How will advances in augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence (AI) affect current practices in the construction sector? What will happen in the future when new technologies are integrated into industrial operations?
These are just a few of the topics explored when connecting to Geospatial and AEC Workflow, an active session held on the first day of Geo Week Week in 2025.
The session, hosted by David Epps, Chief Technology Officer of Envision Construction, includes John Niles of Astec Technology Consultant, CEO and co-founder of Vntana, senior simulation engineer at ASTEC Industries, and co-founder of Astec Walker. It featured a panel of construction industry experts, including Ashley Crowder. David Stone, Northeast VDC leader in DPR Construction.
The session began with Crowder and Walker’s presentations on the collaboration between Vntana and ASTEC that deploys Web 3D, AR, and other systems to enhance training and improve training. Mapping During a presentation titled “How 3D and Digital Twins are revolutionizing geospatial technology,” Crowder said that she will help ASTEC showcase large and complex equipment. I explained how it is entrusted. Vntana leverages technology to optimize 3D models, train ASTEC train staff and clients, improve customer interactions, and develop immersive experiences that help to make maintenance work more efficient I did.
“It’s a game changer to have this content anywhere, on any device, especially for interacting with clients and dealers,” Walker said. For staff training, Vntana’s solutions “help us to look inside the equipment, with each function being explained in detail,” he explained. He further insisted: “We can provide these showrooms to salespeople, dealers. These showrooms can look at side-by equipment and explain why this is necessary and the disadvantages. It’s just a wonderful piece of education.”
Building this presentation, the panel addressed many issues related to 3D, AR, and AI integration under construction. They describe real-life job site experiences in digital twins and AR, discuss how to optimally integrate these technologies into existing workflows, and construction work employs these systems to improve accuracy and efficiency. We have looked into ways to maximize it.
One of the topics that were particularly important to the panel was AI. “Because of AI help, creating content is easy. They still need humans, but creating that content was one of the biggest barriers for the entire industry,” Crowder argues. did. She also highlighted the importance of creating business cases for AI. “We need to show our ultimate value,” she said.
Niles was convinced that more and more companies would adopt AI and related technologies in the future. “As technology continues to blend, we will see more adoption as we become lighter, smaller, more powerful and more capable,” he said. “This is a natural way of doing things.”
For him, Stone was keen on the future of emerging technologies in the construction industry. “We are looking at how technology is used and how machine learning and AI are affecting the way projects are delivered.
