Deutsche Bahn to test HD mapping, creating railway Digital Twin

Hamburg S-Bahn train, source: Wikipedia
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HERE Technologies is providing HD mapping technology for the Sensors4Rail project of Deutsche Bahn. In the pilot, DB will equip a Hamburg S-Bahn train with innovative sensors that locate the train and monitor surroundings, which can be localised on the HD map, which effectively creates a digital twin of the railway. 

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Deutsche Bahn to test HD mapping, creating railway Digital Twin

Hamburg S-Bahn train, source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia

HERE Technologies is providing HD mapping technology for the Sensors4Rail project of Deutsche Bahn. In the pilot, DB will equip a Hamburg S-Bahn train with innovative sensors that locate the train and monitor surroundings, which can be localised on the HD map, which effectively creates a digital twin of the railway. 

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