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Urban Planning Place Making and Infrastructure
Horizon

Digital Underground Asset Mapping 1

Description Example Impacts SDG Alignment
Virtual world technologies such as digital twins The geospatial commission in the UK
can be used to create an interactive digital is building a digital twin of Quality Enhanced
map of underground pipes and cables underground pipes and cables - the infrastructure Safety
spanning public and private sector energy, National Underground Asset Register
water and telecommunications assets. City (NUAR). NUAR is improving the
stakeholders such as urban planners, public efficiency and safety of buried Target 9.1
works department, and utility providers can infrastructure by providing a secure Cost savings Quality of life
use this platform to plan new infrastructure way to access data from over 600
projects, issue permits more efficiently, public and private sector asset
identify safety issues, avoid utility strikes owners. The first phase covered
Regulatory
during street digging, and coordinate amongst London, Northeast England, with Operational compliance
efficiency
different stakeholders to coordinate utility further roll out to all of England and
maintenance and upgrade projects. AI could Wales. It is estimated that this project Target 11.3
be leveraged for predictive maintenance and will lead to economic growth of at
to identify collaboration opportunities in order least £400 million per year through Risk Level
to limit disruption to residents, visitors and increase efficiency, fewer accidental
local businesses. strikes and reduced disruption. Public safety Low Medium High

Stakeholder acceptance Low Medium High
Key Technologies
Data privacy and security Low Medium High
Digital Metaverse AR VR MR GAI AI IoT
Twin Financial/operational Low Medium High

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