Jacobs Delivers Industry-Leading Virtual Reality Services for the Welsh Government
January 24 2018 - 7:45AM
Business Wire
Supporting stakeholder engagement for strategic
transportation infrastructure
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has delivered a
real-time, virtual reality (VR) visualization environment to the
Welsh Government to support the upgrade program for two sections of
the A465 Heads of Valley highway project in South Wales. The
solution is part of the technical advisory services Jacobs is
currently providing to the A465 project, which includes widening of
the existing road and six new junctions to support the social and
economic growth of the area.
Developed as part of Jacobs Connected Enterprise, a suite of
integrated digital capabilities and solutions, the fully-immersive
VR environment enables the community and other stakeholders to
visualize and better understand the impacts of the scheme on
people, property and the environment.
The VR solution consists of approximately 18 kilometers of road,
114 square miles of accurate terrain and 5,000 modelled building
structures. These features are enhanced with animated vehicle
traffic, environmental sounds and animated foliage growth over 15
years. Users are able to view and navigate the landscape in four
different modes: a helicopter fly-over, a simulated car journey,
viewing points of interest or roaming freely.
“The use of 3D modelling tools and visualization techniques as
part of the design enables the client to obtain a much better
understanding of the project and detect any potential risks,” said
Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice President
and General Manager Donald Morrison. “This forward-thinking
approach allows stakeholders to make better informed decisions and
reach maximum efficiency in the project development.”
The Welsh Government welcomed the results provided by the VR
solution.
“This project aims to facilitate the economic regeneration of
the Heads of Valleys area, reducing journey times, improving
reliability and enhancing road safety,” explained Welsh Government
Project Director Matt Enoch. “Jacobs was critical to our success in
taking the presentation of the scheme beyond the 2D and fixed path
visuals that we normally use, making it possible to engage a range
of stakeholders in a far more interactive and user-friendly way
than we have before.”
Jacobs will continue to support the Welsh Government as the
project moves through statutory processes, tendering and the
appointment of preferred contractor before onset of construction
activities at the end of 2019. The new highway is planned to open
in late 2022.
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in combined revenue and a talent force more than 74,000 strong,
Jacobs provides a full spectrum of services including scientific,
technical, professional and construction- and program-management
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sectors. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
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