IGS supported a UN-Sanctioned Policy Committee in conveying benefits of location-based data in Digital Twin ecosystems.
The Problem
A UN – sanctioned Policy committee who advocates for geospatial (location-based) professionals globally saw an opportunity to contribute to the knowledge on Digital Twins for asset management, seeing untapped value of data provided by geospatial professionals over and above “visualisation” benefits promoted by most providers.
The Challenge
On an initial analysis, the committee realised the capability available from its network on Digital Twins was not enough to identify wider opportunities and socio-economic value from geospatial data.
Additionally, multiple perspectives on the direction a policy should take was held by the committee.
Our Solution
IGS supported the research, global scanning, analysis and development of a Policy Report. It provided a view of the value location-based data provides to Digital Twins, where the opportunities lie for asset owners and where the use of location-based data can provide benefit society through a “Digital Earth”
Benefits
- New findings that location-based data enables scalability and interconnectivity (integration by place) of digital twins above commonly-referenced benefits
- Identification of digital twin use cases that could add socio-economic value with location-based data,
- Policy considerations across standards, technological capability, industry maturity and demand factors, and
- An evidence-based report for Policy makers