Every morning everyone rushes to drop off children at school and kindergarten, then to work, and back home in the afternoon. Traffic jams form in the same spots, drivers are frustrated, public transport is late, and complaints to the city pile up. What if instead of “that’s how it is everywhere” or “we’re stuck in those queues too” you could say: “we’re working on it, we already have a solution”? Because that’s exactly how it can be in your city.
Introducing the Digital Twin
A smart city platform that mirrors what is happening in your city. On a single screen you see traffic, parking occupancy, lighting, and even energy or waste management.
What does it mean for city management?
- It helps you collect data from real situations and use it effectively.
- You can make decisions backed by facts, not assumptions.
- You don’t need to guess whether a new intersection or new parking lot will help.
- You will find that in many cases small changes are enough — an adaptive traffic light, a bus lane, or restricted parking during the day.
- In addition to collecting long-term data, you also have current events under control. You can intervene if the lighting on a housing estate stops working or if a container fills up before the scheduled collection.
The Digital Twin gives your city a new perspective — one that brings calmer traffic, clearer rules, and better services for people.
These city situations are all too familiar
1. Traffic jams on main roads
Scene: Between 7:00 and 8:30 the city comes to a standstill. On main roads brake lights flicker, nervous honking mixes with morning news on the radio. Everyone is in a hurry. Even a minor accident or a poorly timed traffic light can cause a 20-minute delay. Everyone knows it — yet at 7:20 in the morning they’re back in the car. And in the afternoon? The same story.
Immediate solution for smoother traffic
- IoMobility collects data from traffic sensors, cameras, and navigation apps, displayed directly on the city map in real time.
- The city dispatch centre immediately sees problem sections and can react quickly, for example by adjusting traffic lights, recommending a detour, or prioritizing public transport.
Long-term planning with the Digital Twin
- Thanks to historical data you know exactly at which hours traffic problems repeat. You can then responsibly decide on permanent changes — for example adding a bus lane or adjusting traffic light timing.
- The platform also allows you to simulate various mobility scenarios. Before you intervene, you can test what impact a traffic change will have on a given area.
2. Parking lots bursting at the seams
Scene: It’s the ice hockey season. Visitors regularly occupy all available parking spaces around the sports hall — including those reserved for residents and tenants of nearby apartment buildings. Everyone wants to be “as close as possible.” The result is frustration, chaos, and violations of parking rules.
Solution for overcrowded parking lots
- The IoMobility platform displays parking occupancy in real time using parking sensors, cameras, automatic barriers, or payment systems.
- If a zone fills up too quickly or has an unusually high vehicle turnover, the system alerts you.
- This is the ideal basis for adjusting parking policy or pricing.
What else can you do as a city?
Using the collected data you can set dynamic parking zones — for example with different tariffs during the day and evening — and optimize the number of reserved spaces for residents, deliveries, and visitors.
3. Chaos in front of schools
Scene: It’s 7:35 in the morning and a quiet street turns into a racetrack. Cars, scooters, bicycles, prams, honking. The area in front of schools starts to boil over, parents drop off children “on the blink.” They stop just for a moment — but there can be up to 100 such moments. The pedestrian crossing is blocked at any given time. And to get children safely to class, police have to direct traffic.
Immediate solution for chaos in front of schools
- The IoMobility platform can integrate data from traffic sensors, radars, crossing cameras, and smart lighting.
- In real time you can for example activate warning light signals, lower the permitted speed, or alert the city police that the area in front of the school is packed again.
foto: showing safe school zone visualization
Long-term planning with the Digital Twin
- The collected data helps you understand the behaviour of parents and children — when, where, and how they move.
- Based on this you can design school zones with a safe drop-off mode, separate cycling routes, and pedestrian priority.
4. Public transport delays
Scene: The line is “only” 4 minutes late, but the connection is already missed. People stand and struggle to find the current timetable. Where is the problem? Public transport got stuck in a queue because the city has no bus lane. Or it was held at a red light before the stop. No wonder people reach for the car a week later. Trust in public transport and in the city gradually declines.
Immediate solution: real-time passenger information
- With IoMobility you see where public transport vehicles are being delayed and what is causing it whether it is a traffic jam, a red wave, or a detour and how it affects the next connections.
- This information is visualized on the Digital Twin map and can be linked to public information panels for passengers, significantly reducing their frustration from waiting.
foto: showing public transport visualization and information
Long-term prioritization of public transport with the Digital Twin
Based on historical data the platform can recommend where it makes sense to:
- adjust a route,
- strengthen a line,
- add a bus lane
- or change traffic light intervals
This makes public transport appear predictable and professional which is the foundation for people to leave the car and return to public transport.
The Digital Twin understands your city
It captures city life in real time and knows exactly what is happening where. It connects data from various areas transport, parking, energy, waste, and lighting into one clear system. As a result, city analysts, traffic engineers, and infrastructure managers all have the same information that they can immediately use in decision-making.
Platform benefits that you and residents will appreciate
- Connects to all city systems without needing to change the current supplier.
- With current data you can respond to problems within a few minutes.
- Long-term collected data allows more efficient planning and decisions that improve city life.
- If you know where a frequent problem arises, you can eliminate it and optimize employee dispatching, maintenance, and the city budget.
Want to try it?
Start with a pilot. Every city is different. That is why it is ideal to start with a pilot project that tests the potential of the Digital Twin in a specific area — for example transport, parking, or energy. The data you gain will serve as the foundation for expanding the system into other areas.
Smart city is not science fiction, it’s reality
Digital technologies help us navigate the city, track the weather, pay for parking, or travel more efficiently. So why shouldn’t the city itself use them to make life better for all of us?
Start today. Just a small pilot project and your city can be one step closer to turning the “smart city” vision into a reality you live every day.