SoI, private firm to create 3D maps of cities, towns

Subject: Science and Tech

Section: Awareness in IT

Context:

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Survey of India (SoI), historically the custodian of India’s maps, has signed an agreement with a Mumbai-based private company, Genesys International, to prepare three-dimensional maps of several cities and towns.

Digital Twins:

These 3D maps will be called the digital twins.
These maps are three-dimensional representations of cities and when coupled with high-resolution images, can be used in a variety of planning applications.
Genesys International will develop an urban 3-D data model, and allow it to “licence” geospatial data products to buyers in a “content-as-a-service” model.
So far, the company has built digital twins of Ayodhya, the Dharavi slum cluster in Mumbai, Kochi, and Kanpurs, among other applications.

Digital Twin Technology:

A digital twin is a digital representation of a physical object, person, or process, contextualized in a digital version of its environment. Digital twins can help an organization simulate real situations and their outcomes, ultimately allowing it to make better decisions.
The digital twin can and does often exist before there is a physical entity.