Smart 20 Award announced
The City of Raleigh’s Information Technology department’s Using Microclimate Modeling and Digital Twin to envision Raleigh's Future Project project was recently named a recipient of a Smart 20 Award. Smart 20 Awards recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work. Raleigh won the award for its “Using Microclimate Modeling and Digital Twin to Envision Raleigh’s Future” project.
Award winners will be honored at Smart Cities Connect conference on May 7- 10. The 2024 conference will be hosted in Raleigh.
Award winners illustrate best practice examples of forward-thinking municipalities effectively leveraging technology and innovation to offer sustainable, new services and economic opportunities for diverse communities.
“We are honored to be recognized for our innovation team and partners’ work on how today's decisions impact the environment for our future generations through predictive models,” said City of Raleigh CIO Mark Wittenburg.
The City of Raleigh’s IT department partnered with Sustainability, Planning, Office of Strategy and Innovation, and external partner MITRE on the project. They explored the use of technology in solving current challenges using microclimate modeling and a Digital GIS Twin to envision Raleigh's future. The microclimate data applied to a 3D digital twin allowed the team to explore an innovative technology to address the mounting complexities of urban life and climate change. This innovative solution can guide more intelligent and resilient urban development.