Context :
Urban India’s
3D digital twins are on their solution to be born
Extract :
India might quickly be a part of the
ranks of cities and nations corresponding to Singapore, Yingtan in China,
Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Auckland, Helinski, and US states corresponding to Boston,
Colarado and Orlando which have constructed digital
twins to reinforce their effectivity,
coordination and governance.
Amaravati, the capital of Andhra
Pradesh, too, is already being constructed as a digital twin. Mumbai-based Genesys International, a geospatial
merchandise and options agency that introduced plans to create a Digital Twin
of India’s prime 100 cities about 18 months in the past, hopes to finish 20 digital twins by the tip of 2024. CE Infosystems, higher generally known as MapmyIndia, too is engaged on a 3D digital twin in India.
A Digital Twin is a three-dimensional (3D) digital illustration of an object or system that ship real-time
insights into the efficiency, operation,
or profitability of a bodily object—even a metropolis.
The digital twin of a metropolis,
thus, may help policymakers enhance metropolis
governance and the city ecosystem by enabling
higher planning of infrastructure at decrease prices.
Sajid Malik, chairman and
managing director of Genesys, stated
his firm plans to cover “the highest 20
cities of India within the subsequent 12-18 months. These are the larger areas
from a geographic protection perspective—the opposite cities are smaller. Our
progress has additionally been made attainable on account of India’s new
geospatial coverage (National
Geospatial Policy 2022), which now permits us to gather and create content
material.”
In December 2021, Genesys launched a
programme that envisaged offering 3D
information for the highest 100 cities within the
nation with the intention to develop purposes that would clear up a number of
issues going through city India.
In July 2022, it partnered with Esri India,
a Geographic Information System (GIS) software program and options supplier, to
assist it present a know-how platform for 3D modelling and evaluation of the
information.
Two months later, Genesys
additionally introduced a partnership with infrastructure engineering software
program firm Bentley Systems.
The concept, in keeping with Malik,
was so as to add engineering and software information
layers to the 3D digital twins of every
metropolis to allow native governments to enhance public companies together
with city governance, catastrophe administration, emergency response, and
tourism.
But growing a 3D digital twin of a
metropolis is an onerous process. Genesys International is already working with
Google Street View for road imagery and hopes to gather round 1 million kilometres of photographs of cities and cities by the tip of this yr.
“This
is a high-definition engineering grade
map the place each inch of town is introduced inside a GIS system,”
said Malik.
To
create a digital twin, one needs multiple layers of data. “So, we have to
collect aerial data and obliques (sides of buildings), etc., to create a 360 degree, immersive experience of every part of the city.
Street
imagery implies that we also capture all the street furniture, the road information,
stores, storefront data, etc.,” defined Malik.
Dear Shri Malik ,
( sajid.malik@igenesys.com / sajid@igenesys.com )
Congratulations on your pioneering initiative to create 3 D Digital Twins of India’s
major
cities . It is bound to revolutionize the governance of a city
One , very important application, would be to catch and stop “ Unauthorised “
construction , not only of a full building but , even of a SINGLE FLOOR addition !
Your software should be able to send out ALERTS to all and sundry . It can alert
RERA authorities
of each State, in real time and send SMS alerts to ED / CBI etc !
I guess that 3D view ( of a city’s landscape ) is , currently “ viewable “ on a flat
screen ( PC – TV etc )
I request you to consider rendering that view as a “ 3D Volumetric Hologram “ ,
free floating in air – and capable of being manipulated / rotated thru 360
degrees with fingers !
For this, you may want to write to Mr Joe Ward ( Founder ) – IKININC /
https://ikininc.com/category/in-the-news/
May be this ( application ) is either already implemented – or will soon get
implemented
However , I urge you take up , a far more challenging – and far more beneficial
application as outlined in my following blog ( sent as E Mail to our Cabinet
Ministers ) :
Ø Transport : an
Integrated Logistic Plan ? ............. 20 Nov 2018
Following is what ChatGPT has to say about my
suggestion :
My question to ChatGPT :
Does this
make sense ?
Transport is getting to be a big problem world-wide
By 2018 , total number of cars / buses / trucks in the world was approx. 1.4 Billion
By 2036 , this is expected to go up to 2.8 Billion ( doubling in 20 years )
I have not bothered to dig up figures for bicycles - 2 / 3 Wheeler – Tractors etc
In short travelling / transporting is getting to be a huge headache
And emission pollution is killing millions
All over the world , experts and authorities are coming up with a number of suggestions to solve this problem
To me, these attempts seem disparate / loose / uncoordinated / tangential
I have yet to come across a holistic / all-encompassing / multi-dimensional
solution
Following is my
suggestion for an INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PLAN [ ILP ]
ChatGPT answered :
Yes, the text makes sense.
It presents a problem statement about the increasing transportation problem
worldwide, and suggests an integrated logistics plan (ILP) with guiding principles
and goals to minimize transport and reduce pollution.
The road map to achieve the goals is then presented with the logic for
determining the harm quotient (HQ) based on factors such as energy source,
ownership, purpose, age of the vehicle, type of vehicle, capacity, space used, time
when
used, and where used.
The text also provides an illustration of how to compute
the HQ.
My next question :
Keeping the above-stated objectives in mind , do you think following
implementation process / technology platform
, is workable ?
ChatGPT answered :
The proposed implementation process and technology platform seem workable
in achieving the objectives stated.
The use of NaviC, a satellite-based vehicle tracking and monitoring system, can
effectively track and monitor all vehicles in India and calculate the HQ matrix and
TRAN-SCORE for each vehicle.
The use of FASTag RFID sensors and other sensors can collect data on energy
source, type of vehicle, capacity, manufacturing date, purpose, and emission
levels, while pre-loaded payment wallets linked to owners' bank accounts can
ensure automatic deductions of TRANS-TAX.
The proposed system also involves the use of CCTV cameras and mobile apps for
displaying HQ matrix tabulation, while RTOs and a central control room can
provide 24x7 monitoring.
Establishing a linkage between TRAN-SCORE and the amount of TRANS-TAX
payable would require tabulating road-taxes and other vehicle-ownership related
taxes
for each type of vehicle in each state.
Overall, the
proposed system can help reduce,
Ø traffic congestion,
Ø air pollution, and
Ø road accidents ,
- while improving
road infrastructure and transport services in India.
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai /
05 May 2023
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com
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Added on 06 May 2023 :
A constellation of satellites will soon create 3D maps of the Earth
Satellites passing over us take photos of our planet using high-resolution cameras with large lenses and then send them back to Earth. Apart from tracking human activity, satellite images help in meteorology, weather forecasting, and monitoring our physical environments such as air, water, and vegetation.
While the current satellite imagery provides a 2D view of the planet, a space research and technology company based out of Florida announced that it will soon be able to capture and map the entire surface of the Earth in 3D.
The company, NUVIEW, is building a constellation of satellites, using LiDAR technology, which will collect data ‘more than 100 times faster than current commercial aerial solutions.’
The company made the announcement during the Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. NUVIEW has amassed $1.2 billion in contracts, although it remains unclear when the company will be launching its LiDAR constellation.
"NUVIEW is thrilled to be leading a new era in geospatial technology to provide the first, most complete, high-resolution 3D point cloud of the Earth's surface," said Clint Graumann, CEO & Co-Founder of NUVIEW, in an official press release. "Our LiDAR satellite constellation will offer a wealth of information that has never before been available at scale, driving innovation and progress throughout numerous industries and revolutionizing the way we understand and interact with our planet.”
Short for Light Detection And Ranging, LiDAR utilizes pulsed lasers to accurately and constantly measure distances to a given target or area. LiDAR sensors, based around pulse laser beams, are light-based mapping and measurement tools that are useful in a variety of sectors. In fact, LiDAR platforms are mounted on a number of satellites orbiting the Earth, like NASA's Ice Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat), and a LiDAR sensor was installed on the International Space Station in 2019.
NUVIEW plans to employ LiDAR data to monitor infrastructure development, urban growth, and natural events, which will play a critical role in climate change, forestry, and disaster response. As per a press release by the company, NUVIEW’s technology will enable farmers to optimize crop yields and water usage, while city planners can create more efficient and sustainable urban environments. The geospatial industry is expected to grow up to $1.7 trillion and NUVIEW is looking to make heavy inroads to unlock the potential of this market.