Internet of Things Digital Twins, 3D Virtual Simulation and Remote Sensing Technologies, and Predictive Maintenance and Synthetic Data Tools in Urban Geopolitics
Internet of Things Digital Twins, 3D Virtual Simulation and Remote Sensing Technologies, and Predictive Maintenance and Synthetic Data Tools in Urban Geopolitics

Summary/Abstract: In this article, I cumulate previous research findings indicating that Internet of Things sensing infrastructures, predictive modeling algorithms, and data-driven planning technologies configure digital twin cities. I contribute to the literature on urban sensing and data-driven planning technologies, visual analytics tools, and augmented reality algorithms by showing that smart city governance necessitates real-time Internet of Things data, simulation modeling and virtual simulation tools, and urban sensing technologies. Throughout June 2022, I performed a quantitative literature review of the Web of Science, Scopus, and ProQuest databases, with search terms including “urban geopolitics” + “Internet of Things digital twins,” “3D virtual simulation and remote sensing technologies,” and “predictive maintenance and synthetic data tools.” As I inspected research published between 2021 and 2022, only 180 articles satisfied the eligibility criteria. By eliminating controversial findings, outcomes unsubstantiated by replication, too imprecise material, or having similar titles, I decided upon 34, generally empirical, sources. Data visualization tools: Dimensions (bibliometric mapping) and VOSviewer (layout algorithms). Reporting quality assessment tool: PRISMA. Methodological quality assessment tools include: AXIS, Dedoose, ROBIS, and SRDR.

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