Digital Engineering Enabling Collaborative

Sustainable Urban Development

Henk Scholten, Professor VU CEO Geodan

GIS Is About Integration

Facilitating

Communication

and Collaboration

Breaking Down Barriers Between

Institutions, Disciplines and

Cultures

Integrating and

Synthesizing Information from

Many Sources

• . . . .Becoming a Language for Collaboration

• Faster

• Scalable

Expanding 3D Capabilities

Improving 3D Visualization and Analytics

Globes

Buildings

Virtual Cities

Landscapes

3D Analytics

Editing & Content Generation

CityEngine

Digital Twinning: Mirroring Real Life

• Digital Twinning is the 3D/4D representation of reality

- 3D world – BIM plus VR models of reality

- Time – Internet of Things, sensors to represent the dynamic

- Processes – Models which explain and predict physics/behavior

- Design – Creativity to alter Geography

- Visualisation – Perception of the reality

• Why?

- Improve planning

- Improve maintenance

- Improve operations

- Improve interactions

Digital Twinning, what kind of Technology?

GeoDesign and Digital Twinning

Digital Twinning: Reality

Dr Kalam, former President of India visit the Spinlab

Why Stadium?

Include all stakeholders

ideas!

Using game engine for simulation

& impact analyses

Allow children to

design the future

Conclusions

We Need Integrated Knowledge . . .

. . . and Ways to Create Better Outcomes

GeoDesign:

Cooperation between Data Providers, Knowledge Centers, Policy Makers, IT Providers

Stadiums:

the ideal smart cities to practice our technology and plans?