1. Technology & Big Data: Transforming Infrastructure Planning & Design !
! Presented at Transforming Transportation 2014!
! Paul McRoberts!
! Vice President, AutoDesk!
Transforming Transportation 2014!

2. Technology & Big Data: Transforming Infrastructure Planning & Design
Paul McRoberts
Vice President, Autodesk
© 2013 Autodesk

3. Choices…
Walk
Bike
Train
Bus
Safe
Ferry
Reliable
Cost
Effec9ve
Efficient

4. Choices…
Safe,
Efficient,
Cost
effec9ve,
Least
Impact
to
the
Environment
Increase
Capacity
Increase
#
of
People
per
Vehicle
Shave
the
Peak
Encourage
Transit
Oriented
Development

5. Requires…
1.
Integrated,
mulC-­‐modal
approach
2.
Accurate
exisCng
condiCons
3.
Large
scale
modeling
4.
Rapid
Prototyping
5.
Analysis
at
every
step
Washington
DC
11th
Street
Bridge
Park
Model

6. Technology?

7. What If?
Integrated simulation,
visualization, analysis &
optimization
Data aggregation
and unification
Procedural, Model
Based Planning &
Design

8. Data Translation & Aggregation
Single Unified Data is Base Model and Interface to Plan, Design & Manage
Images
GIS
Data
City
Of
Chicago
CAD
Built
Base
City
Model
in
1
day
• Aerial
Texture,
Topo,
Terrain
Data,
• 800K
Buildings
built
from
2D
GIS
AutomaCcally
• BIM
Models
• 450Gb
Terrain
Model
BIM
Models
Scans/Survey
Sensor
Data
ERP/Asset
Dbase

9. As – Is Data Model | Visualize & Analyze
ThemaCc
Data
VisualizaCon
Generated
from
GIS,
Aerial
imagery,
Photogrammetry
&
Lidar
Circle
Highway
XC
City
China
DOT
Sichuan
China,
Heart
of
Highland,
70
KM
,
$1.4
Billion

10. Aggregate,
Visualize,
Analyze,
Communicate
3D
Terrain
&
Water
Open
Street
Map
2D
Building
Footprints
Aerial
Imagery
Shanghai
Municipal
Engineering
Design
InsCtute
(Group)
Co.
Ltd
(SMEDI):
1-­‐3
weeks

11. In Context Alternatives & Analysis: Commuter Travel
Data
Modeling
Rules
Driven
Data
Visualiza9on
In
Context
Analyze
&
Predict
In
Context
Planning
&
Design
River
Crossing
Proposals,
Olso,
Norway
IntersecCon
Prototyping,
Sight
Safety
Analysis
Double
Teardrop
Design

12. Thank You