The government has completed the selection of local governments for the third digital twin pilot project and is moving forward in earnest to meet the needs of local governments wishing to utilize digital twins in administrative work and to expand digital twins.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Minister Won Hee-ryong) announced on the 3rd that 7 local governments were finally selected as a result of the 3rd Digital Twin Pilot Project Competition conducted for local governments across the country.

The selected local governments are: Gyeongsangnam-do (joint competition between Jinju and Sacheon), Daejeon Metropolitan City, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Yongin-si, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Ulsan Metropolitan City.

Looking at the business details of the local governments selected for the 3rd pilot project, Daejeon Metropolitan City is building high-precision underground space information based on XR through the fusion and integration of existing underground space integrated maps, underground facility data, and administrative information, and is building an integrated safety management system for underground facilities that utilizes AI to provide facility predictions and prior inspection items for underground facilities.

Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, performs dynamic simulations based on digital twins by integrating 3D spatial information (buildings, roads, facilities, etc.), administrative data, and communication data to support Yongin City policy decision-making.

Gwangmyeong City, Gyeonggi Province, is building a 3D urban planning simulation platform based on digital twins, including the creation of a virtual city model to support decision-making in establishing the 3rd new city urban plan for Gwangmyeong and Siheung, and analysis of UAM vertiport locations.

Andong City, Gyeongbuk Province, is linking and integrating spatial information of the Andong Dam water source and river basin with water management information for flood control to create a smart city. We are working on establishing a clean water management system.

Jinju-si and Sacheon-si in Gyeongnam Province are conducting preliminary simulations of road safety, linear improvement, expansion, and new construction by linking and integrating spatial information and administrative information, and are moving to create a safe road environment by converting the risk road structural improvement system.

Ulsan Metropolitan City is building a new concept public information search model that meets the needs and expectations of citizens by establishing an Ulsan-type data-based administrative system that combines artificial intelligence technology and spatial information.

Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, uses artificial intelligence to provide customized information in the cultural and tourism sectors of Gyeongju City and develop experiential content by creating a metaverse environment based on a digital twin in the Seorabeol region.

The digital twin pilot project has been implemented since 2021 to discover and pilot innovative ideas that can effectively solve urban issues such as safety and the environment using digital twin technology.

Digital twin is a technology that implements real objects as identical 3D models in the virtual world and supports decision-making by applying analysis, prediction, and optimization based on simulation.

In this third pilot project, in order to expand the scope of digital twin utilization, the latest AI technology linkage field was added in addition to the existing social issue fields (urban planning, safety, administration, environment).

Park Geon-soo, director of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s Land Information Policy Bureau, said, “Through this pilot project, we will not only demonstrate that digital twins can be utilized to solve major local government issues such as urban planning and the environment, but also lay the foundation for the early realization of a digital platform government through linkage with the latest AI technology.”