THE SUSTAINABLE
CITY
SIMULATOR
Objectives
The Santiago Deseado simulator emerged from the French government’s aspiration to develop a global offering of “”living well in the French city.”” Financed by the Private Sector Study and Assistance Fund (Fasep) for two million euros, it led to an unprecedented digital development of urban simulation.
Artelia, as the lead engineer in the consortium, collaborated with partners Veolia, Architecture Studio and Arte Charpentier, Siradel, and Vinci to create an interactive 3D tool that structures a vision of sustainable development for an urban area.
The Santiago Sustainable City Simulator is a French government initiative aimed at structuring an evaluation method for cities based on 3D digital simulation and promoting the French industrial offering in sustainable city solutions.
It offers an interactive and immersive tour of the city, measures performance and comprehension of environmental themes, compares with other cities to establish a sustainable city policy, and translates into urban projects and deployable solutions.
The simulator was delivered to the city of Santiago and the State after a year of research and development. It was presented during COP 21, which marked the Paris Climate Agreement.
OF THE GLOBAL POPULATION
will live in a city by 2030
KEYS TO THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
characterize city performance through 70 indicators
POLYGONS
were required to 3D model 33 km²
ACHIEVEMENTS
The simulator combines three innovative approaches:
- A technological feat that combines and organizes a considerable amount of urban data, 3D and geographical or topographical data, diverse information from various sources, visualization of urban projects, and the creation of real-time 3D navigation optimized for solution presentation. The tool is designed to provide users with an informative and engaging experience.
- A comprehensive view of Santiago’s urban planning in all its components: mobility, public infrastructure, sanitation, water, waste, energy, telecommunications, social distribution of residents… It is compiled as an interactive 3D map and historical frescoes to understand evolution and trajectories.
- Presentation of challenges and solutions for a sustainable city: it includes identifying challenges, comparing cities, urban optimization solutions, defining integrated and sustainable urban projects, and a thematic catalog of companies.
BENEFITS
In Santiago, the simulator unveiled a new face of the city and sparked extensive discussions for performance improvement. The city’s mayor, Carolina Toa, presented her sustainable city policy in Paris during COP21. She invited other global cities to join this initiative. She also made the simulator accessible to the public on the city’s website to facilitate consultations.
Structuring sustainable city data into 11 keys, translated into 70 indicators, is groundbreaking and enables illustrating city performance based on all available data.
Characterizing this data and locating it on an interactive 3D model of the city makes subjects tangible and brings the most relevant urban projects to life, within neighborhoods or across nested scales.
By managing and technically overseeing this unique, globally-reaching solution, Artelia has achieved a distinctive tool to date. By incorporating the latest technological advancements in sustainable cities, the simulator has marked a decisive step in interactive 3D mapping, processing massive urban data, scenario planning for cities, and introducing innovative solutions.
WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY!
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