Digital twin city
Context:
- In order to overcome the problems posed by the urbanization especially in the cities, the concept of digital twin city is lauded as solution for the same.
About:
- A digital twin city is the city matching the physical city which is created in the digital space.
- It is created based on the information technology systems of digital identification, automated perception, networked connection, inclusive computing, intelligent control and platform services.
- It is created with holographic simulation, dynamic monitoring, real-time diagnosis and accurate prediction of the state of the physical city entity in the real environment.
Benefits of the Digital twin city:
- The digital twin cityoffers a model of urban planning and construction for future sustainable development which effectively combines innovations in digital technology with urban operational mechanisms, and provides a feasible path for urban upgrading.
- Through the precise mapping, virtual-real integration and intelligent feedback of physical and digital cities, it fosters safer, more efficient urban activities and more convenient and inclusive everyday services, as well as helps to create more low-carbon, sustainable environments.
Global Digital Twin Cities Initiative:
- It was launched in the year 2021 as a three-year initiative by the World Economic Forum and the China Academy of Information and Communication Technology (CAICT).
- It aims to make digital twin technology accessible to the public and jointly shape the future of digital twin city development.