ITS America Digital Twinning Decoded

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Emerging Technology

January 9, 2025

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) has developed this white paper, Digital Twinning Decoded, to explain the concept of digital twinning in a practical, nontechnical way for transportation practitioners and non-practitioners alike. Digital twinning represents a substantial shift in our ability to simulate the world around us, going well beyond digital modeling. Readers will learn about potential applications, distinctions among adjacent modeling concepts, various challenges, and the experience of transportation agencies around the world that have pursued digital twin initiatives. The real-world use cases highlighted in this paper will help readers understand how digital twins can be used and encourage them to think about how the technology could be applied to their own work. Ultimately, this paper will better prepare readers for discussions within their organization about investing in digital twin technology.

Let’s Transform the Future Together.

Technology evolves faster than we can imagine the future. Rapidly evolving transportation innovations are being developed and deployed that promise to entirely reshape the way our transportation network operates, facilitating vast improvements to transportation safety and overall mobility. The promise of these innovations is apparent, but the deployment and application of these technologies is not without challenges. While technology disrupts the transportation ecosystem with new innovations and ideas, government, communities, private companies, and researchers must race to catch up to and contend with ideas never thought possible. How do we accelerate change and safely embrace new technology while promoting collaboration across industry to advance shared societal goals? Through nonprofits like the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America).

ITS America and its members have been at the center of these innovations, advocating for transformational technology to save lives, promote sustainability, and improve access to mobility.

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As advocates for transportation innovation throughout the world’s largest transportation network, ITS America’s public, private and academic members are dedicated to championing smart mobility strategies to ensure safe and thriving communities.
Ramin Massoumi, Global Solutions Director – Mobility, arcadis
Private companies, public agencies and academic institutions committed to influencing the future of intelligent transportation come together at ITS America. Every day, our members advance technology solutions that save lives and improve mobility across the country – in cities, suburbs, and rural communities.
Malcolm Dougherty, National Practice Executive, Transportation, Michael Baker International
At ITS America, our public, private and academic sector members are committed to deploying intelligent transportation technologies to save lives and improve mobility on our nation’s roads. While transportation constantly evolves, we will do all we can to ensure it continues to be the engine that drives our nation’s economy and contributes to improving our quality of life.
Carlos Braceras, Director, Utah Department of Transportation

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