Metaverse – How Cities Are Using Digital Twins Like a SimCity for Policymakers

In the race toward the so-called metaverse, cities are building out their digital twins, a new technology that promises to make urban planning more efficient. The technology enables leaders to run simulations of new policies or infrastructure projects in the virtual world, and preview their potential impacts before making a decision in the real one. Done right, it can save cities an estimated $280 billion by 2030, according to one estimate.