One feature of the Crime Report Digital Twin is this Traffic Simulation Digital Twin, a real-time, dynamically generated traffic simulation of our UCF campus. Built in the Unity 3D game engine, this system integrates open-source data from Cesium, OpenStreetMap, and the Simulation of Urban MObility (SUMO) platform, creating a scalable and responsive framework for traffic simulations. Designed for flexibility and extensibility, it allows application-level use cases to be developed without the need to rebuild the underlying digital twin environment.
One key applied use case is crime analysis and path optimization. We developed a system that optimizes police officer dispatch in response to reported crimes on campus. This solution streamlines the process from the moment a user submits a crime report to the determination of the optimal officer response. A WebSocket-powered web application enables real-time crime reporting, mapping user-submitted latitude and longitude coordinates into the Unity scene for visualization and analysis.
This technology has many potential applications beyond public safety, including emergency response optimization, traffic flow management, and smart city planning. By continuously refining the system with live data, we aim to enhance urban mobility, improve situational awareness, and support data-driven decision-making for a variety of real-world scenarios.