TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SOFTWARE

Toward tomorrow

Tackle current and future transportation infrastructure
challenges with faster, more forward-looking tools.

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Prepare for what's next, now

Challenges like climate change, aging infrastructure, increase project complexity, and labor shortages are stretching traditional approaches to transportation engineering to their limits. But it's exactly conditions like those that present the greatest opportunities to embrace new ways of working and challenge the status quo. 

Autodesk solutions can help you harness new digital workflows and cloud collaboration capabilities that lead directly to more efficiency and interoperability–resulting in more project wins, improved collaboration, increase design quality, and overall, greater ROI.

Engineering firms delivering pioneering transportation projects

Digital planning becomes a reality

The German railway is working toward several digitization goals in an effort to achieve more efficient, effective projects.

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Test driving a smart city

The Municipality of Genoa obtained a fully navigable and immersive reality model of building and underground utilities.

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Project delivery with BIM and GIS

VolkerWessels takes advantage of BIM and geographic information system (GIS) integration to unlock innovations and enhance project delivery.

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Toward long-life, sustainable infrastructure

A more extreme climate threatens the longevity of infrastructure. In that context, resilience is the most sustainable quality a project can have–and the best way to achieve it is with adaptable, digital transportation engineering software. Read how two United States Departments of Transportation are thinking about the connection of BIM to the resiliency of infrastructure. 

Key benefits of our transportation engineering software

Retention of top talent

Address high turnover, talent gaps, and high workload issues. Enjoy a happier, more resilient, and stable workforce.

Improved win rate

Impress clients and win more projects and reach increased ROI while meeting evolving standards.

Enhanced collaboration

Better coordinate teams across disciplines with cloud inteoperability and improve the ability to share work.

Less time wasted

Get more efficient workflows that help you put more time into design quality and let you tackle more complex projects.

Look ahead at transportation trends

Shift toward digital transformation

Digitization is accelerating and transforming how the industry works. With it, it's possible to unlock smarter decision-making, expand design capabilities, optimize asset resiliency, and consistently deliver top-notch projects on time.

Updated information management standards

In transportation, ISO 19650 is becoming the information management standard. IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) and BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) are now the deliverables.

Decarbonization and reducing emissions

Along with updating aging infrastructure, governments are pushing net-zero emissions plans to accelerate the decarbonization of the industry. Supporting owner-driven sustainability initiatives has become a key part of transportation infrastructure projects. 

Integrating land development and building design

As populations grow and urbanization increases, the need for integrated land development and building design solutions is rising. Interoperability and integration across solutions, BIM & GIS, and cloud-based workflows help address growing demands. 

Keep track of the latest transportation industry developments

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BIM paves the way for digital transformation

Learn how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can support digital transformation efforts across the architecture, engineering, and construction industry.

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Best practices for DOT efficiency

Discover four best practices Departments of Transportation (DOTs) can use to move toward digital transformation and increase efficiency.

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The combined power of BIM and GIS

Explore how architecture, engineering, and construction projects can benefit from the power of BIM and GIS.

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Digital railway technology supports sustainability

With connected digital railway technologies, rail systems can better achieve sustainable transport and shipping.

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VR, GIS, and BIM in railroad design

Augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), GIS, and automation are enhancing railroad projects in Scandinavia.

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Boost infrastructure cybersecurity with innovation

New technologies and perspectives can help prevent and manage cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.

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Smart roads for an eco-friendly future

Smart roads help adapt to new forms of mobility and meet growing demands for smarter, more eco-friendly transportation.

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Next-gen sustainability with plastic roads

To address both plastic pollution and climate change, one Dutch startup is creating future-ready, recycled plastic roads.

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Build a plan to reach your goals

Our Solution Adoption Advisor is a web-based collaboration tool designed that helps you identify areas of focus, determine goals and develop a custom action plan for success in just minutes.

Find tools for your area of expertise

Roads and highways

From plan to handover, support each stage of your road or highway project.

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Rail

With reduced complexity and increased quality, deliver best-in-class rail infrastructure.

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Bridges and Tunnels

Gain advanced analysis and design workflows for bridges and tunnels.

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Airports and Ports

See how Autodesk solutions can enhance your airport and port design.

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Let's talk transportation engineering software

Contact us to learn more about how Autodesk transportation engineering software can transform the efficiency of your workflows and your workforce.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

What is transportation engineering?

Transportation engineering is an area of civil engineering relating to the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of transportation systems for both public and private use. Any system that provides a means to transport people and goods from one location to another is considered transportation. Those transportation systems include transit and rail, road and highways, airports (US Site), oil pipelines, and traffic control systems.

Who uses transportation engineering software?

Public transportation owners (such as state DOTs, local municipal governments, rail owners and operators, and airport agencies) use transportation engineering software to determine existing conditions and evaluate maintenance operations and expansion needs. Engineering service providers and general contractors also use transportation engineering software to determine efficient designs and construction methods for implementing the design intent for the transportation assets.

Which transportation design solutions does Autodesk offer?

The AEC Collection and the Autodesk Construction Cloud are excellent offerings for virtually any transportation project. The platforms within the AEC collection help ESPs and owners design, review, and maintain the transportation asset in all the lifecycle phases (plan, design, build, operate). The Autodesk Construction Cloud acts as a central storage location for design files, project criteria, meeting summaries, design reviews, comments, and issue tracking, as well as many other critical project documents.

What are the key technologies driving digital transformation in transportation projects?

Design automation, digital project delivery, and AI all are influencing the transportation engineering industry.

 

Design automation is helping owners and engineers save time by processing design routines faster and more efficiently. Dynamo for Civil 3D (US Site) and Revit help automate time-consuming or complex tasks in a fraction of the time and with greater accuracy.

 

Digital project delivery involves creating intelligent models that can be used in maintenance processes and act as a basis for future projects. Owners can provide better services to the public when they have more knowledge about the public infrastructure. They can also communicate critical details to stakeholders and designers with the digital models and details.

 

AI is quickly becoming part of a system that helps improve quality of infrastructure while communicating in real time with owners and stakeholders about infrastructure conditions and dynamics.

What are the benefits of adopting smart transportation solutions in urban areas?

Smart transportation engineering software solutions allow owners and operators to evaluate systems to determine if they are working effectively. They can also assess problematic areas and establish reasonable solutions to improve overall public infrastructure.

Which technologies are driving decarbonization efforts in the transportation industry?

The Autodesk AEC Collection accommodates third-party applications. Some third-party software has the ability to determine carbon impact of materials and usage of transportation infrastructure.

What are Autodesk software solutions for managing and optimizing smart transportation systems and intelligent infrastructure?

Infrastructure models, such as those created in the Autodesk AEC Collection, are based on existing condition details. These models contain geometric details and valuable metadata such as material types, quantities, and installation records. This information can be readily used by smart transportation systems.

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