Digital Twin
A connected infrastructure term linked to sensors, digital systems, mobility, automation or asset intelligence.
Digital Twin Explained
Digital Twin is a key term within smart infrastructure, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding digital twin is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, digital twin should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of connected assets, sensors, intelligent mobility, automation and digitally enabled infrastructure operations. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Digital Twin
RebuilderAI 3D Digital Twin solution wins CES Innovation Award
7th January 2024
RebuilderAI 3D Digital Twin solution wins CES Innovation Award RebuilderAI, a 3D technology start-up, won the Innovation Award in the…
South Korean E8IGHT expanding NFLOW Digital Twin Technology across industries
20th March 2023
South Korean E8IGHT expanding NFLOW Digital Twin Technology across industries The implementation of digital twin and simulation technology across industries…
Esri’s new ArcGIS Reality Software captures the World in 3D
8th February 2023
Esri’s new ArcGIS Reality Software captures the World in 3D Business, government, and science organizations increasingly rely on drones, crewed…
Manitou gets the Digital Twin BIM treatment
22nd March 2022
Manitou gets the Digital Twin BIM treatment Manitou Group, the global leader in handling, aerial lift platforms and earthmoving, has…
5 technologies improving productivity in construction
15th March 2022
5 technologies improving productivity in construction It’s never unusual for a construction project to run over budget or behind schedule.…
E8IGHT accelerates Smart Cities with NDX Pro Digital Twin technology
18th August 2021
E8IGHT accelerates Smart Cities with NDX Pro Digital Twin technology E8IGHT, a Korean simulation software company, has developed a simulation-based…
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins
27th July 2021
Gaist and TRL partnership accelerates road network Digital Twins The development of a national ‘digital twin’ of our roads which could…
FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder
7th June 2021
FARO expands Digital Twin product suite with acquisition of HoloBuilder FARO® Technologies, Inc., a leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and…
Editorial Note
The Highways.Today Dictionary is maintained as an editorial reference resource for construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial technology professionals. Definitions are intended to support understanding, discovery and research, and may be expanded over time as the Dictionary evolves into a broader illustrated industry reference.