Digital twins are virtual models designed to accurately reflect a physical object or process. The real-world applications of this are endless - from city planning to construction and decoration, digital twins can help you visualise concepts within spaces with ease. When it comes to processes a digital twin can represent measurements of flows that are difficult to show such as wind direction, or temperature of flows within pipes.

What’s more, the twinned object can be outfitted with sensors and produce performance data that can be applied to the digital copy. This offers a valuable insight into how the physical object will perform in real life.

How do digital twins relate to spatial data?

In the second episode of a three-part EM360 Podcast with Safe Software, President Don Murray speaks to Susan Walsh, Founder and MD of The Classification Guru, about:

• Digital twins and the evolution of spatial data
• What expertise and requirements are needed to create a digital twin
• The potential that lies in digital twins for the future and how they can move society forward