New infrastructure, also known as new infrastructure construction (or new generation infrastructure construction), is an infrastructure system guided by new development concepts, driven by technological innovation, based on information networks, and aimed at meeting the needs of high-quality development. It provides services such as digital transformation, intelligent upgrading, and integrated innovation. As a new type of infrastructure that empowers digital transformation, digital twins will achieve the digitization of all elements of the physical world, establish a digital world that coexists with the physical world, and assist in the rapid development of economic and social digital transformation.
 
On July 13th, 2021, the JD Cloud Summit was held in Beijing. At the Enterprise Digital Transformation Forum, Wang Jue, President of Beijing Brilliant Technology Co., Ltd. and Chairman of the Digital Twin Technology and Application Working Committee of the China Geographic Information Industry Association, attended and delivered a keynote speech on "The Application of Digital Twin Technology in New Infrastructure", explaining the enormous development potential of digital transformation in the civil aviation industry that needs to be explored.

According to incomplete statistics, among the 317 civil airports in China, there are over 100 airports that are currently under large-scale construction or are about to undergo construction projects. In 2018, the Civil Aviation Administration of China released the "Guidelines for Airport New Technology Directory", promoting the widespread use of new technologies including digital twin systems. It is expected that the investment in airport construction projects will continue to grow at a rate of over 10% in the next 5-10 years. During this period, grasping technological innovation and building a safer, more convenient, efficient, green, and economical new civil aviation infrastructure will become the mainstream trend in the industry.

Wang Jue stated in the theme report "Application of Digital Twin Technology in New Infrastructure" that new infrastructure is becoming a necessary choice to lead the high-quality development of China's economy. In the process of empowering traditional industries with digital means, "digital twin" is an important support for the evolution of old infrastructure to new infrastructure. In practical applications, it can evaluate the current state, diagnose past problems, and predict future trends, achieve dynamic correspondence between the physical world and the digital world, meet the operational needs of the physical world, guide the construction and operation optimization of the future real world, and provide stable support for high-quality economic and social development and a better life for the people.

The positioning of Brilliant  is to become a first-class digital twin world infrastructure provider, committed to the construction of new digital twin infrastructure, and has a deep understanding of enterprise digital transformation. Since 2006, it has explored the subdivision field of digital twin airport construction and application, and has been focusing on the construction of digital twin airports for more than ten years, providing platform construction and services for nearly thirty airports across the country. The application scenarios of digital twins in airports are mainly divided into four stages: planning and design stage, construction management stage, operation management stage, and operation and maintenance stage. In the early stages of planning and design, as well as construction management, Brilliant  uses the services provided by the digital twin airport to assist users in collaborative design and discussion of 3D models in MR, solving complex spatial problems. And a construction and operation integrated management system involving the construction party, supervisor, construction unit, and other entities has been established to achieve precise control and digital management of the progress, quality, and cost review of the delivered subject matter; In the later stages of operation management and maintenance, digital twin airports solve core management problems such as airport operation command and dispatch more efficiently, reasonably, safely, and economically, improve the maintenance level and troubleshooting efficiency of important airport facilities and equipment, and assist airport maintenance departments in completing daily equipment maintenance and decision support.

Beijing Daxing International Airport is the best product here. Brilliant has developed a complete set of digital twin systems compatible with multiple clients for Beijing Daxing International Airport, including airport geographic information system, high-precision comprehensive positioning system, airside operation management system, apron vehicle management system, facility equipment maintenance and repair management system, engineering construction and operation preparation system, etc.
We have built an implementation chain from a high-precision map to map plotting, and finally to locating resources and deploying system applications. During the construction phase alone, Daxing Airport has already initiated the development and testing of over 30 application systems based on map and location services.
Based on technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things, the digital twin service platform can serve as the basic IT infrastructure for smart civil aviation through the perception layer and platform layer, supporting the continuous construction and development of digital transformation and intelligent applications in the transportation industry. The digital twin airport built on this basis will achieve organic linkage between airspace, buildings, ground, and underground, "said Wang Jue.
It is worth noting that technology is the core element in building a digital twin airport. Recently, the Technical Committee of JD Group released the White Paper on "Technological Restructuring of Social Supply Chain - Future Technology Trends". The white paper points out that the supply chain of a digitalized society has three major characteristics: digitalization, full chain, and socialization, as well as 5D attributes of deep technology, deep linking, deep data, deep cognition, and far-reaching goals. In the next 10 years, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, autonomous systems, and next-generation computing will be the key technologies driving the implementation of 5D attributes. As the most knowledgeable provider of digital solutions in the industry, JD Cloud relies on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and cloud computing to develop targeted solutions for enterprises, helping them transform into intelligent companies and output efficient and sustainable industrial value. In the current period of accelerated national big data strategy and digital China construction, JD Technology will provide solid support for more enterprises' digital transformation through cooperation with companies such as Brilliant Co., Ltd., further unleashing new digital value in the civil aviation industry and various fields, and exploring new potential for the digital economy.