Regulatory Support of Digital Model of Urban Territory in the Russian Federation

The article studies the digital model of the urban area as a mandatory tool for managing urban processes. The study of the regulatory support of the digital model is of great importance in the light of the rapid development of digital technologies in the urban environment. Purpose: To determine the regulatory support significance in creating the digital model of the urban area and its tools. Geographic information platforms of citywide importance are studied as well as their formation in the legislative field of the Russian Federation. It is assumed that the process of creating the digital model of the urban area, is inevitable in view of the development trend of urban planning in the Russian Federation.Methodology/approach: Based on theoretical analysis and synthesis of various sources of information, the diagram is constructed for information sources on the digital model of the urban area. The regulatory support of the digital model is specified as a basis for the development of geographic information system at all levels of significance. Requirements for regulatory acts of the construction industry for the digital model are formulated. Aspects of the legal field are identified as tools that require reflection in the digital model of the urban area.Value: This research can underlie the creation of regulations or their transformation to contribute to the sustainable and harmonious development of the urban environment.