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Dubai completes mobile mapping survey of its waterways
The project contributes to Dubai’s geospatial ecosystem, designed to support urban planning and smart decision-making as well as the Digital Twin project.
At a glance
Who: Dubai Municipality.
What: The municipality has completed the Middle East’s first pilot project for surveying waterways and canals using mobile mapping technology.
Why: The project contributes to Dubai’s geospatial ecosystem, which is designed to support urban planning and smart decision-making as well as the emirate’s Digital Twin project.
When: With the pilot project complete, Dubai Municipality will continue to expand surveying works to cover waterways across the emirate.
Dubai Municipality has completed the Middle East’s first pilot project for surveying waterways and canals using mobile mapping technology.
The project contributes to Dubai’s geospatial ecosystem, which is designed to support urban planning and smart decision-making as well as the emirate’s Digital Twin project.
Continuously updated spatial data
The work was carried out using the Leica TRK system mounted on a specially equipped vessel. It aims to provide highly accurate and continuously updated spatial data that supports vital sectors, enhances asset management, and strengthens sustainable urban planning.
The pilot project included advanced surveying works across Dubai Water Canal in Al Jaddaf, where highly detailed datasets were captured and high-precision 3D models were developed in collaboration with specialised partners.
“The project further reinforces Dubai’s readiness and leadership as a smart and future-focused city while enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of urban management systems”
The project opens wider opportunities to utilise advanced geospatial datasets to improve infrastructure management efficiency and support the planning and development of urban projects in line with international best practices.
“This initiative forms part of Dubai Municipality’s ongoing efforts to strengthen digital infrastructure by developing an integrated geospatial database that supports the emirate’s Digital Twin project and enables government entities to make accurate and timely decisions based on reliable data,” said Maitha Alnuaimi, director of the GIS Centre Department at Dubai Municipality.
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“The project further reinforces Dubai’s readiness and leadership as a smart and future-focused city while enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of urban management systems.”
As part of this direction, Dubai Municipality continues to expand surveying works to cover waterways across the emirate in coordination with relevant entities, in preparation for the next operational phase and the broader activation of the project’s outputs. These efforts will support the integration of smart systems and further strengthen the efficiency, resilience, and sustainability of city management.
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