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Digital Twins
- Context (IE): Building of ‘Digital Twins’ of Indian cities is being suggested to solve the urban crisis.
- A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object, process, service, or environment.
- It is a real-time simulation of the object or system.
- It can be used to predict physical objects’ performance and identify potential problems to optimize its operation.
- Digital twins are created using sensors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.
Digital Twins of Cities
- Digital twins of cities replicate urban areas, using data on roads, power, streetlights, water, sewage, and storm drains.
- Benefits of digital twins of cities are:
- Improve urban planning: E.g., traffic flow, air quality, and energy consumption.
- Efficient infrastructure management
- Reduced environmental impact
- Enhanced public services: E.g., healthcare, education, and transportation
- Disaster preparedness