Towards National Connected Digital Twins - A Geospatial Perspective

Ellul, Claire; Stoter, Jantien; Bucher, Benedicte; Olsson, Per-Ola; Billen, Roland; DeLathouwer, Bart

doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-147-2024

Understanding the Owner/Operator Perspective on Location-enabled Digital Twins for Operation & Maintenance in Transportation Infrastructure

Georgios Floros and Claire Ellul

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XII-4-W1-2026, 113–120, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XII-4-W1-2026-113-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XII-4-W1-2026-113-2026, 2026

The Way Forwards for 3D Mapping at National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies

Claire Ellul, Knut Jetlund, Jack Metcalfe, Jantien Stoter, Stefano Cavazzi, and Andre Streilein

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XII-4-W1-2026, 105–112, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XII-4-W1-2026-105-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XII-4-W1-2026-105-2026, 2026

From Orthophotos to Building Footprints over a decade: Model Inference-Based Approach for Urban Densification Analysis in Iași, Romania

Loredana-Mariana Crenganis, Ana-Maria Loghin, Constantin Stoian, Ana-Maria Olteanu-Raimond, Arnaud le Bris, Juste Raimbault, Julien Perret, Bénédicte Bucher, and Nicolas Gonthier

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIX-B4-2026, 25–33, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIX-B4-2026-25-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIX-B4-2026-25-2026, 2026

Conceptualising value in public sector geospatial information for digital twins

Jack Metcalfe, Claire Ellul, Stefano Cavazzi, Jantien Stoter, and Jeremy Morley

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XI-4-2026, 331–338, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-4-2026-331-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-4-2026-331-2026, 2026

RefineNet: a Confidence-aware Deep Online Learning Framework to Refine Real-world Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation

Sharath Chandra Madanu, Shenglan Du, Jantien Stoter, and Daan van der Heide

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XI-3-2026, 179–185, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-3-2026-179-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-3-2026-179-2026, 2026

Consolidating feedbacks and expertise of Digital Twins of Territories’ engineers in nation-wide frameworks

Théo Szanto, Mathieu Brédif, and Bénédicte Bucher

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XI-1-2026, 355–362, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-1-2026-355-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-XI-1-2026-355-2026, 2026

Creating 3D city models of Mexican cities based on open data

Ken Arroyo Ohori and Jantien Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-3-W4-2025, 3–9, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-W4-2025-3-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-W4-2025-3-2026, 2026

Defining LoDs to support BIM-based 3D building abstractions in GIS

Jasper van der Vaart, Ken Arroyo Ohori, Jantien Stoter, and Siham El Yamani

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-3-W4-2025, 55–62, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-W4-2025-55-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-3-W4-2025-55-2026, 2026

Beyond Twinness and Twinning: Reflections on Urban Digital Twinnation from the Namur 3D Project

Hadrien Macq, Imane Jeddoub, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W16-2025, 51–58, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W16-2025-51-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W16-2025-51-2025, 2025

Lessons learnt from the integration of open data and semantic 3D city models for urban building energy modelling in the Netherlands

Camilo León-Sánchez, Giorgio Agugiaro, and Jantien Stoter

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W7-2025, 89–96, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W7-2025-89-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W7-2025-89-2025, 2025

A Lightweight Framework for Seamless Integration of Building Energy Simulations into Urban Digital Twins

Imane Jeddoub, Mazarine Roquet, Yassine Oudadda, Rafika Hajji, Pierre Dewallef, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W15-2025, 77–84, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W15-2025-77-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W15-2025-77-2025, 2025

Enriching LoD2 Building Models with Façade Openings Using Oblique Imagery

Yitong Xia, Weixiao Gao, and Jantien Stoter

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W6-2025, 225–232, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W6-2025-225-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W6-2025-225-2025, 2025

Automatic Detection, 3D Localization, and Semantic Enrichment of Commercial Signboards Using 360° Mobile Mapping Imagery: A Case Study in Temara, Morocco

Hiba Doi, Rafika Hajji, Imane Jeddoub, and Roland Billen

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W6-2025, 73–80, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W6-2025-73-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W6-2025-73-2025, 2025

Do green roofs and spatial resolution influence flood simulation output? – A case study in Malmö, Southern Sweden

Karolina Pantazatou, Andreas Persson, Per-Ola Olsson, and Lars Harrie

AGILE GIScience Ser., 6, 41, https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-6-41-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-6-41-2025, 2025

Railway reconstruction from 3D point cloud using Deep Learning and Parametric Modeling

Anass Yarroudh, Abderrazzaq Kharroubi, Imane Jeddoub, Zouhair Ballouch, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2-W8-2024, 477–482, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-477-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-477-2024, 2024

Automatic upgrade of 3D building models to LoD3 using 3D Point Clouds and Grounding DINO

Anass Yarroudh, Abderrazzaq Kharroubi, Imane Jeddoub, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2-W8-2024, 471–476, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-471-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-471-2024, 2024

City2Twin: an open urban digital twin from data integration to visualization and analysis

Benirina Parfait Rafamatanantsoa, Imane Jeddoub, Anass Yarroudh, Rafika Hajji, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2-W8-2024, 387–394, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-387-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-387-2024, 2024

Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds

Abderrazzaq Kharroubi, Zouhair Ballouch, Imane Jeddoub, Rafika Hajji, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2-W8-2024, 227–233, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-227-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-227-2024, 2024

Automatic Detection and 3D Modeling of City Furniture Objects using LiDAR and Imagery Mobile Mapping Data

Hiba Doi, Anass Yarroudh, Imane Jeddoub, Rafika Hajji, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-2-W8-2024, 125–132, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-125-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-125-2024, 2024

Enhancing Georeferencing of IFC Models through Surveyed Points Integration

Amir Hakim, Ken Arroyo Ohori, Jasper van der Vaart, Siham El Yamani, and Jantien Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W11-2024, 41–47, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-41-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-41-2024, 2024

High resolution solar potential computation in large scale urban areas by means of semantic 3D city models

Longxiang Xu, Camilo León-Sánchez, Giorgio Agugiaro, and Jantien Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W11-2024, 167–174, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-167-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-167-2024, 2024

BIM Legal: Implementation of a standard for Cadastral Registration of Apartment Complexes in 3D

Jantien Stoter, Abdoulaye Diakité, Marcel Reuvers, Doris Smudde, Jacques Vos, Ruben Roes, Jasper van der Vaart, Amir Hakim, and Siham El Yamani

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W11-2024, 111–120, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-111-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W11-2024-111-2024, 2024

Enriching lower LoD 3D city models with semantic data computed by the voxelisation of BIM sources

Jasper van der Vaart, Jantien Stoter, Giorgio Agugiaro, Ken Arroyo Ohori, Amir Hakim, and Siham El Yamani

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 297–308, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-297-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-297-2024, 2024

3D Generalisation of Building Components – An Initial Proof of Concept

Estibaliz Muñumer Herrero, Claire Ellul, and Stefano Cavazzi

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 247–254, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-247-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-247-2024, 2024

Building-PCC: Building Point Cloud Completion Benchmarks

Weixiao Gao, Ravi Peters, and Jantien Stoter

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 179–186, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-179-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-179-2024, 2024

Filling holes in LoD2 building models

Weixiao Gao, Ravi Peters, Hugo Ledoux, and Jantien Stoter

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 171–177, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-171-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-171-2024, 2024

Exploring the Potential of NoSQL Databases for a BIM and 3D GIS enabled Location Framework for Construction Digital Twins and the Golden Thread

Claire Ellul, Richard Loo, and George Floros

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 137–145, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-137-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-137-2024, 2024

Towards Extending CityGML for Property Valuation: Property Valuation ADE

Siham El Yamani, Rafika Hajji, Roland Billen, Ken Arroyo Ohori, Jasper van der Vaart, Amir Hakim, and Jantien Stoter

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W5-2024, 127–135, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-127-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W5-2024-127-2024, 2024

Towards a multi-database CityGML environment adapted to big geodata issues of urban digital twins

Jean-Paul Kasprzyk, Gilles-Antoine Nys, and Roland Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W10-2024, 101–106, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W10-2024-101-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W10-2024-101-2024, 2024

Preface

Dimos N. Pantazis, Nikitas N. Karanikolas, Michael Vassilakopoulos, Volker Coors, Ioannis Voyiatzis, and Claire Ellul

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W10-2024, 1–4, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W10-2024-1-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W10-2024-1-2024, 2024

(m)App my data! Developing a Map-ability Rating and App to Rapidly Communicate Data Quality and Interoperability Potential of Open Data

Claire Ellul, Paul Reynolds, and Leonardo Vilardo

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W4-2024, 49–56, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-49-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-49-2024, 2024

Towards a Digital Twin of Liege: The Core 3D Model based on Semantic Segmentation and Automated Modeling of LiDAR Point Clouds

Zouhair Ballouch, Imane Jeddoub, Rafika Hajji, Jean-Paul Kasprzyk, and Roland Billen

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W4-2024, 13–20, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-13-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-13-2024, 2024

Preface

Dimos N. Pantazis, Nikitas N. Karanikolas, Michael Vassilakopoulos, Volker Coors, Ioannis Voyiatzis, and Claire Ellul

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W4-2024, 1–4, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-1-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W4-2024-1-2024, 2024

3D CHANGE DETECTION FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF BUILDINGS IN 3D CITY MODELS

A. Tamort, A. Kharroubi, R. Hajji, and R. Billen

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W9-2024, 349–355, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W9-2024-349-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W9-2024-349-2024, 2024

Exploring the potential to use in-between pixel variability for early detection of bark beetle attacked trees

Per-Ola Olsson, Hugo Bergman, and Karl Piltz

AGILE GIScience Ser., 4, 35, https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-4-35-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-4-35-2023, 2023

Spruce bark beetles (Ips typographus) cause up to 700 times higher bark BVOC emission rates compared to healthy Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Erica Jaakkola, Antje Gärtner, Anna Maria Jönsson, Karl Ljung, Per-Ola Olsson, and Thomas Holst

Biogeosciences, 20, 803–826, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-803-2023,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-803-2023, 2023

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CREATION OF A CITYGML-BASED 3D CITY MODEL TESTBED FOR ENERGY-RELATED APPLICATIONS

C. León-Sánchez, G. Agugiaro, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W5-2022, 97–103, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-97-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-97-2022, 2022

ON THE INFLUENCE OF PARTY WALLS FOR URBAN ENERGY MODELLING

G. Agugiaro, A. Zwamborn, C. Tigchelaar, E. Matthijssen, C. León-Sánchez, F. van der Molen, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W5-2022, 9–16, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-9-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W5-2022-9-2022, 2022

APPLYING VERSIONING TO MULTI-LOD 3D CITY MODELS

S. Vitalis, K. Arroyo Ohori, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W4-2022, 177–182, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W4-2022-177-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W4-2022-177-2022, 2022

DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF THE CITYJSON ENERGY EXTENSION FOR SPACE HEATING DEMAND CALCULATION

Ö. Tufan, K. Arroyo Ohori, C. León-Sánchez, G. Agugiaro, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-4-W4-2022, 169–176, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W4-2022-169-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-4-W4-2022-169-2022, 2022

EXPLORING EXISTING 3D RECONSTRUCTION TOOLS FOR THE GENERATION OF 3D CITY MODELS AT VARIOUS LOD FROM A SINGLE DATA SOURCE

E. Muñumer Herrero, C. Ellul, and S. Cavazzi

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W2-2022, 209–216, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-209-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-209-2022, 2022

QUANTIFYING GEOMETRIC CHANGES IN BIM-GIS CONVERSION

A. H. Liu and C. Ellul

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W2-2022, 185–192, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-185-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-185-2022, 2022

LOCATION-ENABLED DIGITAL TWINS – UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF NMCAS IN A EUROPEAN CONTEXT

C. Ellul, J. Stoter, and B. Bucher

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., X-4-W2-2022, 53–60, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-53-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-W2-2022-53-2022, 2022

GEOBIM INFORMATION TO CHECK DIGITAL BUILDING PERMIT REGULATIONS

N. Hobeika, J. van Liempt, F. Noardo, K. Arroyo Ohori, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLIII-B4-2022, 529–535, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-529-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2022-529-2022, 2022

Field-scale CH₄ emission at a subarctic mire with heterogeneous permafrost thaw status

Patryk Łakomiec, Jutta Holst, Thomas Friborg, Patrick Crill, Niklas Rakos, Natascha Kljun, Per-Ola Olsson, Lars Eklundh, Andreas Persson, and Janne Rinne

Biogeosciences, 18, 5811–5830, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5811-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-5811-2021, 2021

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3D CITY MODELS FOR SUPPORTING SIMULATIONS IN CITY DENSIFICATIONS

L. Harrie, J. Kanters, K. Mattisson, P. Nezval, P.-O. Olsson, K. Pantazatou, G. Kong, and H. Fan

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVI-4-W4-2021, 73–77, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-73-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-73-2021, 2021

THE IMPACT OF LEVEL OF DETAIL IN 3D CITY MODELS FOR CFD-BASED WIND FLOW SIMULATIONS

C. García-Sánchez, S. Vitalis, I. Paden, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVI-4-W4-2021, 67–72, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-67-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-67-2021, 2021

LOSS OF INFORMATION DURING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FOR HIGHWAYS ASSET MANAGEMENT: A GEOBIM PERSPECTIVE

G. S. Floros and C. Ellul

ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., VIII-4-W2-2021, 83–90, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-VIII-4-W2-2021-83-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-VIII-4-W2-2021-83-2021, 2021

QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A NATIONWIDE DATA SET CONTAINING AUTOMATICALLY RECONSTRUCTED 3D BUILDING MODELS

B. Dukai, R. Peters, S. Vitalis, J. van Liempt, and J. Stoter

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVI-4-W4-2021, 17–24, https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-17-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W4-2021-17-2021, 2021

Towards National Connected Digital Twins - A Geospatial Perspective

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