1、Digital Twins in Smart CityDigital Twins in Smart City 智慧城市中的数字孪生智慧城市中的数字孪生 A bridge between the physical and virtual world 现实世界与虚拟世界之间的桥梁 数字孪生奠定了发展智数字孪生奠定了发展智 能服务为现实世界服务能服务为现实世界服务 的基础。的基础。 Digital twins set the foundation on which smart services could be developed to serve the physical world. Being
2、 one of the top 10 strategic technology trends as rated by Gartner, digital twins are recognised by public organisations as an effective tool to city planning and management. This paper presents our views on the benefits of digital twins, a model for assessing the approach for development of a fit-f
3、or-purpose digital twin, a development framework outlining key elements of a digital twin ecosystem and examples of how digital twins have been used in other cities. The paper also discussed common challenges encountered when implementing digital twins as well as the way forward and opportunities fo
4、r digital twin development in the Greater Bay Area (GBA). 数字孪生是Gartner评选的十大战略技术趋势之 一,被公共機構公认为是城市规划和管理的有 效工具。本文介绍了普華永道对数字孪生的好 处的看法,展示用於構建切合需要的数字孪生 的評估模型,概述数字孪生生态系统关键要素 的發展框架,以及其他城市如何应用数字孪生 的案例。本文还探讨了在实施数字孪生时常见 的挑战,以及大湾区进行数字孪生发展的前景 和机遇。 Digital Twins in SmartCity1智慧城市中的数字孪生 What is a digitaltwin A dig
5、ital twin is a digital model or replica of a physical asset, be it a product, an organisation, a public infrastructure or even an entire city. It has a wide range of applications from conducting diagnostics on organisational health, augmenting service designs to enabling more effective city manageme
6、nt. In the context of a smart city, a digital twin of the city continuously collects information from the built environment (via technologies such as sensors, drones, or mobile devices). It is made possible with the use of remote communication technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth as well as throu