Genesys International Corporation Ltd has announced that the Varanasi Smart City 3D Digital Twin project, implemented for Varanasi Smart City Limited (VSCL), has been awarded the SKOCH Award (Gold) 2025 in the Urban Development category under the e-Governance stream. The award recognises the design, development, and deployment of a city-scale 3D urban spatial model created for operational municipal use. The SKOCH Awards follow a multi-stage evaluation process involving research validation, assessment by an independent jury, and review of measurable governance outcomes.
The Varanasi Digital Twin was developed as a functional city-wide spatial foundation to support daily municipal operations rather than serving as a visualisation tool alone. The deployment covers the entire Varanasi Nagar Nigam area and involved end-to-end project planning, establishment of ground control for positional accuracy, and extensive data acquisition.
Genesys combined manned aerial LiDAR surveys, optical imagery, mobile terrestrial LiDAR, and 360-degree street-level panoramic imagery to create high-accuracy 2D and 3D base maps at a 1:500 scale, detailed elevation models, a 3D reality mesh, and an integrated spatial database linking multiple departmental datasets.
Sajid Malik, Chairman and Managing Director, Genesys International, said the award validates the value of combining high-precision city data with real municipal workflows, enabling departments to plan, monitor, and respond more effectively.
The Digital Twin supports practical use cases such as urban planning, asset management, infrastructure monitoring, public safety, emergency response, and flood resilience. It also includes integrated governance modules for areas such as solid waste management, road works, water systems, crowd control, and crime monitoring.
The solution has been deployed within the city’s command infrastructure, including the Kashi Integrated Command and Control Centre, and is supported by training, user acceptance testing, and ongoing operational assistance.
Genesys International Corporation Ltd is a leading advanced mapping company with a workforce of more than 2,000 professionals and access to a nationwide constellation of mapping sensors. The company is actively developing the new India map stack and brings deep experience in both enterprise-level and government-oriented mapping applications.
