4 Tools to Build Your Digital Twin

This Planning Magazine article is part of the "Tech Tools" series, created in collaboration with APA's Technology Division. From climate resilience to mobility to regional planning, we highlight topical datasets, applications, and other tools that help planners understand — and better plan for — their communities. This article is about data providers that can jump start efforts to build a “digital twin” of key components of their communities. It includes new AI derived extractions from NOAA’s Digital Coast Program, 3D Building extraction providers, and reality capture applications that integration into game engines.