Aerial mapping company Bluesky International and the University of Leicester are using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to make 3D models easier to use in smart city and digital twin applications.
Using established mathematical techniques, the project will focus on Bluesky's MetroVista mesh models as the basis for research into the simplification of the data without loss of detail or integrity. It is hoped the outcomes will address many of the barriers faced by potential users in the insurance, real estate and public administration sectors which can include processing time, data storage costs and energy consumption.
This latest partnership between Bluesky and the University of Leicester will be funded by the £7 million SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) programme. The project follows a previous collaboration to develop a new portfolio of geospatial data products for the UK insurance sector.
"With funded access to the expert team from the University of Leicester's Applied Mathematics Group, we aim to make the technology more accessible and open up to new users," commented James Eddy, Technical Director at Bluesky International. "It's a new product for many of the sectors involved in smart city and digital twin applications so this project will help us to accelerate the development of the technology and encourage people to get accustomed to it."