Driven by the wave of digitalization, digital twin technology is becoming a key force to promote the digital transformation of the whole city. China has made remarkable breakthroughs in this field, not only leading the world in technology application, but also showing strong vitality in terms of market size and innovative practices.
Digital Twins for Water Conservancy Construction: Improving Efficiency and Accuracy
In the field of water conservancy construction, digital twin technology is gradually penetrating and playing an increasingly important role. China has applied this technology in a number of water conservancy projects and achieved a series of breakthroughs. By accurately simulating real-world water systems, digital twin technology enables real-time monitoring of hydrological conditions, optimal resource allocation, and intelligent scheduling in the face of extreme weather.
1. Construction of digital irrigation districts: The application of digital twin technology in smart water conservancy has achieved initial results, especially in the construction of digital irrigation districts. For example, in Mashan Village, Yeping Town, Ruijin, Jiangxi Province, intelligent water distribution equipment has helped realize the intelligent irrigation of more than 170 acres of land, which has greatly improved the efficiency of water resource utilization, and is expected to increase by up to 10%. This precise allocation of water resources not only ensures the irrigation needs of the farmland, but also shows excellent performance in drought resistance and irrigation protection.
2. Water and fertilizer integration technology: In Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province, 10,000 mu of vegetable greenhouses have adopted the water and fertilizer integration technology controlled by the digital platform, which realizes accurate irrigation and fertilization through the automation system, reduces manual intervention, and improves the efficiency and quality of agricultural production. The promotion of this technology represents the potential of digital twin technology in agriculture, and more intelligent management in the agricultural field can be realized in the future.
3. Pilot Digital Twin Irrigation Areas: The 49 digital "twin irrigation areas" in the Ganfu Plain are a pilot project in China's water conservancy field, and these areas have achieved precise irrigation and drainage through digital twin technology. Crops receive accurate water supply when they need it most, and water conservancy facilities can work in a timely and efficient manner when they need to drain water, providing strong data support for the optimization of irrigation systems.
4. Automated inspection equipment: In Binzhou, Shandong, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ships and other automated inspection equipment, combined with the smart river and lake management platform, has realized the digital management of more than 100 inspection routes. The efficient operation of these equipment not only improves the inspection efficiency of water conservancy facilities, but also reduces the risk of manual inspection, and enhances the safety and reliability of the water conservancy system.
5. Extensive application of digital technology: Through the extensive application of digital technology, the Ministry of Water Resources has successfully carried out a nationwide health assessment of rivers and lakes, and added data on a number of flood control projects and small and medium-sized river treatment objects, improving the management level of water conservancy projects across the country and promoting the modernization of China's water resources management system.
Figure: China's digital twin technology has made remarkable progress
Digital Twins Lead Urban Transformation: Intelligently Improving Urban Governance Capabilities
In terms of urban digital transformation, the application of digital twin technology has also achieved remarkable results. By building a virtual model, digital twin technology can monitor and optimize the city's operating parameters in real time, improve the intelligence level of urban governance, and improve the quality of life of residents.
1. Digital twin city construction: The digital transformation of cities in China is advancing in an all-round way, and digital twin cities, as one of the core concepts of transformation, have achieved remarkable results. Several typical use cases demonstrate the potential of this technology. For example, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University uses digital twin technology to improve the smart security system, while Shandong Power Grid realizes the accurate management of all elements of the power grid through the digital space integration platform to ensure the stability of power supply.
2. Smart city management in Xiong'an New Area: As a benchmark for China's digital city transformation, Xiong'an New Area has realized digital monitoring and management of the entire city through the construction of urban computing centers. The center has carried out comprehensive monitoring of key infrastructure such as underground pipe networks, road traffic, and buildings, providing intelligent decision-making support for urban operation and improving the efficiency and accuracy of urban management.
3. Digital twin application in cultural relics protection: In the field of cultural relics protection, digital twin technology has also shown unique application value. The Xi'an city wall is protected by digital twin technology, and the "CT" physical examination of the city wall is carried out through non-destructive detection technology, which accurately detects the location and shape of the cavities inside the city wall, which provides new ideas and methods for the protection of cultural relics.
4. The gradual improvement of the industry standard system: The construction of China's standard system in the field of digital twins is also steadily advancing, and relevant technical standards will be further unified and improved in the future to provide standardized support for the application of digital twins. Relying on the digital twin framework being developed, the industry's basic common standards and application standards will be gradually established to promote the promotion and application of technology in a wider range of fields.
Future outlook: The broad promise of digital twin technology
Digital twin technology has great potential for development in China, especially in the fields of water conservancy construction and urban governance. According to forecasts, the digital twin market will continue to grow in the next few years, and the market size is expected to reach 5.8 billion yuan by 2029, with an average annual compound growth rate of about 30%. The growth of this market will provide abundant opportunities for related enterprises to promote the continuous innovation and improvement of China's digital twin technology.
With the deepening of technology application and the expansion of market size, digital twins will play a key role in more industries. From water resources management to urban construction, from agriculture to cultural relics protection, this technology is changing the way of operation in various fields with its intelligent and precise advantages, and promoting China to move towards a smarter and more sustainable future.
