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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...

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 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...

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 ...

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...

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...
Munich – the city that will host the 2026 edition of Intergeo – has reaffirmed its position as Germany’s leading smart city, taking first place in the Smart City Index by digital association Bit...
To support its digital twin initiatives in Saudi Arabia, GeoTech has acquired Vexcel Imaging’s UltraCam Osprey 4.1 aerial camera system. The projects include high-precision models of Jeddah, Makkah,...
Bluesky International, a Woolpert company, has unveiled a new change detection analysis service that tracks shifts in tree canopy cover and permeable surfaces. Designed to support flood risk strategie...
The Digital Twin Cities Centre (DTCC), an initiative positioning Sweden as a European leader in the adoption and application of digital twin cities, is set to enter its next phase following a five-yea...
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 (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...