This session will explore the convergence of reality capture, AI, and geospatial innovation—uncovering how advanced technologies are redefining the way we model, monitor, and manage assets across the built environment.
Session 1 – 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Reality Capture with BIM & GIS: Linking Geo-Located Sites to Intelligent Virtual Building Models
Presented by Carl Schwarz and Nicholas Martz, Woolpert, Inc.
This session bridges the gap between BIM and GIS through lidar-based reality capture workflows. Attendees will learn how geolocated data and Scan-to-BIM techniques create the foundation for digital twins—integrating design, site, and survey data into a unified, spatially aware framework. Presented from an architectural perspective, it introduces “Survey Information Modeling” as the critical step toward building accurate, context-driven digital environments.
Session 2 – 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
AI Meets Reality Capture: The Future of Utility Asset Management
Presented by Jim Kovalik, Verdantas
Explore how AI and large language models are transforming how utilities manage their assets. Through Verdantas’ large-scale substation digitization project, this session demonstrates how 3D scanning, data management, and AI-driven querying unlock new levels of operational intelligence—allowing users to interact with complex datasets intuitively and make faster, smarter decisions in the field.
Session 3 – 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Geospatial Gaussian Splats: Toward Autonomous Asset Monitoring
Presented by Konrad Wenzel and Jean-Philippe Pons, Esri
Dive into the next frontier of 3D reality mapping and visualization. This session highlights how Gaussian Splats and georeferenced photogrammetry enable ultra-detailed, scalable, and web-based digital twins for asset monitoring. From autonomous “drone-in-a-box” capture to streaming multi-temporal change detection, attendees will see how these advances are driving the future of automated inspection and analysis.
Together, these sessions paint a complete picture of how reality capture, AI, and geospatial intelligence are converging to power the next generation of digital twins and infrastructure management.
