The Industrial Metaverse

Nathan Patton highlights the range of metaverse technologies currently being used in industry, augmented, mixed and virtual reality, use of LIDAR, mobile mapping and laser scanning in buildings and the construction industry; digital transformation in industry; market drivers; virtual building design; physical and virtual data reporting, the need for a common platform the enable metaverse potential in industry; real-time interconnectivity, the challenge in dataflow management, remote collaboration; standards and regulation, data privacy and security, reporting drivers, environmental modelling and ESG requirements, carbon reduction in building design; barriers to digital transformation, need for education in industry, the value proposition.

Kiran Kumar defines the range of elements that constitute the industrial metaverse, the practical, financial and governance benefits delivered by core technologies; real-time process oversight, remote collaboration, training, modelling and forecasting, machine-learning and AI, immersive experience; metafactories; virtual product, building and process design; hardware, software and services enabling the industrial metaverse; key infrastructure,  data connectivity, storage, context, data security & privacy; blockchain; interconnectivity, bandwidth and computing power issues, environmental impact; digital adoption key market drivers; investment and adoption costs.

Dave King talks about the use of industrial metaverse technologies in data centres, explains the workings of digital twin applications; physical and data simulation, data reporting, modelling and forecasting; growth of digital adoption in industry, key drivers of growth, machine-learning, energy issues; mapping a digital strategy, data processes and analysis; automated eco-systems; interconnectivity challenges and solutions; data aggregation; remote collaboration; change design and management; standards and regulations; data centre design and operation, re-engineering; bandwidth, computing and energy issues; investment, data management and governance.

Patrick Lane Nott began his career in the rarefied world of Formula One and talks about the use of 3D virtual simulations for race-car aerodynamics and analysis and to train drivers with VR track simulations. He explains how dynamic digital twins are now being used in tunnelling and underground construction, and highlights the challenges faced by the construction industry in embracing digital technology. He explores issues surrounding the interconnectivity of metaverse technologies, the need for a common architecture and new common standards; bandwidth and power requirements, data processing and edge computing; the barriers to digital adoption and need for education in industry; IT integration, the software platforms and digital tools currently available; the future of data transformation and metaverse technologies.