Session Resource Guide
Operational Digital Twin Roadmap Guide
A fillable worksheet to move from a static 3D model to an operational digital twin — covering update cycles, decision support, governance and the business case. Complete it on screen, save it, print it or forward it to colleagues.
From Reality Capture to Infrastructure Intelligence
About this session
A digital twin should be more than a three-dimensional visualization; its value lies in showing what exists, what has changed, what is deteriorating and where investment is most urgent.
This session examines connecting infrastructure data across the full asset lifecycle — planning, design, construction, inspection, maintenance, renewal and replacement.
The discussion focuses on keeping information current, comparing conditions over time, integrating field observations and turning models into practical decision-support environments.
Suggested prompts
Think about these first
- Write one sentence: our digital twin exists so we can decide ______.
- Which three systems must be connected before a twin is useful to your staff?
- What change would you want to detect automatically between capture cycles?
- How are capital projects prioritized today, and what data is missing from that process?
- Who owns the twin after the consultant leaves?
For the panel
Questions for speakers and panelists
- How often do you recapture, and what triggered that interval?
- How do you keep the twin current without a full re-survey each cycle?
- Which department owns governance, and how are updates approved?
- What decisions changed once leadership could see condition and change over time?
- How did you build the business case and quantify avoided cost?
- What part of your program failed first, and how did you correct it?
1. Define your twin
2. Change, maintenance and investment
3. Governance and business case
Session notes
Space to capture what you hear during the presentations and panel discussion.