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Digital Twin city

Shanghai has planned to build a Digital Twin city. Using data from satellites, drones, and sensors,
Shanghai has succeeded in creating a complete virtual clone of the city in Unreal Engine with
technical support from a private firm. Ultimately, the plan is to turn this model into a true Digital
Twin that will be updated continuously in near-real time.

In the future, planners and operators will be able to gain insights for improving services, optimizing
building systems and monitoring traffic flows. Designers can simulate ideas in a live city environment
before construction and visualize the impact of decisions in advance.

Figure 32: Highly realistic Digital Twin model of Shanghai

8.5 Governance

Management team

Shanghai established a working group consisting of leaders from different departments to support
the long-term construction of a smart city. There were several working groups in the early stages,
including the Smart City Construction Leading Group, Shanghai Smart Public Security Construction
Leading Group, and the Shanghai Joint Conference on Promoting Wireless City Construction.
These groups were merged into one group in 2019. The Mayor of Shanghai is the group leader
and directors of various departments are group members. This group integration is aimed at
promoting cooperation between different departments to improve the efficiency of the smart city.

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