Land Use Victoria is to draw together datasets from across the Victorian public sector into one platform for the first time to create a digital replica of the State and help drive its economic recovery.
Land Use Victoria said the new online service, Digital Twin Victoria, would organise and visualise masses of data in one virtual place to create a 3D, digital version of the world.
“The Digital Twin Victoria program will bring together rich 3D and 4D spatial data, artificial intelligence and sensor data from across the State to visualise and model places virtually, before investments hit the ground,” it said.
“This makes it easy to see a full picture of accurate, up-to-date datasets in a user-friendly format, all in one place and at the same time.”
Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne said the digital twin project would transform planning and unlock efficiencies from the start to finish of infrastructure projects.
“Digital twins bring data and information together to create digital representations of the real world, whether that be bricks and mortar, utilities infrastructure, farmland or cities,” Mr Wynne said.
“Planners, engineers and builders will be able to use Digital Twin Victoria to model different project scenarios, test the feasibility of proposals, troubleshoot potential issues and share complex information across sectors and workplaces more easily,” he said.
Mr Wynne said Land Use Victoria had partnered with the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to develop an online platform to host the digital twin.
The Minister said the platform was expected to be widely accessible by late 2021 and built on the success of Land Use Victoria’s first digital twin for Fishermans Bend, launched in 2019.
Further information on Digital Twin Victoria can be accessed at this PS News link.
