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This paper explores the integration of digital twin technologies and big data in the metaverse to improve urban traffic management. It highlights the importance of technology in mirroring and augmenting our physical and virtual worlds. This study examines how big data and digital twin technologies merge in the metaverse to improve traffic management. Our work applies artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technologies to address concerns about privacy, scalability, and interoperability. In a literature review and case study on traffic management, we outline how big data analytics and digital twins can increase operational and decision-making efficiency. This study aims to elucidate the transformative potential of such technologies for urban transport and postulates future areas of social, regulatory, and environmental research gaps.

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Title
Digital Twins and Big Data in the Metaverse: Addressing Privacy, Scalability, and Interoperability with AI and Blockchain
Author
Li Ruoxuan 1 ; Abdalla Hemn Barzan 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Gheisari Mehdi 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Rabiei-Dastjerdi Hamidreza 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Computer Science, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou 325060, China; [email protected] 
 Department of Computer Science, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou 325060, China; [email protected], Department of Computer Science and Technology, Kean University, Union, NJ 07083, USA 
 Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China; [email protected] 
 School of History and Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dublin City University (DCU), D09 V209 Dublin, Ireland; [email protected] 
Volume
14
Issue
8
First page
318
Number of pages
22
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
Publication subject
e-ISSN
22209964
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-08-20
Milestone dates
2025-05-31 (Received); 2025-08-18 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
20 Aug 2025
ProQuest document ID
3244039918
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/digital-twins-big-data-metaverse-addressing/docview/3244039918/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Published by MDPI on behalf of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.
Last updated
2025-08-27
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ProQuest One Academic