Results of the funding project Digital Twin Munich (DT-M)

The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport supports measures for the digital transformation of urban mobility in German cities and municipalities. With the nationwide funding guideline "Digitalization of municipal transport systems", the federal government is making an important contribution to climate and health protection in Germany. Within this context the funding project "Digital Twin of the City of Munich to improve the spatial database for traffic planning and control measures with the overarching goal of air quality improvement" was conducted in Munich.

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In 2018, the groundwork for the Digital Twin Munich was laid. The GeodataService (Department of Communal Services) was granted funding for the Digital Twin Munich. The funding project commenced on January 1, 2019.

The idea of a Digital Twin is not new, but Munich is one of the first cities to successfully implement this approach for urban development. The funding project establishes essential foundations and implements numerous results. On December, 31, 2023, the funding project was successfully completed.

During the funding project, the Munich City Council decided on December 16, 2020, to institutionalize the Digital Twin as a permanent project. This decision was made within the framework of Munich's goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2025. Since then, the Digital Twin Munich has become the digital infrastructure of the climate-neutral city.

These results are described in detail:

Public Participation with the 3D City Model

Enhancing citizen participation by visualizing future scenarios using the 3D city model of the Digital Twin Munich.

3D Visualization and Standardized Representation of the Lane-Model

The standardized 3D modelling of roads and the street space enables its use for numerous applications and visualizations.

Indicator-based Analysis based on the 3D City Model

Indicators derived from the Digital Twin Munich allow the evaluation and comparison of “what-if scenarios”.

Sendlinger Tor Platz: View of combined 3D city model.

Semanticized 3D mesh model

Derivation of a semantic 3D city model from the photorealistic mesh model.

Mobile Mapping and Feature Extraction

The Digital Twin Munich uses panoramic images and inventories to support the city administration.

Interactive construction sites map in the Munich GeoPortal

See all construction sites and temporary traffic disruptions online at one glance.

City-wide lane model: lane-exact representation of the road space

The lane model contains the entire road system of Munich in a simulation-enabled data structure.

Development of a city-wide network for control points

In order to integrate road traffic into the digital twin, high-precision measurement control points are required.

The Digital Twin Munich in Minecraft

Including the Digital Twin Munich as part of the Minecraft game provides a great opportunity to involve young people in participation and planning processes.

Modeling of Traffic-Related Air Pollution

The combination of multiple data sources enables the modeling of traffic-related air pollution.

Drone flights to survey and update the Digital Twin Munich

Drone-based data collection is suitable for capturing temporary and shot term or structural changes within the city and updating the city-wide data of the Digital Twin Munich.

Mapping Bike – area-specific update of the streetscape and supporting for drone flights

The concept of the mapping bike was developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) to record changes in road construction and to complement drone-based data collection.

On display is a holistic 2D data integration for optimizing urban planning processes for transport infrastructure in Plexmap.

An innovative geodata exchange platform

The geodata exchange platform is the agile sub-project platform of the Digital Twin Munich and uses Plexmap for holistic 2D and 3D data integration to optimize urban planning processes.

With the help of augmented reality (AR), future construction projects are projected into today's reality

Experience today what will be built tomorrow. With AR, future construction projects can easily and directly on site be superimposed and displayed together in today’s realit

Dashboard overview with selection options for various sensor values.

Geodashboards within the Digital Twin Munich

Geodashboards support informed decision making by visualizing complex geodata from the Digital Twin Munich.

Co-creation for the Digital Twin Munich

The Digital Twin Munich project is an excellent illustration of how visionary ideas and interdisciplinary collaboration positively impact urban development.

Visualization from the simulation environment

Sumonity: Bridging SUMO and Unity for Enhanced Traffic Simulation Experiences

An interface combining SUMO's traffic modeling with the Game Engine Unity for realistic traffic simulations.

The house of the future: Digital Twin Munich (DT-M)

The conceptual design of the DT-M house shows which professional skills and technical components and functionalities are required to realize the DT-M.

Further results coming soon...

Inventory during the pandemic

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Evaluation of bycicle path conditions using sensor technology

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VR simulators

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Contact the Digital Twin Team

City of Munich

Department of Communal Services

GeodataService