infrastructure data

About this tag
The tag 'infrastructure data' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about large-scale, specialized datasets used in engineering and construction. A featured thread highlights Microsoft's collaboration with Beca to add a natural-language AI layer to the New Zealand Geotechnical Database, a national repository of ground data for infrastructure projects. This example shows how AI tools like Azure OpenAI can make complex, regulated, and spatial data more accessible for professionals designing roads, buildings, and other structures. The tag focuses on the intersection of enterprise AI, cloud platforms, and real-world infrastructure data management.
  1. Microsoft and Beca Add Natural-Language AI to New Zealand Geotechnical Database

    Microsoft’s latest showcase for enterprise AI is not a chatbot in an office suite but a New Zealand infrastructure database: Beca has added a natural-language AI layer to the New Zealand Geotechnical Database, using Azure, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure OpenAI to make buried ground data easier to...