What is a digital twin?
A digital twin is a digital copy of a real-world place or object.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies enable the creation of digital twins, which are dimensionally accurate 3D digital models that can be rapidly updated to reflect changes with their physical counterpart. Digital twins are used as an accurate and precise simulation of physical space to visualize potential solutions.
The Cortex artificial intelligence that Matterport uses to create the digital twins is a deep learning neural network that generates much more powerful 3D spatial data from a wide variety of devices, including Lidar cameras, 360 cameras and smartphones. With Cortex artificial intelligence, we aim to make you the most powerful platform on the market with accurate and high quality 3D data, regardless of your industry.
Why are digital twins valuable?
The Matterport digital twin is the most accurate virtual 3D model of a real place – whether it's a room, an entire building or an outdoor space.
Digital twins are an effective way of advertising that allows industries such as real estate, hospitality, tourism, construction and insurance to simply connect with the customers and secondary vendors they work with. The accuracy of Matterport digital twins makes our 3D models particularly useful for Building Information Modeling (BIM) in architecture, engineering and construction.
By enabling stakeholders to collaborate from design plans to project completion, building plans provide precise measurements and storage of key information about the status of specific projects. The digital twins obtained with Matterport are integrated with BIM software such as Autodesk 360. The insurance and restoration industries benefit from the ability of digital twins to retrieve and store visual data, as well as store notes on claims and insurance policies.