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How Geospatial Data Supports a Digital Railway Project
The scope of the Rail Baltica Global Project comprises 870km of tracks, 25km of major structures and more than 400 bridge structures (bridges, overpasses, viaducts, pedestrian crossings and animal cro...
Ordnance Survey Demonstrates BIM Potential with Pioneering Project in Singapore
By combining building information modelling (BIM) with geospatial technologies, Ordnance Survey (OS) is breaking down barriers in Singapore. OS has spent two years in the Southeast-Asian nation champ...
The Rotterdam 3D city model
The Dutch city of Rotterdam is developing a digital twin of the city aimed at improving the efficiency of urban planning and management. If 3D is becoming the new normal in spatial data infrastructure...
Street-level laser point clouds and imagery for smart parking
Did you know that you can waste a week or more per year hunting for a parking space in busy cities? Nowadays, smart parking apps offer a much-needed answer to the problem – and mobile mapping point ...
3D Modelling for Property Valuation in China
Rapid urban development in China has transformed the cityscapes, with a dramatic increase in high-rise buildings. However, the current 2D property valuation methods neglect the vertical dimension, eve...
Collaborating to Create Healthier and Safer Cities
Winston Churchill once said: "We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us." Given that high level of impact, buildings and cities need to be planned and developed in ways that contribute not jus...
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Naver kickstarts digital twin project for Saudi smart cities
Naver has embarked on a groundbreaking five-year initiative with the Saudi Arabian government to develop digital twin platforms for Riyadh and four other major cities. This ambitious project, a corner...
Dublin City University embraces Bentley's 3D technology in smart city research initiative
Dublin City University (DCU) has partnered with Bentley Systems to spearhead the creation of an advanced digital twin of its campus as a pivotal element of its Smart DCU initiative. This collaborative...