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Digital twin simulator
- Publication category
- Other algorithms
- Impact assessment
- Field not filled in.
- Status
- In development
General information
Theme
- Nature and Environment
- Space and Infrastructure
- Living
- Public Order and Safety
Begin date
Contact information
Link to publication website
Responsible use
Goal and impact
The simulator integrates various (geo)data sources, the viewer provides clear visualisations and offers every user within the organisation the same, comprehensible information. No misunderstandings, just one truth that speeds up integral decision-making and improves cooperation. The analyses made with the simulator support the decision-making process.
Considerations
We apply the algorithm as part of a PoC for a study on the standard for transparent decision-making https://geonovum.github.io/logboek-dataverwerkingen-voor-objecten/
Human intervention
Risk management
Legal basis
This Algorithm is now being applied in a "proof of concept", but when taken into production at a municipality could be used, for example, for:
* Environment Act: licensing, planning
* AWB (general administrative law act): Monitoring dangerous situations where competent authority takes care of General Principles of Good Governance
- Accuracy
- Transparency
- Proportionate consideration
* Safety Regions Act
Responsibilities of (semi-)public actors in flood relief
When responding to disasters, such as floods, mayors are primarily responsible for safety within their municipal boundaries. Under Section 5 of the Security Regions Act, the mayor has supreme command in the event of a disaster or serious fear thereof; all relevant actors participating in the disaster response are under his command. This means that the mayor is central to the coordination and implementation of measures such as evacuations, communication and maintenance of public order.
At the same time, certain tasks have been transferred to the security regions. These regional cooperative bodies consist of several municipalities and other partners, and were established to make the management of disaster response and crisis management more efficient and effective, especially in disasters that cross municipal borders, such as floods. It is practical and necessary that instead of each mayor acting individually, they work together within a security region to ensure coordinated action.
According to Section 10 of the Security Regions Act, the tasks of these regions include identifying disasters and risks, preparing for disaster and crisis management, and organising the actual response to disasters. This allows security regions to provide regional policy and operational support to municipalities and other involved actors such as provinces, water boards and hospitals.
Links to legal bases
- Omgevingswet: http://wetten.overheid.nl/jci1.3:c:BWBR0037885
- Algemene Wet Bestuursrecht: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005537
- Wet veilgheidsregio's: https://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0027466/2025-02-12/0
Operations
Data
The basic registrations are read in via PDOK in addition, atlasleefomgeving and openstreetmap are also used as open data sources. There is the possibility of using a number of closed sources, which Geonovum does not currently use. In addition to these data sources, models such as the integrated water model
https://algoritmes.overheid.nl/nl/algoritme/integraal-watermodel-stichting-geonovum/16353897/
can be invoked from which data can be obtained.
Links to data sources
- PDOK: https://api.pdok.nl/
- Atlas leefomgeving: https://www.atlasleefomgeving.nl/
- spotinfo: https://www.spotinfo.nl/wp/
- HxDR: https://hxdr.com/
- cyclomedia streetsmart: http://cyclomedia.com/nl/street-smart
- openstreetmap: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
- maps.google.com: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/urls/get-started
Technical design
The can combine different data sources into a digital twin of the physical environment via the user interface. In addition, mathematical models can be consulted to analyse or create scenarios. Based on this data, the simulator provides an analysis/prediction that can be recorded and widely shared within an organisation.
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