Digital Twin Munich

As mayor I’m excited about this digital image of our innovative City of Munich. All departments of the city administration can contribute to it, and everyone benefits from it – especially our citizens. This is a true joint effort to shape digitization for the benefit of our city. Virtually, we can then test things together that will help us in the real world.

The Digital Twin makes Munich tangible for both urban planning and the city's society. It connects the expertise within the city and makes the opportunities of urban planning visible for a modern Munich. I am pleased to show the citizens here as well what digitalization is bringing for them and for the city.

The Digital Twin has the potential to make public administration more efficient and to support it in many of the challenges of our time. A large number of on-site appointments will be replaced by the digital twin. An extremely important contribution to administrative action becoming more efficient, economical and modern. At the same time, we can communicate with the citizens of Munich even more transparent through simulations and analyses.

The Digital Twin represents a significant stride towards digitized environmental planning. It allows us to analyze real-time environmental data using comprehensive digital infrastructure and identify potential correlations, such as with current traffic conditions. The ability to simulate measures in the Digital Twin beforehand adds substantial value to the plans for a climate-neutral and low-pollution city.

The Digital Twin enables us to conduct comprehensive integrated mobility planning. Interactions with topics such as environmental protection, urban development, and spatial usage can be analyzed and simulated in scenarios. The potential of the data collected today and in the future is fully leveraged. We can vividly present new measures for efficient mobility, which also facilitates decision-making with the stakeholders.

Technical solutions like the Digital Twin enable innovative approaches and new solutions for various urban development challenges. Through the simulation and visualization of 'what-if' scenarios, the Digital Twin can support planning considerations and decisions, strengthening information exchange and communication with the urban community.

The Digital Twin underscores the city of Munich's ability to innovate. This cross-departmental tool is a crucial element for shaping Munich's urban space and, consequently, for enhancing the attractiveness of the economic hub.

The Digital Twin has great potential to plan public transportation and related infrastructure construction projects even more efficiently. A multitude of on-site meetings could be replaced by the Digital Twin - this would also have a significant business benefit!

Geoinformatics is the driving force behind digitalization in cities. The GeodataService is the central competence center for geodata management and has over 40 years of experience in handling digital data. The Digital Twin represents the next major innovation, providing the city family with a central component for good governance.