What?
The common definition for the Digital Twin is "a digital replica of a physical thing".
Sure, that's what it is. But what does it do? That's what really matters, right?
Well, it activates data, to power better decision making. And given its capability (see below), it helps you do more with less. And do that in a more engaging and transparent way.
So, let's not undersell the Digital Twin by calling it a digital replica of a physical thing.
While it can provide a digital representation of an asset, place or even a city - its the data that supercharges its value, and lights up your project with insights, scenarios and representations like no other platform.
As a minimum, a Digital Twin must ingest the following data sets:
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Geometric and graphical data
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Geospatial reference data
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Asset attributes (natural, physical, social, economic)
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Management data
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Real-time asset performance and utilisation data.
And finally, a Digital Twin is not a Digital Twin until it provides the following minimum five (5) capabilities:
Connected - there is a 'live' connection between the digital replica and the physical world
Integrated - it checks and links multiple data sources
Visualise - it provides visualisation of real-time multisource data
Analysis - federated data sets can be processed, modeled, analysed and simulated
Secure - information is managed in a way that reduces its risk of being compromised