Toronto Waterfront: Real-Time Digital Twin & Simulation Environment (UE5)
Toronto's downtown waterfront, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5.1 (2021-2023) at 1:1 scale 2 km² integrated with Cesium ion for live geospatial data.
This started as a solo project. I modeled, textured, and lit the first city blocks myself, which set the visual benchmark and technical pipeline for everything that followed. As the scope grew, my role shifted to Technical Director, directing the programming team on systems architecture and UI (live weather, traffic camera feeds, building and POI data), and overseeing quality and consistency across the modeling team. All shaders, materials, and lighting throughout the environment are my work.
Every building carries real-world data : owner, year built, footprint, pulled from live datasets. Dynamic weather and time-of-day run in real time.
The comparisons above are matched against Google Street View at the same intersections , same angle, same buildings, same scale. Built for accuracy, not for show.
Toronto Digital Twin: 4K Cinematic Showcase & Live Application Demo
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Harbour St. Intersection
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Queens Quay W & York St
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Scotiabank Arena & Gardiner Expressway
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Bremner Blvd & Lower Simcoe St.
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Gardiner Expressway Eastbound
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Queens Quay W
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Simcoe WaveDeck & Waterfront Promenade
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Bremner Blvd Eastbound Corridor
Geospatial Accuracy Validation: UE5 Real-Time Output vs. Google Earth Reference Data - Rogers Centre & CN Tower