley software empowers you to optimize the energy performance of buildings and transport networks, directly supporting the achievement and monitoring of your city's climate action plans.

Bentley offers flexible subscription-based licensing designed to support individual users, teams, and organizations. Options include role-based access, shared licenses, and enterprise-wide subscriptions, enabling teams to scale usage, manage costs, and access software and services as project needs evolve.

Bentley supports municipal infrastructure management by providing a connected digital environment that unifies the entire lifecycle of your civic assets—from initial planning and design to construction and daily operations. Our software solutions and AI-powered digital twins empower city leaders to transition from reactive maintenance to proactive asset management.  

By centralizing data across transportation, water, and public works, municipalities can optimize budgets, extend the lifespan of critical infrastructure, and ensure long-term resilience for their communities.

Digital twins improve civic engagement by transforming complex engineering data into highly visual, easy-to-understand 3D models. Instead of sharing technical blueprints or dense reports, municipalities can present the public with immersive, real-world visualizations of proposed projects. This level of transparency allows citizens to clearly see the visual and environmental impact of future infrastructure, fostering productive community feedback, reducing project pushback, and ultimately building public trust in city investments.