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Construction site engineer reviewing a 3D digital twin on a tablet — Building Safety Act evidence Construction

12 June 2026 · 6 min read

The Building Safety Act golden thread is a 3D evidence problem

Higher-risk buildings now need a verifiable, accessible information record. PDFs and spreadsheets do not pass that test. Photoreal 3D digital twins do.

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Facilities engineer using a 3D digital twin during a smart building round Facilities Management

12 June 2026 · 5 min read

SFG20 without a spatial twin is faith-based maintenance

Hard FM teams complete SFG20 schedules every day, but the audit trail is mostly trust. A photoreal twin turns each PPM visit into evidence.

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Insurance surveyor reviewing a property with a 3D digital twin pre-loss baseline Insurance

12 June 2026 · 6 min read

Counter-fraud in property claims: the pre-loss baseline finally exists

Most property fraud is opportunistic, not organised — and most of it would fail against a photoreal baseline of the asset as it was the day before the loss.

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Security control room operator viewing CCTV coverage on a 3D digital twin Security

12 June 2026 · 5 min read

Martyn's Law turns CCTV placement into a measurable problem

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act puts a duty on venues of certain sizes. A spatial twin lets you prove your coverage, not just claim it.

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Defence personnel briefing using a sovereign 3D digital twin of an operational environment Defence

12 June 2026 · 6 min read

Sovereign spatial data is the missing layer in Defence digital transformation

Defence cannot rely on consumer cloud for the digital twins of its estate, its training environments, or its forward sites. UK-and-EU sovereign capture is the unlock.

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