![]() ![]() ![]() With the completion of Virtual Yuhua, it could be used to showcase the possibilities and benefits of the HDB Greenprint initiative in other estates. For instance, the Yuhua estate is a test-bedding site for the Housing & Development Board’s Greenprint initiative, which features sustainable and green features such as solar panels, LED lights, pneumatic waste conveyance system, enhanced pedestrian networks and extended cycling networks. Virtual Singapore serves as a convenient platform for citizens to visualise upgrades to their estate, and allows them to provide timely feedback to the relevant agencies. In Virtual Yuhua, planners could visualise the various design options of a pedestrian overhead bridge and how it could be integrated seamlessly with the neighbourhood park that was being revamped as part of the Neighbourhood Upgrading Programme. For example, pathways around the new amenities could be built to redirect human and traffic flow during the upgrading to minimise inconvenience to citizens. The platform allows different agencies to share and review the plans and designs of the various projects in the same vicinity.įor example, Virtual Singapore makes it possible to visualise existing landscape against ongoing/future upgrading or renovation projects, which will enable agencies to collaborate to harmonise their respective projects and optimise the overall design and implementation. Virtual Singapore integrates various data sources including data from government agencies, 3D models, information from the Internet, and real time dynamic data from Internet of Things devices. Some of these uses and their applications are shown below. ![]() demographics, movement, climate.īy leveraging the big data environment and aggregating information from the public and private sector, the potential uses of Virtual Singapore in tackling liveability issues are limitless. Advanced information and modelling technology will allow Virtual Singapore to be infused with different sources of static, dynamic and real-time city data and information e.g. The 2D data and information co-ordinated through existing geospatial and non-geospatial platforms such as OneMap, People Hub, Business Hub etc. Virtual Singapore will be developed based on geometric and image data collected from various public agencies, and will integrate different data sources to describe the city with the necessary dynamic data ontology. Models of buildings encode the geometry as well as the components of a facility, such as walls, floors, and ceilings, down to its fine details, as in the composition of granite, sand and stone in a building material. Virtual Singapore includes semantic 3D modelling, which comprises detailed information such as texture, material representation of geometrical objects terrain attributes, for example, water bodies, vegetation, transportation infrastructure, etc. The platform is targeted to be ready by 2018 and will be deployed progressively. There are ongoing collaborations with government agencies, universities and partners to leverage Virtual Singapore for their modelling and simulation needs.Ĭlick here to view video gallery and see Virtual Singapore in action. Virtual Singapore is an R&D programme initiated by the NRF at a cost of $73 million for the development of the platform as well as research into latest technologies and advanced tools over a period of five years. Other public agencies will participate in Virtual Singapore in various phases. GovTech will provide expertise in information and communications technology and its management as required in the project. NRF will be leading the project development, whilst SLA will support with its 3D topographical mapping data and become the operator and owner when Virtual Singapore is completed. This project is championed by the National Research Foundation (NRF), Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore, the Singapore Land Authority (SLA) and the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech). It will enable users from different sectors to develop sophisticated tools and applications for test-bedding concepts and services, planning and decision-making, and research on technologies to solve emerging and complex challenges for Singapore. When completed, Virtual Singapore will be the authoritative 3D digital platform intended for use by the public, private, people and research sectors. Virtual Singapore is a dynamic three-dimensional (3D) city model and collaborative data platform, including th e 3D maps of Singapore. Test-Bedding and Demonstration of Innovative Research Science of Research, Innovation and Enterprise Programme Growing a Vibrant National Innovation System Sustaining a Strong Research Manpower Base Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC) ![]()
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