Data Link for the Creation of Digital Twins

Twinbase: Open-Source Server Software for the Digital Twin Web

“…GADIT follows the conceptual aspects of the Featurebased Digital Twin Framework [25] and promotes ease-ofuse and openness as guiding principles as deemed appropriate by Autiosalo et al [56]. GADIT also adheres to the basic design practices of the Digital Twin Web described in Section III of Ala-Laurinaho et al [26].…”

“…It also seems that each of the existing standards is not compatible with the other components of GADIT, which means that a custom document format is currently required. The authors are participating in the development of the DT document [26], [57], which can be modified to accommodate any features required by GADIT. For example, GADIT recommends that the twin identifier (Section III-F), the hosting URL, and the owner of the digital twin is included in the DT document.…”

“…Also numerous security challenges [19]- [21] limit the creation of networked digital twins. Despite the challenges in practical implementation of networked twins, researchers have expressed the vision to create a network of digital twins [22]- [26].…”

“…We are calling the global network of digital twins the "Digital Twin Web" (DTW) [26] to emphasize the intended resemblance to the World Wide Web (WWW) [34]. The standards of the DTW should be similarly purpose-specific, openly available, connected to each other, and extendable as the standards of the WWW.…”

“…As distinction, the DTW can be built on top of the WWW whereas the WWW is built on top of the Internet. The foundations for the DTW were laid out in the Feature-based Digital Twin Framework [25] and further design principles along with first implementations were presented by Ala-Laurinaho et al [26]. This article presents components that can be used to build the Digital Twin Web as shown in Fig.…”