Skip to content
A4 civilengineering
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Education
  • Community
  • Thought
  • Ongoing Happenings
  • Contact Us
Menu Close

Blog

Home » Ongoing Happenings » Hexagon Geosystems Introduces Digital Twins of Major Cities
Hexagon Geosystems Introduces Digital Twins of Major Cities
Hexagon’s Geosystems division has launched Metro HD city data, a new offering of ultra-high-resolution 2D and 3D digital twins of major cities as an off-the-shelf product through the HxGN Content Program. The announcement was made at Intergeo.

In addition to the Content Program’s standard product offerings of orthophotos and digital surface models, Metro HD will expand the data stack to include high-definition true orthophotos, obliques, digital terrain models, Lidar point clouds, 3D building models (LOD2), 3D meshes, and land use maps. Cities captured in 2021 include Munich, Cologne, Vienna, Milan, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Tokyo, Dallas, New York, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. More cities will be added in early 2022.

Hybrid aerial mapping
The program uses a hybrid urban mapping sensor, the Leica CityMapper-2, that concurrently collects Lidar and aerial imagery. The derived products, based on the strength of each subsystem, result in superior accuracy and temporal consistency across all three data dimensions to satisfy even the most demanding applications.

“By creating a 3D digital twin of the world, the HxGN Content Program is supporting the global need for geospatial data that enables insightful, data-driven decisions,” stated John Welter, president geospatial content solutions at Hexagon. “We continue to deliver innovative products and form strategic partnerships that provide the highest quality data to position our customers for success.”

Automatic feature extraction
The data consistency and flexible use terms of the HxGN Content Program makes it a very suitable data source for artificial intelligence, machine learning, automatic feature extraction and large volume analytics. Additionally, the 3D digital twins will enable city administrations and infrastructure providers to manage and monitor critical assets, assess and model risks, and support the visualization of new infrastructure projects for public communication with the goal to create smarter, more sustainable cities.

The data will be hosted and made available for download and streaming via the HxGN Content Program partner network for integration into GIS and analytics platforms and on Hexagon Digital Reality (HxDR), Hexagon’s cloud-based visualization and collaboration platform.
Read More
www.gim-international.com

Read more articles

Previous PostWhy it’s time to bust the myths that are hampering digital twin adoption
Next PostSynthetic data and digital twin

You Might Also Like

Read more about the article Under the hood: 3D graphics engine powers digital twins

Under the hood: 3D graphics engine powers digital twins

October 8, 2021
Read more about the article Digital twins can help cities win the Race to Zero

Digital twins can help cities win the Race to Zero

September 30, 2021
Read more about the article Can digital engineering facilitate a faster route to achieving net zero goals?

Can digital engineering facilitate a faster route to achieving net zero goals?

December 18, 2021

Archives

  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021

Categories

  • 3D Printing
  • Air Quality
  • Architecture
  • Automation
  • BIM
  • Civil Software
  • Computer Vision
  • Constrcution Site
  • Digital Twin
  • Disaster
  • Earthquake
  • Edu Resource
  • Environmental
  • FreeCourse
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • GIS
  • Industry News
  • Intelligent Transportation System
  • IOT
  • Market Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Remote Sensing
  • Sensors
  • Smart City
  • Smart Home
  • Smart Home/Building
  • Smart Materials
  • Structural Engineering
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Transportation
  • Uncategorized
  • Urban Planning

Recent Posts

  • Kontrol Technologies is in the thick of the commercial building upgrade supercycle
  • I-Bhd, China Mobile team up to build Malaysia’s first green smart building
  • FedEx launches AI-powered sorting robot to drive smart logistics
  • 8 trends shaping cities in 2022
  • DC joins growing list of cities requiring new buildings to include EV parking
A4 civilengineering
©2021 Privacy policy
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Education
  • Community
  • Thought
  • Ongoing Happenings
  • Contact Us

Enjoying the contents?

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter