Urban Simulations Provide Answers to Key Questions for the Future

Saving energy, promoting autonomous driving and improving safety: these are important goals shared by many cities. But how exactly can we achieve them? Geodata-based semantic city models are showing us the way. Prof. Thomas H. Kolbe and his team research 3D models like this, which integrate a wide range of data – on aspects including traffic, infrastructure, cell phone towers, building structures and construction projects. They use these models for tasks such as calculating the future energy consumption of residential buildings in Munich up to 2035.     «

Saving energy, promoting autonomous driving and improving safety: these are important goals shared by many cities. But how exactly can we achieve them? Geodata-based semantic city models are showing us the way. Prof. Thomas H. Kolbe and his team research 3D models like this, which integrate a wide range of data – on aspects including traffic, infrastructure, cell phone towers, building structures and construction projects. They use these models for tasks such as calculating the future ener...     »