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Digital twin

September 17, 2023, Filed Under: Digital twin, News & Events, Projects

A Digital Twin for Austin

Announcing the Austin Digital Twin: A Revolutionary Leap in Urban Management and Public Safety We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Austin Digital Twin, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at transforming how cities are managed and safeguarded. Developed through a collaborative effort between the University of Texas Urban Information… read more 

January 1, 2023, Filed Under: Digital twin, Projects

Smart City Data Integration

Open Data portals and such for cities are increasingly popular for local goverment to publish and communicate data to the public. While the dedicated interface makes it easy for data owners to upload data, it lacks comprehensive means to connect relavant data for a particular topic of interest. As datasets… read more 

November 3, 2022, Filed Under: Digital twin, Projects

Active Fire Incident Map

This project provides active fire incidents of every major city on an interactive map. The tracker is updated in almost real-time from all over the nation. This live tracker updates with the latest smoke runoff from each fire, keeping you well informed and out of danger, as well as keeps… read more 

March 3, 2021, Filed Under: Digital twin, Projects

Improving Pedestrian Safety with Traffic Monitoring Camera and AI

In collaboration with the Austin Transportation Department, we study pedestrian road use and identify potential safety concerns by analyzing existing traffic camera videos. Our approach automatically analyzes the content of video data from existing traffic cameras using a semi-automated processing pipeline powered by the state-of-art computing hardware and algorithms. Transportation… read more 

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