Available SoonPeter Scarth, University of Queensland, AustraliaFrom the Swiss Data Cube to Living Switzerland: Developing a Digital Twin of the EnvironmentGregory Giuliani, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Abstract Switzerland is advancing from the long-established Swiss Data Cube (SDC)—a national data infrastructure providing analysis-ready satellite Earth observation data—towards Living Switzerland, a next-generation digital twin of the environment. This transition represents a paradigm shift from static data access and analysis to dynamic, integrated environmental intelligence. Building on the SDC’s robust foundation of standardized, analysis-ready data and open science principles, Living Switzerland leverages the Living Earth framework to enable real-time integration of multi-source environmental data, modeling, and simulation. The system aims to create a continuously updated, semantically rich, and interoperable representation of Switzerland’s natural environment—encompassing land, water, atmosphere, and biodiversity. Through this transformation, Living Switzerland will support evidence-based decision-making, enhance environmental monitoring and forecasting, and foster collaborative research across domains.