YVR: Reshaping airport operations with digital twins

Chris Gilliland, Director of Innovation at Vancouver Airport Authority, shares how Vancouver International Airport (YVR) used Unity to build one of the world’s most advanced digital twins of an airport. Discover:

• What YVR’s initial vision for their digital twin was
• Why they selected Unity as their technology partner
• How their digital twin has become crucial to daily operations and enables them to build a better, more sustainable airport
• A sneak peek at the future of YVR’s digital twin

This presentation was recorded at the Unite Industry Executive Summit, November 2023.

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