Digital twin

3D city model for depicting and developing the World Heritage Site

Goal

Urban planning

Project start

October 2021

Status

In implementation

Project launch

Summer 2027

Our vision for Bamberg

The unique world heritage of the city of Bamberg with its more than 1000 individual monuments is well documented. The conservation authorities have a detailed data basis for conservation and renovation measures, and the town planners can also plan any necessary construction measures with care. This ensures that the World Heritage Site is preserved for future generations. The people of Bamberg enjoy these picturesque surroundings and learn a lot about the background to historic Bamberg.

Technology

The current status of the city model is to be expanded and made publicly accessible through aerial surveys and data collection. The level of detail will be increased by merging existing data and adding new images. In this way, a realistic and georeferenced digital image of the World Heritage Site and later of the entire city will be created.
The technical basis is provided by the freely available master portal, which is used as part of the data platform. It enables simple operation and interactive display of information.

Project description

A 3D model not only records the current state of Bamberg’s buildings, but also provides historical data. This digital twin of the city of Bamberg thus fulfills two purposes: Firstly, highly detailed models of the monuments provide an essential basis for their preservation. In addition, such a 3D model enables a comprehensive visualization of planned construction measures and their effects on the surroundings even before they are carried out. On the other hand, a digital twin supplemented with historical data opens up opportunities for digital cultural and historical communication. Through the use of storytelling, the stories behind buildings, changes or historical events can be explained and visualized. This also makes the intangible world cultural heritage, i.e. cultural life in Bamberg, visible.

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Application examples for the digital twin could be

A planned construction project is visualized in a 3D model and presented at a participation event. This gives people a better understanding of the concept and allows them to comment on it.
Anyone interested can click to find historical interior photos of public buildings that have long since been lost in the course of renovation work.
Visitors and residents alike can learn more about the changes and transformations of Bamberg’s old town through an interactive display.

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„Bamberg, a city worth loving and living in, is becoming a smart city with an urban digital twin. This will benefit the entire urban community and everyone who is interested in the World Heritage City. “

Karl-Heinz Schramm

Project lead

Project status

As part of the funding application, the digital twin has been an integral part of Smart City Bamberg from the outset.

Ideation

As part of the funding application, the digital twin has been an integral part of Smart City Bamberg from the outset.

Since 2023, the necessary data has been collected by means of aerial surveys. Thanks to the collaboration with Civitas Core (data platform), the master portal will be available in mid-2024.

Planning and tendering

Since 2023, the necessary data has been collected by means of aerial surveys. Thanks to the collaboration with Civitas Core (data platform), the master portal will be available in mid-2024.

The development of a storytelling extension for the master portal will start in fall 2025. The technical framework for the planning twin will be in place by the end of 2025.

Implementation

The development of a storytelling extension for the master portal will start in fall 2025. The technical framework for the planning twin will be in place by the end of 2025.

The master portal for the data platform and the digital twin will be tested from the beginning of 2025. The tests will run until June 2026.