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= Cityzenith = Cityzenith is a tech company founded in 2009 that specializes in Digital Twin software, architecture, and building/infrastructure management. The goal of Cityzenith is to assure the success of the world’s building industry professionals, architects, engineers, property managers, city planners, government agencies, facilities managers, and building owners by helping them leverage data with more efficiency across different phases of the building lifecycle. Cityzenith's Digital Twin, SmartWorldPro technology has been developed to create SimCities for worldwide cities, helping them prepare for and mitigate the impact of climate change.

Cityzenith projects include a 103km Oxford - Cambridge high speed railway project in the United Kingdom, the Amaravati Smart City project in India, and the Orlando Sports and Entertainment District. The company is based in Chicago, Illinois, but also has offices in London and Asia. Clients include: Foster +Partners, Cushman & Wakefield, CBRE, USA government agencies, Perkins and Will, Prologis and East West Rail[0].

History
Cityzenith was founded in May 2009. During that year Google Earth creator Remi Arnaud joined as CTO. In 2010, Michael Jansen became the companies CEO and Chairman.

In June 2012 the company launched its first prototype 5D Smart City. The launch of the prototype led to Cityzenith signing plot agreements with Amsterdam’s Economic Board, The Barcelona City Council, and San Francisco’s department for the environment in 2013. It was the first time cities joined forces to establish a common digital platform for using and sharing data within and between cities.

By November 2015, Cityzenith had expanded its plot agreements to include Chicago, Dubai, London, Mexico City, Singapore, Toronto, and Washington D.C. In 2016 Cityzenith released a second prototype, 5D Smart City Vol 2, at the world smart cities expo in Barcelona.

In 2016, Cityzenith was awarded the Realcomm Digie Award.

Cityzenith won the Dreamit Urbantech competition in 2017 and was selected to participate in the Dreamit UrbanTech Program, a start-up accelerator set up by strategic property partners. The 14-week program helps top urban technology startups to increase customer, industry, and investor networks.

On April 5th, 2018, Cityzenith commercially launched SmartWorldPro and was officially released later that year.

Cityzenith later won the Chicago Innovation up and comer award in 2019.

Cityzenith was named one of the top 10 digital twin providers in 2020.

SmartWorldPro
The SmartWorldPro platform measures construction processes and simulates the impact of new buildings and infrastructure in real-time. Users can aggregate BIM, CAD, CRE, and GIS tools, spreadsheets, documents, IoT and BMS sensor feeds, and social media posts all in one universal 3D data platform. SmartWorldPro also provides users access to thousands of 3D city models from OpenStreetMap in over 200 countries and tens of thousands of curated public data layers.

With the release of SmartWorldPro, the company has introduced Mapalyze, a feature that allows users to run project analysis at a faster pace, whilst exporting and sharing results. Apps in this release include View Corridor and Zoning Analysis, Traffic, and Microclimate Simulation (via third parties).

The software is currently being used in a project building a smart city in Amaravati, India.

SmartWorldPro has been featured by premier media outlets such as TechCrunch, BBC, Reuters, Architects’ Newspaper, Architect Magazine, and the Financial Times.

SmartWorldPro2
Cityzenith released SmartWorldPro2 in July 2020. SmartWorldPro2 adds user-friendly digital twin-specific features and functions, expands data import and integration capabilities, whilst extending the backend to include both SaaS and on-premise implementation options. It also includes a presentation feature including analytics and plug-ins.

The first project for the SmartWorldPro2 technology is Orlando S+ED Smart District in Orlando, Florida. Orlando S+ED will be a fully interconnected Smart District, harnessing IoT, Digital Twin, and AI Technologies. The plan will include a 300-room hotel, 420,000 square feet of offices, 80,000 square feet of event space, more than 100,000 square feet of retail, and an open-air plaza.

The SmartWorldPro2 technology can be used to help cities be more efficient and clean, therefore helping to combat climate change and pandemics in the future The software has the capability to make significant impacts on industries such as healthcare, architecture, manufacturing, aerospace, energy, real estate and transportation.

Awards

 * 2016 Realcomm Digie Award.
 * 2017 Dreamit UrbanTech Competition.
 * 2019 Chicago Innovation Up and Comer Award.
 * 2020 Top 10 Digital Twin Provider.

Notable Clients

 * Atkins
 * CBRE
 * Cushman and Wakefield
 * Foster & Partners
 * Perkins and Will
 * Orlando SED Smart District
 * East West Rail
 * Rudin Management Company
 * Government of Andhra Pradesh
 * Prologis