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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Digital Twins for Virtual Cities

An approach I had not seen, but we had used a simplistic SimCity like model for thinking about interaction in groups.

 Cities Using Digital Twins Like SimCity for Policymakers

Bloomberg CityLab, Linda Poon, April 5, 2022

Cities like Orlando, FL, and Singapore are using digital twins to generate virtual models of themselves, in order to simulate the effects of potential new policies or infrastructure projects that can inform real-world decision-making. For example, the Orlando Economic Partnership and gaming company Unity have developed a three-dimensional (3D) model of the region that the city can show to potential investors as it attempts to expand as a technology hub. Meanwhile, the Virtual Singapore model incorporates over 3 million street-level and 160,000 aerial images, plus billions of 3D data points, exceeding 100 terabytes of raw data. Singapore Land Authority's Victor Khoo said the model differentiates between individual elements, making it easier to test its responses to different conditions in various simulations.  ... '

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