[25.4.2022] In the future, the city of Krefeld will also exist as a digital twin. The required overflights for the images underlying the 3D version have recently been completed. The beta version of the city simulation should be available in autumn.
The Lower Rhine city of Krefeld will also be available as a digital 3D simulation in the future. The Dortmund company Aerowest was commissioned to collect the necessary data. Its propeller plane, which is equipped with a special camera, has been flying over the city over the last few weeks and photographing it from ever new angles. The resulting images are then transferred to simulations. The team hopes to present a beta version in the fall. The 3D simulation should then be completed in early 2023.
When it comes to digitizing geodata, the independent city already has a long history of digitization, says Udo Hannok, who heads the city’s geoinformation department. In the 1980s, the company was one of the first municipalities to digitize maps. The 3D simulation is an old wish, because citizens and administration could benefit from it, says Hannok. The project is financed by Smart City innovation funds, which are managed by the Digitization Department.
New possibilities in urban planning
With the 3D model, it will be possible to use 3D datasets in the simulation in realization competitions in the field of urban and traffic planning. In this way, planning could be made digitally visible in the model in an uncomplicated way. There are so many new possibilities for urban planning, explains Hannok. But the simulation should not only provide positive impetus in the area of new construction, but also on the subject of disaster control, the experts expect new insights, because the three-dimensional simulation also shows how flooding and high water situations would affect.
The situation is similar with regard to traffic. Possible route extensions or junction developments could be better understood or even visualized through the program. And simulation can also help in the event sector, because spatial structures become more perceptible. However, the municipal employee also points out the opportunities for the citizenry: If owners plan to make changes to their house, the simulation makes this planning more realistic. (each other)
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Keywords: geodata management, Krefeld, 3D city model
Image source: Aerowest
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