GRI is working with Christchurch City Council and Building Innovation Partnership, on the Ōtākaro Digital Twin. The ultimate purpose is to establish an accessible & innovative platform to collect & communicate knowledge about the Ōtākaro River, serving as a tool to give voice to the Ōtākaro and its importance to the community.
The platform will aim to foster collaboration to support and encourage:
- Holistic decision making & governance.
- Environmental health and resilience outcomes
- Representation of the mauri of the Ōtākaro and;
- Amplify the significance of the Ōtākaro to the region and people by allowing users to model potential future narratives and tell stories of the Ōtākaro’s past & present.
The Ōtākaro Digital Twin purpose is guided by the Te Mana o te Wai framework and aims to be adaptable to other locations and environments.
Last week stakeholders and software developers went out in a waka along the Ōtākaro/Avon River to learn about the cultural narrative and discuss aspects of wetland regeneration, native flora and fauna, cycle paths, flood walls, stormwater management and other aspects the CCC plans to improve over the years as part of the OARC Regeneration Plan. These aspects will be key for creating a meaningful tool for the Ōtākaro and for producing high-quality visualisations of the work CCC has planned.
