Maps Without Territories: The Strange Science of Digital Twins

Entire cities now exist twice, once in concrete and once in code. The copies are starting to disagree.

Tom Ellison

April 26, 2026 · 5 min read ·

city aerial view night lights — Maps Without Territories. Photo: Ciara Ní Riain / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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