Technology that allows for the creation of hyper-realistic high-precision virtual models that provide a precise copy of reality, which can serve as the basis for many implementations. 

Digital twins offer unprecedented opportunities to improve accessibility, as they allow users to simulate, adapt, and personalise them in ways that have been difficult or impossible up to now. This technology, applied with consideration and a deep understanding of user needs, may represent a radical change for inclusion and accessibility in digital society.

The QURBIS research group combines different existing big data collection technologies into a single programme in order to reap the benefits and avoid high licensing costs:

• reconstruction with terrestrial laser scanning (millimetric precision of the model)
• terrestrial photogrammetry (hyper-realistic representation of the model)
• aerial photogrammetry (complete representation of the model)

Moreover, the digital twin is georeferenced with global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), which facilitates multi-disciplinary work and the project’s scalability and, thus, the incorporation of future modifications.