Montréal’s TITANS mobility digital twin wins OCTAS recognition

Esri Canada and Ville de Montréal received the Réseau Action TI OCTAS Jury’s Choice Award for Project TITANS. The recognition highlights an existing approach to testing mobility scenarios using a GIS-based digital twin, traffic modelling and virtual reality.

For municipal transportation teams, testing scenarios before implementation can support evaluation of proposed changes and stakeholder engagement. TITANS is presented as supporting Montréal’s Vision Zero planning, but the supplied material does not demonstrate safety improvements.

Project TITANS has received the OCTAS Jury’s Choice Award, recognizing Esri Canada and Ville de Montréal’s work on urban mobility planning. Developed through Esri Canada’s Transportation–GeoXchange (TGX), the project combines a GIS-based digital twin with multimodal data, traffic modelling and virtual reality. Its stated purpose is to let cities test mobility scenarios before implementing changes, supporting Montréal’s Vision Zero goals through evidence-based planning and stakeholder engagement. The practical relevance is the connection between spatial data, scenario modelling and a virtual environment for examining proposed transportation changes. However, the reported development is an award, not a newly documented deployment or expansion. The supplied article excerpt does not provide measured safety outcomes, modelling accuracy or implementation results. It establishes the project’s approach and recognition, but not whether its use has reduced transportation risks.

Evidence supplied by Esri Canada.