A cost-effective mapping platform for digitizing the world: from autonomous vehicles to digital twins and the metaverse

Dr. Ruisheng Wang’s research has been supported by NSERC Alliance – Alberta Innovates Advance Program. The project entitled “A cost-effective mapping platform for digitizing the world: from autonomous vehicles to digital twins and the metaverse” has been awarded for $300, 000 CAD in two years. The goal of the project is to design and develop a low-cost mapping platform capable of generating maps that are compatible with HD maps, which can support applications in digital twins and metaverse.

NSERC Alliance – Alberta Innovates Advance (Advance) is a partnership program between Alberta Innovates and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The goal of this program is to advance a research idea toward developing a technological solution with an envisioned future market opportunity. Funding supports eligible researchers at Alberta Universities who have made promising discoveries in emerging technologies priority areas to conduct the research needed to advance to the development stage, which could eventually lead to commercialization.