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Bentley to develop TransXML in partnership
with Cambridge Systematics.
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EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA —
Bentley Systems, Incorporated recently joined the project
team that is developing TransXML, a proposed set of standards
to allow the exchange of transportation data across IT systems
and asset lifecycles (like the maintenance of projects and
their components). The TransXML project team led by Cambridge
Systematics, Inc also includes Michael Baker Jr., Inc., Info
Tech, Inc. and River City Research Group, LLC.
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| TransXML is a proposed set of standards that will allow
the exchange of transportation data across IT systems
and asset lifecycles. |
Bentley's role in the TransXML project continues the company's
commitment to open standards for the exchange of architecture,
engineering, and construction (AEC) data. By letting transportation
organizations share data regardless of its native format,
TransXML will enable faster, more efficient planning, design,
construction, maintenance and operation of infrastructure.
Immediately, the project will focus on data exchange standards
for surveying and road design, highway and bridge structures,
construction and materials, and transportation system safety.
Ultimately, TransXML will enable data exchange for a wide
range of transportation business areas, including asset management.
Its foundation of Extensible Markup Language (XML) provides
for schemas (database structures) which allow open data sharing
across a broad set of applications.
The project's goal is to specify widely accepted, public
domain XML schemas. TransXML will incorporate existing industry-specific
schemas, such as LandXML for civil engineering and aecXML
for AEC. The project team will also develop new schemas as
necessary and create a framework for development, validation,
and acceptance of current and new schemas.
Bentley has a long-term commitment to open standards for AEC
data exchange, including leading the development of aecXML.
Recently, Bentley teamed up with Adobe Systems, Incorporated,
to optimize the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) for AEC.
Also, Bentley last year announced its OpenDGN initiative and
its partnership with the Open Design Alliance, formerly the
OpenDWG Alliance, to support software libraries that read
and write Bentley's format, V8 DGN.
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