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Digital facade inspections take off
Melbourne Airport’s recent facade condition assessment is redefining how large-scale infrastructure inspections are approached. Faced with complex operational constraints, Australia Pacific Airports...
From property to governmental digital twin: the future cadastre in Switzerland
Having begun in the 1990s, the digitization of the property cadastre in Switzerland has now nearly been completed. At the same time, the cadastre of public-law restrictions on land ownership was also...
The role of digital twins in mitigating urban heat islands
As cities continue to expand, the need for innovative, sustainable solutions to urban heat island (UHI) effects becomes more urgent. Digital twins offer a promising approach to addressing UHI challeng...
Milan’s digital twin project
The Italian city of Milan is pioneering a new era of urban management with its comprehensive digital twin of the metropolitan area. It was developed in a municipal project involving four leading geoi...
Supporting urban spaces with UAV mapping and 3D modelling
A team from Greece studied the use of aerial imagery to achieve wide coverage of a predefined geometrical area of interest in a project to explore the contribution of UAVs to the spatial mapping proce...
Modelling and simulating cities with digital twins
Extending beyond the 3D city model, the digital twin is increasingly gaining acceptance as a useful concept within the built environment for not only modelling but also simulating cities. So what are ...
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Ecopia launches self-service platform for high-precision geospatial data downloads
To address inefficiencies in the sourcing and maintenance of up-to-date geospatial information, Ecopia AI has launched an online data portal. The self-service platform streamlines access to high-preci...
Busan and LX extend digital twin partnership to scale urban innovation
Busan, South Korea's second-largest city, is doubling down on digital innovation for urban management. The city has agreed to extend its partnership with Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporati...
Varanasi Smart City 3D digital twin project wins Indian urban development award
Genesys International Corporation Ltd has announced that its Varanasi Smart City 3D Digital Twin project has been awarded the SKOCH Award (Gold) 2025 in the Urban Development category under the e-Gove...
Mapping a new town with 3D digital twin technology
Skytech Cambridge has captured more than 40,000 high-resolution aerial photographs to put a new housing development on the map in the UK. The company then used the images to build a true-to-scale 3D d...
Geospatial governance as a national asset in Côte d’Ivoire
In a recent interview with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Fernand Bale, director of CIGN within BNETD and former co-chair of UN-GGIM, outlined national priorities and global ambitions in Côte ...
Norway poised to lead in 3D city modelling with detailed vector data
Detailed map data could soon bring Norwegian cities to life in three dimensions. A new pilot project suggests that Norway is exceptionally well placed to create realistic digital city models, thanks t...
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