Humans As Sensors in Urban Digital Twins

Binyu Lei; Yunlei Su; Filip Biljecki

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-43699-4_42

Humans As Sensors in Urban Digital Twins

Binyu Lei
, Yunlei Su
, Filip Biljecki^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Geography

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Abstract

Digital twins have gained increasing attention as a tool to facilitate decision-making in the cities. However, the current discourse predominantly focuses on technical aspects while overlooking the human aspect in urban digital twins. This work proposes a conceptual framework that addresses the role of humans in relation to the urban environment, therefore highlighting the social value of urban digital twins. The proposed framework is subsequently implemented in a specific case study of outdoor walking comfort at National University of Singapore, validating its feasibility in practice. By incorporating human sensing data, such as participatory data, urban digital twins have the potential to represent the dynamic interaction between people and environments, generating a holistic physical-social-virtual system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Recent Advances in 3D Geoinformation Science
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th 3D GeoInfo Conference
Editors	Thomas H. Kolbe, Andreas Donaubauer, Christof Beil
Publisher	Springer
Pages	693-706
Number of pages	14
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031436994
ISBN (Print)	9783031436987, 9783031437014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43699-4_42
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2024
Event	International 3D GeoInfo Conference, 3DGeoInfo 2023 - Munich, Germany Duration: 12 Sept 2023 → 14 Sept 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	1863-2246
ISSN (Electronic)	1863-2351

Conference

Conference	International 3D GeoInfo Conference, 3DGeoInfo 2023
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	12/09/23 → 14/09/23

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Keywords

3D city modelling
Data integration
Human sensing data
Participatory process
Urban planning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Geography, Planning and Development
Earth-Surface Processes
Computers in Earth Sciences

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Humans As Sensors in Urban Digital Twins. / Lei, Binyu; Su, Yunlei; Biljecki, Filip.
Recent Advances in 3D Geoinformation Science: Proceedings of the 18th 3D GeoInfo Conference. ed. / Thomas H. Kolbe; Andreas Donaubauer; Christof Beil. 1. ed. Springer, 2024. p. 693-706 (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography).

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