Dubai Digital Twin: 195,000 buildings, and no public door
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Dubai Municipality launched the Dubai Digital Twin Platform on 2 July 2026 with 3D models of more than 195,000 buildings, more than 280,000 infrastructure assets and more than 330,000 public facilities, bound together by more than 1,500 geospatial data layers and over 100 two- and three-dimensional applications. The named uses are urban planning, infrastructure and asset management, rainfall simulation and the analysis of future scenarios, and memoranda of understanding with Al-Futtaim Group and Huawei were signed at the launch. The platform is described throughout as serving government agencies; nothing in the launch says whether a resident or a researcher can ever open it.
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3D models of more than 195,000 buildings, more than 280,000 infrastructure assets and more than 330,000 public facilities
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more than 1,500 geospatial data layers and over 100 two- and three-dimensional applications
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The named uses are urban planning, infrastructure and asset management, rainfall simulation and the analysis of future scenarios
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memoranda of understanding with Al-Futtaim Group and Huawei were signed at the launch
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- Dubai Municipality
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- city-government
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Dubai Media Office — Hamdan bin Mohammed witnesses launch of Dubai Digital Twin Platform
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- web-page · language not classified
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- 2026-07-02
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-20
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Fast Company Middle East — Dubai launches AI-powered digital twin spanning 195,000 buildings and 280,000 infrastructure assets
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- 2026-07-03
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Dubai Digital Twin: 195,000 buildings, and no public door” — Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/dubai-digital-twin-platform/ (last verified 2026-08-20). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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