Experiences and lessons learned from the BIM Advancement Academy
EXTON, Pa. – December 14, 2017 – Bentley Institute Press, publisher of a broad array of textbooks and professional reference works dedicated to BIM advancements in the architectural, engineering, construction, operations, geospatial, and educational communities, today announced the availability of their newest title, Plain Language BIM, now available as both a print publication and as an eBook for Kindle and iOS devices.
Vinayak Trivedi, vice president, Bentley Institute, said, “We are pleased to offer this highly anticipated title from Bentley Institute Press: Plain Language BIM by Iain Miskimmin, one of our BIM Advancement Academy experts. With this addition to our library, Bentley Institute Press continues to advance the professions through world-class publications for infrastructure, available in printed and digital formats. These publications foster communication between industry, researchers, and students, and draw upon Bentley’s collective 30-plus years of expertise in infrastructure industries.”
Because BIM improves the ability to manage, produce, and consume asset information throughout the lifecycle (design, construction, operations, and maintenance) of infrastructure assets, an increasing number of governments around the world are mandating BIM Level 2 standards and deliverables for publicly funded projects. Successfully implementing a BIM strategy can result in considerable cost savings, improved performance, and better project outcomes. Plain Language BIM is beneficial for beginners and for those with experience with BIM strategies to ensure all professionals are thoroughly prepared to be part of industry efforts focused on advancing BIM.
Plain Language BIM condenses years of experience and lessons learned from Bentley Institute’s BIM Advancement Academy. It guides the reader through the many complexities of BIM methodology by providing a plain language understanding of the concepts and building blocks required to deliver an effective strategy. It demonstrates why gathering data about the asset is vital to the BIM process, and why trustworthy and reliable information, delivered in an understandable and consumable manner, is essential for effective decision making—upgrading, augmenting, replacing, decommissioning, or leaving assets as they are.
Plain Language BIM also explores three elements in creating good BIM practices: people, process, and technology. It explains how the combination of these elements plays a crucial role in the lifecycle of an asset and in delivering better outcomes. The book also examines the “Eight Pillars of BIM Wisdom” that ensure best practices and world-class BIM vision.
Author Iain Miskimmin comments, “Current industry thinking in the digital world moves at a fast-changing pace. But the lessons we have learned in the BIM Advancement Academy and that we share with you in this book, are an excellent starting point for any individual or organization wishing to grasp both the high-level reasoning and the details of BIM.”
Like all the titles in the Bentley Institute Press portfolio, Plain Language BIM aims to deliver continuous learning to help both students and practitioners in infrastructure professions increase their expertise and improve their workflow efficiencies.
A valuable amount of practical BIM expertise is packed into this slim and affordable publication. Plain Language BIM is now available as a printed book at www.bentley.com/books, and also as an eBook from Amazon and from iTunes.
About the Author and the Editor
Author Iain Miskimmin has spent the better part of two decades working in support of the infrastructure and construction industries, helping to deliver the first BIM projects in the UK. Since 2012, he has run the Crossrail/Bentley Information Academy and the BIM Advancement Academy in London. This position has allowed him to interact with more than 4,000 industry people from all over the globe to capture their thoughts and experiences about BIM technology, including some about the biggest infrastructure projects in the world. He was worked closely with the UK BIM Task Group and leads the Infrastructure Asset Data Dictionary for the UK (IADD4UK) initiative.
Editor Bill Hoskins has been a practicing architect for 25 years. During this time, he became involved with CAD (both 2D and 3D). This involvement led him to develop further expertise in the computer industry. He learned to program in Visual Basic and SQL and to develop databases. He assisted London 2012 in setting up the database installation that stored all the documents for the construction of the Olympic village and then documented the processes used by the team that maintained this installation. In addition, he was the consultant who designed the database installation for London Underground to ensure that it was entirely consistent with BS 1192-2007.
About Bentley Institute Press
Bentley Institute Press is a knowledge leader in the publication of textbooks and professional reference works for BIM advancement of the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC), operations, geospatial, and educational communities. A sampling of its growing list of titles includes books covering MicroStation, building analysis and design, construction, road and site, plant design, structural analysis and design, and water and wastewater analysis – all written by experts in their respective disciplines. For more information about Bentley Institute Press, visit www.bentley.com/books.
About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2011 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.
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Počátkem příštího roku bude z Číny vynesena do vesmíru dvojice družic GomX-4A a -4B, což jsou nejnovější a zatím největší satelity třídy CubeSat vzniklé na půdě ESA. Budou testovat mezidružicovou komunikaci a nové způsoby pohonu, zatímco je bude dělit vzdálenost 4500 km.
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Read the articleFour new Galileo satellites were successfully launched on December 12 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This launch brings the Galileo constellation to a total of 22 satellites.
Taking place on the 1st anniversary of the launch of Galileo Initial Services last December, and a week after the first Galileo User Assembly in Madrid, the successful launch marks the culmination of a milestone year for Galileo and the GSA. The four new satellites will reinforce the provision of Galileo Initial Services, with additional satellites to be launched over the coming years until the constellation reaches full operational capability in 2020.
For the first time, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of this mission, overseeing Spaceopal - a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR - in their new role as Galileo Service Operator and LEOP Mission Director, and CNES as responsible for LEOP operations and Operations Director.
The LEOP is one of the most important phases of a space mission as it launches the spacecraft, puts it into the correct orbit, and gradually switches on and tests the first satellite elements. For a quadruple Ariane 5 launch such as Galileo Launch 9, this phase will take about 14 days.
Speaking at the launch event, GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said: “Today’s successful launch is another positive step forward for Galileo and the GSA. The fact that leaders from five of the world’s major chipset and receiver manufacturers attended the launch for the first time is testament to the growing industry support and confidence being placed in Galileo and a realisation of what it has to offer the market.”
The LEOP activities were overseen by a team of specialists from the GSA, Spaceopal and the operations team of the French Space Agency (CNES). LEOP operations were conducted from a dedicated control room in the CNES Centre Spatial de Toulouse, from which the team is overseeing all of the main LEOP stages.
”Following a precise injection from Ariane, the early operations phase began as planned. The GSA team, working together with SpaceOpal, CNES, ESA, and its contractors, is responsible for this phase. Operations will be controlled from Kourou for the next couple weeks, after which command and control will be handed over to the Galileo Control Centres,” explained Rodrigo Da Costa, Galileo Services Programme Manager at the GSA. “It’s great to work with such a competent team of specialists to bring the new satellites into the constellation and deliver services to users worldwide,” he said.
Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. Galileo is interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the US and Russian global satellite navigation systems. By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo is set to deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the meter range.
To keep track of Galileo-enabled devices serving a variety of needs as they become available, check out: USE.GALILEO.EU
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
Four new Galileo satellites were successfully launched on December 12 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This launch brings the Galileo constellation to a total of 22 satellites.
Taking place on the 1st anniversary of the launch of Galileo Initial Services last December, and a week after the first Galileo User Assembly in Madrid, the successful launch marks the culmination of a milestone year for Galileo and the GSA. The four new satellites will reinforce the provision of Galileo Initial Services, with additional satellites to be launched over the coming years until the constellation reaches full operational capability in 2020.
For the first time, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of this mission, overseeing Spaceopal - a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR - in their new role as Galileo Service Operator and LEOP Mission Director, and CNES as responsible for LEOP operations and Operations Director.
The LEOP is one of the most important phases of a space mission as it launches the spacecraft, puts it into the correct orbit, and gradually switches on and tests the first satellite elements. For a quadruple Ariane 5 launch such as Galileo Launch 9, this phase will take about 14 days.
Speaking at the launch event, GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said: “Today’s successful launch is another positive step forward for Galileo and the GSA. The fact that leaders from five of the world’s major chipset and receiver manufacturers attended the launch for the first time is testament to the growing industry support and confidence being placed in Galileo and a realisation of what it has to offer the market.”
The GSA-led Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) Team working in Toulouse on 12 December
The LEOP activities were overseen by a team of specialists from the GSA, Spaceopal and the operations team of the French Space Agency (CNES). LEOP operations were conducted from a dedicated control room in the CNES Centre Spatial de Toulouse, from which the team is overseeing all of the main LEOP stages.
”Following a precise injection from Ariane, the early operations phase began as planned. The GSA team, working together with SpaceOpal, CNES, ESA, and its contractors, is responsible for this phase. Operations will be controlled from Kourou for the next couple weeks, after which command and control will be handed over to the Galileo Control Centres,” explained Rodrigo Da Costa, Galileo Services Programme Manager at the GSA. “It’s great to work with such a competent team of specialists to bring the new satellites into the constellation and deliver services to users worldwide,” he said.
Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. Galileo is interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the US and Russian global satellite navigation systems. By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo is set to deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the meter range.
To keep track of Galileo-enabled devices serving a variety of needs as they become available, check out: USE.GALILEO.EU
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
Four new Galileo satellites were successfully launched on December 12 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This launch brings the Galileo constellation to a total of 22 satellites.
Taking place on the 1st anniversary of the launch of Galileo Initial Services last December, and a week after the first Galileo User Assembly in Madrid, the successful launch marks the culmination of a milestone year for Galileo and the GSA. The four new satellites will reinforce the provision of Galileo Initial Services, with additional satellites to be launched over the coming years until the constellation reaches full operational capability in 2020.
For the first time, the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is responsible for the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of this mission, overseeing Spaceopal - a joint venture between Telespazio and DLR-GfR - in their new role as Galileo Service Operator and LEOP Mission Director, and CNES as responsible for LEOP operations and Operations Director.
Speaking at the launch event, GSA Executive Director Carlo des Dorides said: “Today’s successful launch is another positive step forward for Galileo and the GSA. The fact that leaders from five of the world’s major chipset and receiver manufacturers attended the launch for the first time is testament to the growing industry support and confidence being placed in Galileo and a realisation of what it has to offer the market.”
The GSA-led Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) Team working in Toulouse on 12 December
The LEOP activities were overseen by a team of specialists from the GSA, Spaceopal and the operations team of the French Space Agency (CNES). LEOP operations were conducted from a dedicated control room in the CNES Centre Spatial de Toulouse, from which the team is overseeing all of the main LEOP stages.
”Following a precise injection from Ariane, the early operations phase began as planned. The GSA team, working together with SpaceOpal, CNES, ESA, and its contractors, is responsible for this phase. Operations will be controlled from Kourou for the next couple weeks, after which command and control will be handed over to the Galileo Control Centres,” explained Rodrigo Da Costa, Galileo Services Programme Manager at the GSA. “It’s great to work with such a competent team of specialists to bring the new satellites into the constellation and deliver services to users worldwide,” he said.
Galileo is Europe’s own global navigation satellite system, providing a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control. Galileo is interoperable with GPS and Glonass, the US and Russian global satellite navigation systems. By offering dual frequencies as standard, Galileo is set to deliver real-time positioning accuracy down to the meter range.
To keep track of Galileo-enabled devices serving a variety of needs as they become available, check out: USE.GALILEO.EU
Media note: This feature can be republished without charge provided the European GNSS Agency (GSA) is acknowledged as the source at the top or the bottom of the story. You must request permission before you use any of the photographs on the site. If you republish, we would be grateful if you could link back to the GSA website (http://www.gsa.europa.eu).
Europe has four more Galileo navigation satellites in the sky following their launch on an Ariane 5 rocket. After today’s success, only one more launch remains before the Galileo constellation is complete and delivering global coverage.
To, co se na první pohled zdálo jako vzácný objev rozměrné a staré galaxie, se nakonec ukázalo jako něco ještě vzácnějšího: pár masivních galaxií, který se začal spojovat - a to v okamžiku, kdy byl vesmír starý jen miliardu let.
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Počátkem příštího roku bude z Číny vynesena do vesmíru dvojice družic GomX-4A a -4B, což jsou nejnovější a zatím největší satelity třídy CubeSat vzniklé na půdě ESA. Budou testovat mezidružicovou komunikaci a nové způsoby pohonu, zatímco je bude dělit vzdálenost 4500 km.
To, co se na první pohled zdálo jako vzácný objev rozměrné a staré galaxie, se nakonec ukázalo jako něco ještě vzácnějšího: pár masivních galaxií, který se začal spojovat - a to v okamžiku, kdy byl vesmír starý jen miliardu let.
Další kvarteto evropských navigačních družic Galileo bylo umístěno na raketu Ariane 5 a nyní je tak vše připraveno na úterní start.
Další kvarteto evropských navigačních družic Galileo bylo umístěno na raketu Ariane 5 a nyní je tak vše připraveno na úterní start.
První družice ESA pro pozorování Země byla vypuštěna 23. listopadu 1977. Když se tento satelit Meteosat dostal na své místo na obloze, dokončil celosvětové pokrytí meteorologickými družicemi z geostacionární oběžné dráhy a položil tak základy evropské a celosvětové spolupráci, která pokračuje až do dnešních dnů.
Život na Zemi se potýká s myriádou problémů, ovšem gravitace není jedním z nich: zůstat při zemi znamená, že organismy mohou získávat světlo a teplo, které umožňuje růst.
Evropská družice Sentinel-5P je ve vynikajícím stavu. Jde o první misi programu GMES/Copernius určenou ke sledování stavu vzduchu, který dýcháme. Vypuštěna byla 13. října.
Jen několik málo dní nás dělí do startu nové družice řady Sentinel. Ta už je nyní plně připravena na vypouštěcí rampě kosmodromu Pleseck v severním Rusku.
Ať již jste na dietě nebo se „jen“ snažíte být zdravější, možná jste jedním z těch miliónů lidí na světě, kteří používají mobilní aplikaci pro zaznamenání všeho, co sní. A tento trend nyní dorazil do vesmíru: evropští kosmonauti si nyní zaznamenávají svoji stravu do tabletu. A to proto, aby byla jistota, že dostávají správné množství živin.
Start je plánovaný na 13. října, a tak technici na ruském kosmodromu Pleseck pracují naplno, aby bylo vše připraveno na start další evropské družice systému GMES/Copernicus.
Navzdory vítaným srážkám z počátku září přetrvává ve střední Itálii sucho s abnormálně nízkou vlhkostí v půdě. Vědci používají i data z družic, aby zjistili více o stavu, který sužuje celou zemi.
Kosmické teleskopy ESA a NASA zjistily, že na rozdíl od polárních září na Zemi, intenzivní polární záře u pólů planety Jupiter fungují nezávisle jedna na druhé. Jde o neočekávané chování.
V srpnu řídil kosmonaut ESA Paolo Nespoli rover umístěný v Německu - ač sám byl na Mezinárodní kosmické stanici. Šlo o část projektu ESA METERON, který byl prováděný s robotem německé letecko-kosmické agentury DLR s přezdívkou Rollin’ Justin. Jeho cílem je vyvinout způsoby, které by umožnily kosmonautům řídit roboty z oběžné dráhy.
Využití 3D tisku by mělo pomoci vytvářet výkonnější telekomunikační družice. Už prototypová výroba radiofrekvenčních filtrů slibuje vyšší výkon při nižší ceně a hmotnosti.
ESA zprovoznila nový simulátor, který využívá laser ke generování druhu kyslíku, s nímž se lze běžně setkat jen na nízkých oběžných drahách. A o němž je známo, že „požírá“ povrch družic.
Na obrazovce se krátery posetá neznámá krajina čím dál více blíží - a tím techniky přistání na asteroidu nebo planetě dostávají na nejrealističtější možnou simulaci a jsou velmi blízké skutečnému letu. Nová generace supervýkonného software dovoluje testování přistávacích algoritmů a hardware v reálném čase.
Coby první test nového tvrdého a elektricky vodivého plastu vyrobila ESA 3D tiskem konstrukce družic CubeSat, a to včetně elektroinstalace. V budoucnu mohou být takovéto miniaturizované družice připraveny k práci bezprostředně poté, co budou osazeny přístroji, elektrickými obvody a panely slunečních baterií.
ESA podepsala kontrakt s firmou Thales Alenia Space na modernizaci evropské infrastruktury EGNOS pro zpřesňování družicových navigačních systémů. Jde o další potvrzení kritické důležitosti satelitní navigace na starém kontinentu.
Po čtyřech měsících intenzivního testování ve vesmíru prošla vlajková mise SmallGEO Hispasat 36W-1 všemi zkouškami, v nichž dostala pomyslnou „zelenou“. Což znamená, že řízení mise bylo možné předat operátorovi.
Poslední dny mise Pathfinder patří k těm rušnějším, protože řídicí středisko provádí finální testy a připravuje se vypnout průkopnickou gravitační sondu.
Během několika posledních měsíců se kus ledovce Larsen C v Antarktidě ocitnul na pomyslném vlásku, když se objevila hluboká a dlouhá trhlina v ledu. Jak zaznamenala družice GMES/Copernicus Sentinel-1, kus ledu srovnatelný svou velikostí s krajem Vysočina se nyní odtrhl. Tím vznikl jeden z největších ledovců v historii a tím se také navždy změnil tvar Antarktického poloostrova.
S tím, jak se přiblížil začátek operačního provozu družce Sentinel-2B, tak se tento nejnovější přírůstek systému GMES/Copernicus spojil s komunikační družicí Alphasat, a to pomocí laseru na vzdálenost téměř 36 tisíc kilometrů. Snímky Země byly tímto způsobem předané do pozemního střediska jen okamžik poté, co vznikly.
Během simulované mise do dalekého vesmíru, která proběhla na počátku července, testovala ESA nový koncept, s jehož pomocí lze dostat zpět kosmonauty na základnu, i když se stanou během lunárního průzkumu návratu neschopní.
S pomocí software, který napodobuje lidský mozek, nalezla družice ESA Gaia šest hvězd pohybujících se vysokou rychlostí z centra naší galaxie k jejímu okraji. To nám může pomoci získat klíčové informace o některých dosud tajemstvím obestřených oblastech Mléčné dráhy.
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