Trimble executives stressed to the 4,000 attendees that AI was now a mature part of Trimble’s various platforms, showing off a submittal review AI agent co-developed with contractor Hensel Phelps to automate the often time-intensive process. Trimble CEO Rob Painter said Hensel Phelps did this through early access to Trimble Agent studio, a new release expected in 2026 that will allow Trimble users to develop their own AI agents.

“Five years ago we were doing a lot in AI,” says Mark Schwartz, senior vice president for AECO solutions at Trimble. “It’s changed in that we’ve added generative AI, but we always had the data from the field, and connecting it to the office and round-tripping it back out to the field was always our goal.”

Schwartz said Trimble data collection from survey and site scans along with all of its other point solutions gives the company a natural advantage in building integrations for data management across projects. “All of that data connects into the back office so that it becomes design information, redesign information, actionable information in the GIS,” he explained.

JE Dunn Chief Information Officer John Jacobs said that by using a Trimble Connect workflow, the firm has achieved 20% savings via their self-perform team in concrete foundation placements—roughly 700 cu yd.

One major AI-based product Trimble announced was outside its construction segment. Mine Insights is a cloud-based mining analytics application that provides AI-powered insights to mining and quarrying professionals for optimizing surveying, drilling, blasting and geotechnical workflows. While not directly a construction product, its earthmoving insights could be used in heavy civil work that require moving a great deal of dirt, such as road and tunneling projects. Mine Insights will be available by the end of 2025.