The Web Browser Moment for the Spatial Web: What Open Standards Mean for Digital Twins

Position paper arguing that the spatial web is approaching its 'browser moment' — the point where open standards enable universal access to 3D digital twins. Draws parallels between HTML/HTTP standardization and emerging spatial data standards (3D Tiles, CityGML, IFC). Proposes that open-source rendering engines will do for spatial computing what Netscape did for the internet.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19683089
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Web Applications and Data Management
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The Web Browser Moment for the Spatial Web: What Open Standards Mean for Digital Twins

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Web Applications and Data Management
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The Web Browser Moment for the Spatial Web: What Open Standards Mean for Digital Twins

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Abstract

Position paper arguing that the spatial web is approaching its 'browser moment' — the point where open standards enable universal access to 3D digital twins. Draws parallels between HTML/HTTP standardization and emerging spatial data standards (3D Tiles, CityGML, IFC). Proposes that open-source rendering engines will do for spatial computing what Netscape did for the internet.

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