- High Performance Computing increases accuracy
- Interoperability and system integrations
- Simulations for climate, mobility, livability.
Professionals face complex challenges in planning and managing urban and landscape developments. Digital Twins provide a dynamic, digital representation of physical environments, enabling users to perform real-time simulations and impact analyses. This technology enables municipalities and consultants to:
- Efficiently integrate and manage complex data.
- Perform accurate scenario analyses for better policy and decision-making.
- Develop strategic plans that take into account a wide range of urban and environmental considerations.
Our vision on Digital Twins
A Digital Twin is not an end goal in itself but a powerful tool that supports decision-making. It allows us to gain deep insights into both problems and solutions by visualizing and analyzing complex data. Digital Twins enable experts, policymakers, administrators, and politicians to collaborate more effectively and make informed decisions. Digital Twins give us the opportunity to gain in-depth insight into the quality of the physical living environment, including elements such as infrastructure, green areas and liveability.
Digital Twins are rapidly emerging as a revolutionary tool for addressing the complex challenges of our environment. This technology promises a new way of working, but it is not yet entirely clear what it will look like. That is why experimenting, hackathons and smartly linking technologies are crucial in this phase.
Connectivity
The success of a Digital Twin depends on the seamless integration of data, calculation models, and visualizations. This allows for the connection of technologies that complement each other and together form a usable solution for specific environmental challenges.. Connectivity is key. Therefore, at Tygron, we invest a large amount of time in developing and testing open coupling standards that are essential for the success of Digital Twins. Important elements are:
- Data: From GIS data to real-time sensor information, there are huge amounts of data available but the challenge is to connect and utilize this data in the right way. For example, weather data must come from reliable sources like the KNMI, and traffic data must be directly accessible from municipal databases.
- Calculation Models: Sometimes it is crucial to retrieve the correct data from preferred simulation software. Think of the AERIUS model from RIVM for nitrogen calculations, which can be directly integrated into the Digital Twin. Also, your own calculation models can be connected and integrated.
- Visualizations: Whether it’s platforms like Unity, Cesium, or Unreal Engine, or dashboard solutions like PowerBI or Flourish, the Tygron Platform can interact with it.
Why the Tygron Platform?
The Tygron Platform is ideal for implementing Digital Twins due to the following technical features:
- High Performance Computing: Increases the accuracy of simulations and analyses, allowing users to explore complex scenarios in detail.
- Advanced Interoperability: Supports seamless integration with existing municipal systems and software solutions, which is essential for incorporating real-time data and policy context
- Data-driven Decision Making: Enhances transparency and reliability in planning and management through accurate data analyses that aid policymakers in making informed decisions.
The Tygron Plan
Be in full control
At Tygron, we understand the need to be in full control when managing your data and computational models, ensuring that you comprehend the implications of your model outcomes in every situation.
With support for over 100 organizations in 20 countries and 30,000 projects, Tygron assists in integrating data streams, computational tools, and providing insights into the impact of plans and scenarios. This enhances internal simulation processes, enabling faster testing of design changes.
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