Icon class icon_class far fa-file-alt icon_class_computed far fa-file-alt Keywords digital twin Digital Twin Consortium geolocation ANZLIC-2019 Copyright information Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Snippets (quotes/extracts) Digital twins are dynamic, data driven, multi-dimensional digital replicas of a physical entity. They encompass potential or actual physical assets, processes, people, places, systems, devices and the natural environment. In contrast to traditional digital models, digital twins can connect with the physical ‘twin’ they model, changing alongside the physical system via real-time sensors and actuators. Sensors [DISPUTED] in office buildings for example, can adjust lights, blinds and temperature to balance optimal working environment with energy consumption, with the digital twin managing and adjusting in near real-time. Traditionally, industry has created digital twins by retrospectively mapping, scanning, surveying, digitising or developing a digital copy of a real world object. Today this process can occur in reverse, with the digital model developed first followed by the physical asset. External links ANZLIC home https://www.anzlic.gov.au/resources/principles-spatially-enabled-digital-twins-… Visit also Visit also (backlinks) 'Origins of the Digital Twin Concept', August 2016, Dr Michael Grieves TRAIL: A SysML Pattern for Digital Twinning Flags
