Singapore is home to some of the most profitable financial services, manufacturing and oil-refining corporations in the world. But with its accomplishments come some very specific challenges for a city-state which is limited by space but still demanding growth. Determined to future-proof Singapore’s success, the country has embarked on one of the most ambitious digital twinning projects the world has ever seen – creating a dynamic 3D city model and collaborative data platform, including 3D maps of the region. At the initial stage of the project it quickly became apparent that aerial imagery alone would not be able to capture ‘void decks’ - open spaces typically found on the ground floor of the city’s apartment blocks. These areas, which are sometimes underneath the tower bl

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