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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Unity have signed an MoU to commercialise YVR’s Digital Twin for the global aviation industry.

Vancouver International Airport has partnered with Unity to commercialize its Digital Twin platform, sharing it with other airports.

In a phased migration, YVR is transitioning to Amadeus Flow to upgrade its connectivity using multiple high-speed network connections to a fully cloud-based service.

The new Vancouver International Airport digital twin uses 2D or 3D visualisation to present key information, enabling data-driven decision-making and collaboration.

Using the Unity video game platform, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has created a digital twin visualization of itself.

FTE explores a selection of the top trends and technologies for 2022 and beyond, including the metaverse, air mobility, sustainability, robotics, autonomous vehicles, digital twins and more.

Take a look at our visual round-up from the 15th anniversary Future Travel Experience Global, which took place in Las Vegas on 7-9 December 2021. 

At the 15th anniversary FTE Global event in Las Vegas, the most transformative change enablers within the airline and airport industry in the Americas region were recognised for their outstanding innovation efforts. 

Photograph By Vancouver Airport Authority While the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the aviation industry, Vancouver Airport Authority, the organization that manages Vancouver International Airport (YVR), has recognized the crisis as an opportunity to rethink its operations. As the airport moves forward in a post-pandemic world, its renewed focus is to become the region’s Gateway to the New Economy—strengthening the core of its operations, organizati...