Bluebeam partners with Suffolk Technologies for the BOOST programme ’ s fifth-year
B luebeam partners with Suffolk Technologies , the venture capital affiliate of Suffolk , for its fifth annual BOOST programme . This intensive eight-week programme is designed to ignite growth and equip pioneering startups in the built world with the right tools to transform the industry .
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Throughout the intensive eight-week programme , the selected startups will be launched into the built environment with direct access to jobsites and testbeds around the world , as well as an influential network of industry leaders and academics . As an Operating Partner , Bluebeam will work alongside these startups , providing product feedback , industry expertise , connections and opportunities to test their technology in the field .
“ In the fifth year of BOOST , we ’ re excited to harness the powerful ecosystem that ’ s emerged around this programme over the past few years ,” said Parker Mundt , Vice President of Platform for Suffolk Technologies . “ Our 25 alumni remain deeply involved , alongside more than two dozen global Operating Partners and a network of industry advisors who ’ re excited to engage with innovators in our space . Together , they ’ ll play pivotal roles in guiding our new BOOST 5 cohort . We believe this group is poised to create exciting new opportunities for efficiency , cost savings , sustainability and so many other benefits for the industry as a whole .”
Blyncsy to release US map of 35 + MPH roadway system featuring FHWA retro-reflectivity minimum standards
B lyncsy , a Bentley Systems company , has released a public map of United States public roads rated at 35 miles per hour and faster , along with paint retro-reflectivity scores for roads within all 50 state capitals . This new tool is available to support all state and local departments of transportation as they prepare to meet new Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA ) minimum levels of retro-reflectivity for pavement markings , which will go into effect in 2026 . Using its nationwide network of crowdsourced imagery and AI , Blyncsy was able to capture over 3,200 centreline miles of paint retroreflectivity detections in just four days .
In 2022 , the FHWA released a final rule to update the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices ( MUTCD ) that establishes minimum retro-reflectivity levels for longitudinal pavement markings on all roads open to public travel with speed limits of
35 mph or greater . The final rule requires applicable agencies or officials to implement a method for maintaining pavement marking retro-reflectivity at or above minimum levels . States and counties must adopt a method for maintaining pavement marking retro-reflectivity by September 2026 .
Mike Schellhase , VP of Asset Analytics for Bentley Systems , said : “ With this new technology from Blyncsy , we ’ re now able to support every state in building and maintaining a safer and more equitable road network . It ’ s exciting to be able to share this data with agencies looking for cost-effective and forward-thinking ways to meet the new federal minimum standards .”
Blyncsy leverages the power of artificial intelligence and crowdsourced visual imagery to provide automated roadway condition and asset inventory assessments . This technology collects street-level imagery from over 800,000 vehicles nationwide and assesses the condition of assets in the images in as little as 60 seconds of a vehicle passing . Blyncsy uses AI to detect and assess the condition of roadway features such as paint line visibility , allowing local and state governments to access the data needed for roadway striping operations and federal reporting requirements . This technology reduces the costs and burdens for paint line inspections by over 90 % and supports safer driving for human and automated drivers .
Bluebeam partners with Suffolk Technologies for the BOOST programme ’ s fifth-year .
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