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Selected Results and Funded Projects

A wide range of project and work outcomes have been—and continue to be—achieved within the framework of the Munich Digital Twin, driving digitalization and innovation across the city. These successes reflect the dedicated collaboration among various funded projects and contribute significantly to the development of a smart, sustainable city.

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Munich Digital Twin (DZ-M) Funding Project

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The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) supports measures for the digital transformation of urban mobility in German cities and municipalities. Through its nationwide funding guideline "Digitalization of Municipal Transport Systems," the federal government makes a significant contribution to climate and health protection in Germany. Within this framework, the project "Digital Twin of the State Capital Munich to Improve the Geospatial Data Basis for Transport Planning and Traffic Management Measures, with the Overarching Goal of Improving Air Quality" (DZ-M) was carried out in Munich.

The initiative for the Munich Digital Twin was launched in 2018. Funding was approved for the Geodata Service (Department of Municipal Services) for the Munich Digital Twin (DZ-M) project, which officially began on January 1, 2019. While the concept of a digital twin is not new, Munich is one of the first cities to successfully implement this approach on a city-wide scale. The project established essential foundations and delivered numerous results. It was successfully concluded on December 31, 2023.

During the course of the project, on December 16, 2020, the Munich City Council resolved to establish the Digital Twin as a permanent municipal task. This decision was made in support of the goal for Munich to become climate-neutral by 2035. Since then, the Digital Twin Munich has served as the digital infrastructure for the climate-neutral city.

 

Detailed results of the Digital Twin Munich funding project:

3D Ansicht der Sonnenstraße

Public Participation with the 3D City Model

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

Zu sehen ist ein Ausschnitt des 3D-Modells, in dem die semantischen Informationen des Lane-Models oder einer Verkehrssimulationen auf Basis des Lane-Models in der Sonnenstraße ausgegeben werden können.

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.

Representation of the procedure model for deriving indicators for evaluating the service quality of cycle paths using a standardized evaluation system from a semantic 3D city model and an excerpt of the result for the "Vision Boulevard Sonnenstraße and Herzog-Willhelm-Park".

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.

A surveying vehicle from iNovitas equipped with camera setup. On the rear window, it reads 'Please keep distance Mobile Mapping', while on the side of the vehicle, 'infra3D Services' is displayed along with a sticker stating 'on behalf of the City of Munich, Department of Communal Services GeodataService'.

Mobile Mapping and Feature Extraction

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

The construction sites map can be viewed on the Geoportal. With the help of icons, the map provides an overview of current and planned construction sites and no-stopping zones in Munich that will cause restrictions on driving, walking and parking over the next two to six weeks.

Interactive construction sites map in the Munich GeoPortal

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

lane-level model of the road network between central station, the Lenbachplatz and the Sophienstraße.

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.

A person is standing on the street by a manhole cover. They are holding a long pole with a GNSS receiver for measuring control points.

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 Munich Olympic Stadium in Minecraft.

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.

Exemplary modeling of traffic-related air pollution through nitrogen oxides (NOX) by the Technical University of Munich based on data of the Munich Digital Twin. The modeled concentration of nitrogen oxide emitted by traffic per cubic meter of air is shown.

Modeling of Traffic-Related Air Pollution

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

Bird's-eye view of the high-resolution 3D model of the Oktoberfest based on drone-based data acquisition integrated into the city-wide 3D model of the Digital Twin Munich.

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

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.

Shared use of the AR application for interactive planning visualization in the office.

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.

Teamwork Illustration

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 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.

Concept sketch for sensor-based detection of construction sites in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg

Sensor-based detection of construction sites

The sensor-supported localization of construction site lights enables the automated recording of the spatial and temporal extent of construction sites in the Digital Twin Munich. This allows construction site areas to be visualized in real time.

The graphic shows Munich's construction measures in Geoportal. The Munich city administration can use it to plan upcoming public road construction measures and better coordinate them in terms of time and space.

Planning and coordinating construction projects with the Digital Twin Munich

City-wide planning of major public roadworks to reduce traffic disruption using the access-protected platform for coordinating construction sites.

User interface of the DT-M interface for air pollution modeling.

Data interface for air pollution modeling

By providing a data interface, it is possible to use the data from the Digital Twin Munich for air pollution simulations

Shown is an overview of the detected deviations caused by road unevenness, with vibrations varying depending on the bike type and suspension.

Innovative bike path condition detection using mobile sensors

Pilot project for sensor-supported detection of cycle path condition, ride comfort, traffic light stopping times and danger spots using mobile trackers in the Digital Twin Munich.

Image from the demontstration of the use case.

Experience the Digital Twin Munich live in a Virtual Reality (VR) simulator

The VR simulators in the Digital Twin Munich facilitate realistic 3D visualizations, interactive planning, effective collaboration, citizen participation and trainings.

Zu sehen ist eine Straßenkarte in Form einer Wabe inklusive verschiedener Verkehrszeichen.

Inventory of the road space

Manual capturing and georeferencing of selected objects in public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic based on street survey data.

Recording and graphical representation of correlations, actions, results and involved individuals.

Transparency and overview in the project Digital Twin Munich with the DigitalRadar

Introduction of an interactive and user-friendly tool for visualizing strategy and planning within the Digital Twin Munich.

Contact the Digital Twin Team

City of Munich

Department of Communal Services

GeodataService