Dubai Digital Twin Maps 195,000 Buildings But Leaves Budget Unnamed
Dubai has launched a Digital Twin Platform for urban planning, infrastructure management, rainfall simulation and emergency scenarios. Dubai Municipality said the platform includes 3D models for more than 195,000 buildings, 280,000 infrastructure assets and 330,000 public facilities and assets, while the public record still lacks a project budget or public expansion timetable.
Dubai Launches A Real-Time Digital Twin Platform
Dubai has launched a Digital Twin Platform that the emirate describes as a real-time virtual model for urban planning, infrastructure management, rainfall simulation and emergency scenario planning.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed witnessed the launch during a Dubai Municipality workshop on applications for the platform.
The project is built around spatial and operational data that can support planning decisions, asset management and future-scenario analysis across the city.
Dubai Municipality described the platform as a virtual replica covering facilities, landmarks, infrastructure, master plans, buildings and residential units.
The authority said continuous updates are intended to preserve data accuracy, reliability and integrity as the model expands.
Municipality Lists Buildings, Assets And Data Layers
Dubai Municipality said the third phase created 3D models for more than 195,000 buildings across the emirate.
It separately listed 3D conversion work for infrastructure and public assets: above 280,000 infrastructure assets and above 330,000 public facilities and assets.
Dubai Municipality said the platform now includes more than 1,500 geospatial data layers.
The municipality also listed over 100 applications spanning 2D and 3D uses across urban planning, operations, infrastructure and data-driven decision-making.
The disclosed use cases are practical rather than only promotional.
Rainfall simulation and evacuation scenarios can help officials test how infrastructure and emergency plans perform before physical disruption occurs.
Huawei And Al-Futtaim Join The Next Phase
Dubai Municipality signed memoranda of understanding with Al-Futtaim Group and Huawei to support the next phase of the Digital Twin ecosystem.
The agreements cover collaboration on Digital Twin technologies, research and future-foresight work.
Marwan Ahmed Bin Ghalita, Director General of Dubai Municipality, said the project is intended to improve government services, asset management and infrastructure management.
Maryam Al Muhairi, chief executive of the Buildings Regulation and Permits Agency, said the next phase will expand partner integration and the use of data for vital sectors.
The platform aligns with Dubai's D33 economic agenda and the government's wider use of data integration and artificial intelligence in city operations.
The public record leaves a project budget, a public timetable for expanded partner integrations or service-level targets for agencies using the platform undisclosed.
