Urban digital twin: Beyond the buzzword
Does your city have a true urban digital twin? One that enables you to solve specific challenges and supports smart and sustainability initiatives?

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More than a simple 3D model, and definitely more than a buzzword, an urban digital twin pulls together several existing mature technologies that, when leveraged comprehensively, can provide unprecedented insights and actionable information.
A true urban digital twin consists of multiple layers. The first is a digital replica – the digital city. Adding data from IoT creates the second – the connected city. Applying AI and simulations to that data produces the third – the intelligent city.
- Digital city: Serves as the foundation for any urban digital twin by providing the necessary data to create a virtual model of the physical city
- Connected city: Allows for real-time monitoring, analysis and control with interconnected devices that communicate with each other
- Intelligent city: Works at the core of the urban digital twin with a platform that can connect to and visualize all data from the digital city and the connected city and enables analytics, AI and simulations
Successful cities work with a single, trusted partner who can replicate the physical city in a digital framework. With Hexagon, they can also access, integrate and process real-time data and perform intelligence and simulations to create a true urban digital twin. No matter where you are on your city’s digital transformation journey, we offer support at any stage.
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