In North Carolina, cities like Raleigh are some of the fastest growing communities across the nation. One way city leaders are innovating how they better serve that growing population is through the development of a digital twin of Raleigh, which could help improve community safety and interagency collaboration, one official says.
The city of Raleigh’s population surpassed 500,000 people last year, following an increase of 32,728 people from April 2020 to July 2024, according to state data.
That means more people driving on the roads and crossing streets everyday, and that “population growth puts a lot of pressure on the local government to continue to deliver the services that make the area attractive to our citizens and new residents,” said Jim Alberque, GIS and emerging technology manager for Raleigh…