Ville de Saguenay, Quebec, Gets Bentley Municipal Licensing LONDON (BE Conference Europe), June 13, 2007 –
Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that Ville de Saguenay, in
Quebec, Canada, has joined Bentley’s
Municipal License Subscription (MLS) program. The municipality will use
its new MLS to develop an advanced geospatial information system and better
serve the infrastructure needs of its 156,000 citizens.
Bentley’s MLS offers municipalities all the software they need to design
and manage all their infrastructure for a fixed annual fee based on
population. The breakthrough program enables them to improve productivity
and reduce administrative costs by outfitting their entire mapping and
engineering organizations with fully integrated software for GIS and
engineering workflows. This leads to improved services and more efficient
government.
Said Lévis Larouche, Ville de Saguenay’s project manager, “Bentley
software is used across our entire organization in virtually every
department, including Engineering Services, Urban Development, Public Works,
Buildings, Information Technology, and many more. Software we commonly use
includes MicroStation, MicroStation GeoGraphics, GEOPAK Site and GEOPAK
Survey, Bentley Descartes, and Bentley PowerMap Field.
“For example, we recently used Bentley software to create a new mapping
information system that now serves as our civil security system. The system,
which won a BE Award of Excellence last year, helps us plan and prepare for
natural disasters and enables us to minimize loss of life, generate
inventories of damaged infrastructure, and manage repairs and rebuilding
should a disaster strike.”
Using MicroStation GeoGraphics, Ville de Saguenay was able to generate an
inventory of mapping information for more than 50,000 buildings, all in a
few months. The maps link critical data to each building, including its role
or function in the community, any fire safety plans developed for it, and
the number of people working or residing in it. This data will be of
critical importance to the city’s fire and rescue teams during emergencies.
Bentley’s MLS program provides municipalities with unlimited access to a
comprehensive portfolio of integrated GIS and engineering software for all
of their infrastructure, including:
- Public works – roads, bridges, potable water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure
- Land development
- E-government
- Light rail design
- Community broadband
- Water and wastewater treatment plant design
- Electric and gas distribution networks
- Urban planning
- Cadastre management
- Public safety
- Municipal building design
- Mapping and 3D modeling
Because program fees are fixed, Bentley’s MLS guarantees predictable software costs and budgeting. In addition, it removes the administrative burden of complex software licenses, shortens procurement cycles, speeds project starts, and ultimately leads to more efficient government. For more information about Bentley’s MLS program initiative and software or to contact a Bentley representative, visit www.bentley.com/MLS. About Ville de Saguenay In February 2002, Ville de Saguenay was created out of seven municipalities. With a population of 156,000, it is the sixth largest city in the province of Quebec. Located on the Saguenay River, the city is divided into three boroughs: Chicoutimi, Jonquiere, and La Baie. It encompasses almost 500 square miles of territory and extensive infrastructure, including more than 600 miles of water pipelines, almost 700 miles of wastewater pipelines, and more than 700 miles of roads and highways. For more information, visit www.ville.saguenay.qc.ca/portail/wps/portal. About the BE Awards of Excellence The BE Awards of Excellence, which are judged by an independent panel of industry experts and presented at an evening ceremony during the annual BE Conference (www.be.org), honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving the world’s infrastructure. These projects set benchmarks and showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that created them. About BE Conference Europe BE Conference Europe (www.be.org) is taking place this week at the Hilton London Metropole in the United Kingdom. This once-a-year learning opportunity is modeled after the highly successful BE Conference held in the United States. The BE Conference is an annual gathering of Bentley user organizations who want to sharpen their skills and expand their knowledge. Attendees better themselves, better their organizations, and better the ways they can improve the world’s infrastructure. Year after year, the BE Conference scores a 99 percent satisfaction rating among attendees. For more information on the BE Conference, go to www.be.org. About Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world’s infrastructure. The company’s comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial verticals spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With revenues now surpassing $400 million annually, and more than 2400 colleagues globally, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms and major owner-operators, and was named the world’s No. 2 provider of GIS/geospatial software solutions in a recent Daratech research study. --------- If news like this is important to you, sign up for our TenLinks Daily at www.tenlinks.com/NEWS/sub_unsub.htm. Related News
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