Digital Twin | BIM World Paris is a leading event dedicated to digital technology and innovation for buildings, infrastructure and territories. New reorganised, it is to be structured around the pillars of: Smart and safe territories and cities where technologies help improve the living environment, and connected buildings, through the digitalisation of processes, construction tech, AI, BIM, digital twins.

The major themes will be:

• BIM, GIS and interoperability
• Design, construction, building and renovation
• Decarbonisation, energy and sustainable development
• Infrastructure and cities
• Skills and training
• Data, AI and cybersecurity
• Digital twins

IPTSAT will host a webinar on ‘Copernicus for Smart Cities: Using Satellite Data to Support Urban Decisions’. The event is designed for public administration technicians, urban planners and professionals interested in leveraging satellite data for land-use planning.

In the webinar, IPTSAT experts will demonstrate how to access Copernicus data and apply it to urban planning. Participants will learn how to

• Access satellite data from the Copernicus program
• Find and download Sentinel imagery
• Explore data using online tools
• Integrate satellite data into GIS software
• Use data for environmental and urban analysis

Tools to be featured include the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, the Copernicus Browser, and QGIS integration via openEO (including short practical demonstrations on how to get started).

Real-world examples of satellite data for urban monitoring will be explored, such as urban heat islands; urban greenery distribution and health monitoring; land consumption, tracking soil sealing and urban growth; and water quality monitoring.

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Sydney Build is Australia’s largest construction and design show, held every year at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour in the heart of Sydney.

The event attracts 25,000-plus attendees and 550-plus speakers across 15 stages, as well as 600-plus exhibitors. There also are networking parties, a government hub and an architect’s hub.

Themes will include:

• AI and digital construction
• Sustainability
• Diversity, inclusion and reconciliation
• The future of housing
• Health and safety
• Architecture and design

BIM World COPENHAGEN will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 16 to 17 September 2026, bringing together a wide range of experts from across the fields of digitalisation in construction, real estate and urban development. This includes surveyors, mappers, architects, engineers, contractors, building owners and consultants.

Billing itself as ‘Fuelling the future of the building industry with data and digitalization’, the event will tackle the transformation facing the construction industry, including the pressure to reduce emissions, cut waste and design for circularity, by zooming in on data as the essential link between the green and digital transitions.