StandardsOps: A proposed methodology for collaboration of Standardization and Operations toward Urban Digital Transformation

To achieve sustainable urban digital transformation (DX) in Japan, the development of accessible 3D city models and Digital Urban Twins is essential. To address this need, Project PLATEAU was launched, and successfully achieved specification development, data creation, quality management, OSS development, use case development, and publication of large-scale Open Data within a short one-year timeframe. This paper analyzes the factors that led to its success, with a focus on the utilization of Open Standards, and proposes “StandardsOps” framework which integrates Standardization and Operations, and facilitates semantics localization and concurrent system development alongside data creation in collaboration with Open Communities. The proposed methodology and practical results demonstrate how these approaches accelerated the rapid social implementation in a nationwide project.