Data for DIGITAL TWINS
We capture accurate visual data from the environment around you and we pursue to transform it into useful information, through spatial representation of complex combinatorial data.
We deliver, through capturing, processing and visualizing state of the art 4D data on cloud-based platforms, a 3D Digital Twin model of the city.
We transform captured data into useful information, using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques, so that it can be the basis for making optimal decisions
Data Capture
Nowadays all cities, being complex ecosystems with many mobile interconnected parts, face the same challenges on its transition into a Smart City. Infrastructure, energy, public transport, housing, construction, culture, environment and sustainability must be considered and weighed into planning and decision-making. That’s why the first step towards becoming a Smart City is having a survey of the city.
Through the Data for Digital Twins solution, we capture the layers of data to gain a comprehensive understanding of the elements that your city is made from. We enable digital navigation in your city, so that you can inspect and assess locations without physical presence, and we provide useful information that can be used to improve the city for all citizens.
Automatic identification of assets in public areas provides a vast amount of information that forms the basis for effectively supporting Smart City project development. On the contrary, the lack of a complete and updated inventory costs time and money.
Many tasks that require on site visits (e.g. assessments, measurements, digitization) can now be done remotely through the application. The absolute accuracy of point measurement can be better than 10 cm while the relative better than 2 cm.
Through the application on our computer, we collect up-to-date, fast and cost effective, large volume of data related to your city, such as road signs, trees, trash cans, road lighting, traffic lights, road signs and traffic lanes, wells, billboards etc.
We capture data using
• Ground collection vehicles with 360° moving panoramic cameras (Trimble MX7)
• Ground collection vehicles with high resolution Lidar sensors
• Aerial collection means (UAV – Drones) with properly configured payload
Knowledge Through Data
The Digital Twin of the city, i.e. its dynamic and fully realistic digital representation, finds application and offers solutions in multiple Market Segments including Government (Local, Regional, Central), Energy, Tourism – Culture, Environment, Transport, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Telecommunications etc. The Data for Digital Twins solution we provide offers significant advantages and more specifically:
- Supports the understanding of physical objects in space.
- Supports better designing of new objects.
- Upgrades modeling and optimization.
- Enables, through the recording and archiving of digital twin operation data, and with real-time reference, the temporal tracing of behavioral elements of physical objects.
- Leverages the ability for prediction analytics.
- Leverages the ability for prognostics analytics
Through the Data for Digital Twins solution, we provide a cost-effective method of systematic data collection. Anything visible can be captured and exported to monitor, analyze and document the existing conditions of a city creating actionable knowledge for the optimal and immediate response to significant advancements, such as climate change, increase of population etc. that impact greatly a city.
Solutions
For each city and municipality, it is important to have an up-to-date and reliable capture of itself and all its assets in the public areas. Possession of this information is the key to the most effective sustainable development of the city. For the management and maintenance, as well as for the determination and validation of the required budget.
Through Data for Digital Twins, we provide all the necessary data / information required for:
- Effective Management of Public Assets and Resources: Updated images and point data of the Data for Digital Twins are used for the identification and geolocation (automated or semi-automated) of the assets of the City in public areas. Furthermore, the accurate capture of the desired information is used for the creation of an inventory (database) of assets including their characteristics. This includes road signs and lanes, trees, trash cans, streetlights, traffic lights, wells, billboards, etc. The information is used for the geocoding of the location of the assets (e.g. bins, plates, etc.), for their counting, for their classification into categories (e.g. plastic waste bin, small plastic waste bin, blue bin, paper bucket, etc.), for the evaluation of their condition, for the measurement of the dimensions of the assets (e.g. bucket height). The actual condition of the assets can be assessed remotely, giving you an idea of where and when maintenance is required. In addition, complaints about certain assets is managed more quickly and effectively.
- Effective Urban Planning: The works of the Municipal Services include responsibilities like locating, managing and maintaining of Urban Green, identifying and measuring billboards that attract business prices to ensure compliance and certification, monitor the adherence to diverse regulations, where the updated visual images of the Data for Digital Twins offer significant real visual support and provide useful information for urban planning, improving efficiency and reducing costs, as significantly fewer on-site visits are required.
- Urban Green Maintenance / Management: Data for Digital Twins: Using Data for Digital Twins an inventory of trees and greenery at the Municipal level is created, including features such as height and crown width. This inventory provides opportunities for: the assessment of the condition of the trees by the office, planning and prioritization of work for pruning, cleaning, etc., creating a risk assessment for trees in public places, etc.
Through Data for Digital Twins, we provide all the necessary data / information required for:
• The Documentation of Pathology for Buildings and Settlements (Cultural Heritage): At a glance, you can see the current condition of a building or α settlement, its conservation needs and its environment. Therefore, the use of recent and accurate images is strongly recommended for the creation of conservation plans, the development of decision-making tools for the prioritization of interventions, as well as for the awareness of local communities for the preservation of their cultural heritage.
• VR Tour of Cultural Heritage Sites: Updated images and point clouds from the Data for Digital Twins provide the information and precision needed to create virtual tours using augmented and virtual reality (AR / VR) technologies through which users can explore cultural heritage of Greece and the world, discovering content related to history, culture and the arts. The final product can be both a travel tool that can enhance the travel experience and enhance business visibility, as well as an educational tool. Our mission is to develop a new means of sharing experiences that make cultural heritage even more accessible, and the tourist and learning experience richer.
The updated images and point clouds from the Data for Digital Twins solution ensure efficient planning and execution of tasks, both for the expansion of the network and for its maintenance, as well as for the immediate intervention in case of failures. Through Data for Digital Twins, we provide all the necessary data / information required for:
- Remote Asset Inspection: Timely inspection and maintenance can often be a major challenge. The external environment is constantly changing, but often there is not enough awareness of these changes. This can lead to unnecessary risks and / or costs. Data for Digital Twins allow online inspections without on-site visits.
- Asset Management and Maintenance: Networks are often extensive, and budgets and resources are limited. An up-to-date inventory (database) with all these data and further information on their exact location and status provided by the updated images and point clouds of the Data for Digital Twins solution is vital for the proper management and maintenance of these assets.
- Vegetation Management: Vegetation overgrowth close to utility infrastructures has always been one of the primary issues faced by electric companies. Via the Data for Digital Twins solution one can receive information about where vegetation is endangering assets like electric conductors and poles and therefore implement preventive accurate restoration plans in order to increase safety and reduce risk, both for the company and for the general public.
- Optimal Design and Implementation of New Fiber Optic Networks: Optimizing work preparation is essential to avoid unnecessary costs. With the data from the Data for Digital Twins solution you get clear information about the current situation, the location of the project, what materials are best to use and the optimal route for underground pipes and cables, while significantly reducing costs, since fewer on-site visits are required.
Through Data for Digital Twins, we provide all the necessary data / information required for:
• Evaluation of your estate’s condition: The updated images and point clouds of the Data for Digital Twins solution allows you to easily overview your estate and evaluate its condition, without any on-site visit required. This type of evaluations provides valuable information concerning the current value of the property but also for the maintenance works in need.