In September 2021, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) initiated a 3D mapping project for the Worli region. Nearly three years after this initiative, last week, on Friday, March 15, the civic body started the process of creating a digital twin for Mumbai by mapping all of the city's 3D models.
An INR 155 crore agreement was made between the civic body, Genesys International Corporation, and Veritas in an attempt to improve civic facilities. In the next three years to come, the two companies will develop and maintain a pan-Mumbai 3D model.
A very precise 3D city model and map stack would be created, implemented, maintained, and updated for three years for Mumbai as part of this scheme. The creation of basic facilities, the prevention and removal of encroachment, disaster management, and precise urban planning would all benefit from the thorough digital mapping of the city, says Sharad Ughade, director of the BMC Information and Technology Department.
What Is 3D Mapping?
Making a digital map of a city's structures, roads, bridges, underpasses, water bodies, transportation options, traffic spaces, open areas, public amenities, and slums is known as 3D mapping and is done using geospatial technology. After it is installed, the technology would let BMC and other government organisations keep an eye on how the city is developing and make deft judgements regarding planning, governance, eviction of encroachers, and disaster relief.
How Will The Civic Body Create 3D Map Of Mumbai?
A 3D model of the city's infrastructure covering all 24 wards will be created through the project, which will encompass up to 500 square kilometres. A panoramic 360-degree view of the city's street will also be available on this map. In collaboration with Veritas (India) Limited, the BMC enlisted Genesys International Corporation, a prominent domestic mapping technology operator, to oversee the development, implementation, and upkeep of the platforms. For a period of three years, starting from the project's launch date, BMC will map annual city changes.
How Will The Digital Twin Of Mumbai Help BMC?
The project, which is being led by BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and Assistant Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Bhide, was officially launched on March 15, at Bandra Kurla Complex on a citywide basis.
Due to the city's expanding population and geographical region, the civic body is finding it more and more difficult to build infrastructure, implement large-scale projects, and provide basic facilities. In this context, the 3D City model project aims to give a detailed and comprehensive overview of the city's landscape to facilitate precise development, communication, planning, and collaboration among various stakeholders.
Once operational, the technology would facilitate the execution of simulations for many situations, including disaster relief, the operations of the Mumbai fire department, planning for current roads and bridges, property tax assessment and collection, development planning, and encroachment identification.
Although this is the first time the project is being applied over all of Mumbai, the civic authority has been experimenting with this technology since September 2021, when it finished creating a 3D model map of the 10 sq kilometre Worli area of Mumbai.
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