26 Apr 2024 09:33:56
Posted: 19 Jan 2022
Standing in their backyards, workplaces and schools, Wellingtonians will see the future rising seas inundate their city, within a “digital twin” of the capital.
The project, led by Wellington City Council, has picked up a US$1 million (NZ$1.5m) prize in the Global Mayors Challenge. This cash will support the development of the video game-like version of the capital.
The tool is still a prototype. A model of today’s city has been created out of height data, aerial imagery and 3D building models. Over the next year, the team will add historic data, temperature projections plus sea level rise and storm surge modelling into the tool, which is expected to be launched in mid-2023.
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