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In focus – virtual Singapore, Singapore

Singapore is widely regarded as the leading adopter of the digital twin technology. The city has invested
S$73 million partly in developing Virtual Singapore, which is a “dynamic 3-D city model and collaborative
data platform that supports the city stakeholders in driving innovations”.
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Accordingly, Virtual Singapore has four major capabilities: 81

• Virtual experimentation: Virtual Singapore can be used for virtual experimentation. For example,
Virtual Singapore can be used to examine the coverage areas of 3G/4G networks, provide realistic
visualisation of poor coverage areas, and highlight areas that can be improved on in the 3-D city
model.

Figure 6: Virtual Singapore (Source)

• Virtual test-bedding: Virtual Singapore can be used as a test-bedding platform to validate the
provision of services. For example, the 3-D model of the new Sport hub with semantic information
within the Virtual Singapore could be used to model and simulate crowd dispersion in order to
establish evacuation procedures during an emergency.
• Planning and decision making: With a rich data environment, Virtual Singapore is a holistic and
integrated platform to develop analytical applications (i.e. Apps). For instance, an app could be
developed to analyse transport flows and pedestrian movement patterns. Such applications would
be useful in non-contiguous urban networks such as parks and park connectors in Punggol.

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