Smart city based on digital twins

Digital twins are considered to be a new starting point for today’s smart city construction. This paper defines the concepts of digital twins and digital twin cities, discusses the relationship between digital twins and smart cities, analyzes the characteristics of smart cities based on digital twin...

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Published in:Computational urban science 2021-12, Vol.1 (1), Article 4
Main Authors: Deren, Li, Wenbo, Yu, Zhenfeng, Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Big Data
Chief operating officers
Cities
Cloud computing
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Construction
Digital twins
Earth and Environmental Science
Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
Geography
Internet of Things
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Original Paper
Sensors
Simulation
Smart cities
Software
Visualization
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Summary:Digital twins are considered to be a new starting point for today’s smart city construction. This paper defines the concepts of digital twins and digital twin cities, discusses the relationship between digital twins and smart cities, analyzes the characteristics of smart cities based on digital twins, and focuses on the five main applications of smart cities based on digital twins. Finally, we discuss the future development of smart cities based on digital twins.
ISSN:2730-6852
2730-6852
DOI:10.1007/s43762-021-00005-y