Urban Digital Twins and Urban Informatics
A section of Smart Cities (ISSN 2624-6511).
Section Information
Scope:
This section is dedicated to the development and application of urban digital twins as comprehensive, dynamic, and interactive virtual models of physical cities. It covers topics in data acquisition, multi-scale modeling and simulation, real-time data streaming, and human–computer interaction within digital twin platforms. The section also welcomes submissions on city informatics, focusing on novel methodologies for urban data analytics, visualization, and how these tools collectively support city planning, operational management, and participatory decision making.
Keywords
- urban digital twin
- city informatics
- urban analytics
- three-dimensional city modeling and simulation
- geospatial analysis
- data integration
- virtual reality (VR)
- predictive modeling
- smart city platforms
