Annex A - Potential applications of Virtual Singapore
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Annex A - Potential applications of Virtual Singapore
Community’s
Travel Finder
Virtual Singapore can be used to locate facilities or amenities in the neighbourhood.
Community Sharing
Users of Virtual Singapore can work together to share information and resources for environmental sustainability.
Business and Community Monitoring/Tracking
Virtual Singapore can translate information from tracking devices or wearables to help families, companies and public agencies project future needs.
Scenario Planning
As a 3D City Model, Virtual Singapore can help to simulate possible scenarios of future amenities in their town and provide feedback.
Virtual Singapore can be used to locate facilities or amenities in the neighbourhood.
Services/Solutions |
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Locate facilities or amenities such as bicycle racks, bus stops, coffee shops, clinics, study corners, etc |
Access interior floor plans of shopping malls, community clubs and coffee shops |
Plan routes for handicapped or during heavy rain |
Community Sharing
Users of Virtual Singapore can work together to share information and resources for environmental sustainability.
Services/Solutions |
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Contribute and collate information on animal sightings and faulty facilities to alert fellow residents |
Share information on energy generation and consumption and exchange tips to reduce energy usage and cost |
Share information on when the recycling companies are coming, as well as their routes. Translate the information into an app for residents to inform the companies if there are old newspapers / clothes to be collected |
Share information on the amount of recyclables
consumed |
Business and Community Monitoring/Tracking
Virtual Singapore can translate information from tracking devices or wearables to help families, companies and public agencies project future needs.
Services/Solutions |
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Track elderly family members who have dementia, or locate missing pets |
Conduct neighbourhood watch using shared information to view the CCTV footage of public areas around their neighbourhoods |
Plot frequently used paths and spots to propose sheltered walkways, shelters, bicycle kiosks |
Scenario Planning
As a 3D City Model, Virtual Singapore can help to simulate possible scenarios of future amenities in their town and provide feedback.
Services/Solutions |
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Choosing paint colours of HDB blocks’ external surfaces |
Location of new facilities such as basketball courts, parks, BBQ pits, function areas |