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Overview

The DTCC (Digital Twin Cities Centre) Platform is an open-source platform developed and maintained by Chalmers University of Technology for creating and exploring digital twins of cities.

Core Purpose​

The platform aims to provide an integrated environment for:

  • Interactive city planning
  • Urban design
  • City exploration
  • Modeling and simulation
  • Visualization of urban environments

Key Features​

Data Handling​

  • Supports multiple data formats for import/export
  • Can process point clouds (LAS/LAZ format)
  • Handles building footprints (shapefile format)
  • Provides both command-line and Python interfaces for data manipulation

City Modeling​

  • Builds comprehensive city models from raw data
  • Generates various mesh types:
    • Ground meshes
    • Building meshes
    • Volume meshes
    • Boundary meshes

Visit the DTCC Platform for more information.