# Metaverse Meets Smart Cities--Applications, Benefits, and Challenges
## 5 Results
### Potential Applications in the Smart City
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\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline
**Field of Application** & **Application** & **Stakeholders** \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Entertainment \& Life Quality} & Virtual events and exhibitions & Citizens, tourists \\ \cline{2-3}  & Social meeting places & Citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Support for local clubs, voluntary work, & Citizens, clubs, non-governmental \\  & and charitable projects & organisations (NGOs) \\ \cline{2-3}  & Inclusive and barrier-free offers & Citizens \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Education \& Universities} & Virtual classrooms & Students, teachers \\ \cline{2-3}  & Virtual education and training of adults & Citizens, industry, job center \\ \cline{2-3}  & Interactive learning media & Students, teachers, citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Research environment and meeting place & Students, teachers, experts \\ \cline{2-3}  & for experts & Citizens, tourists, retail \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Healthcare} & Telemedicine & Doctors, patients, health \\  & & insurance companies \\ \cline{2-3}  & Preventive courses and training & Doctors, patients, health \\ \cline{2-3}  & Insurance companies \\ \cline{2-3}  & Expert exchange & Doctors, medical staff \\ \cline{2-3}  & Remote monitoring of health parameters & Health insurance companies, citizens, doctors \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Tourism} & Virtual city tours & Citizens, tourists, retail \\ \cline{2-3}  & Virtual sights & Citizens, tourists \\ \cline{2-3}  & City Marketing & Administration, citizens \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Public Authorities} & Real-time status and response options & Administration, public authorities \\ \cline{2-3}  & Realistic training environment & Public authorities \\ \cline{2-3}  & Monitoring compliance with laws and & Public authorities \\ \cline{2-3}  & safety standards & Public authorities \\ \cline{2-3}  & Optimization of workflows and processes & Administration, public authorities \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Transportation, Infrastructure \& Grids} & Status Visualization & Administration, citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Planning and forecasting of & \\ \cline{2-3}  & capacity utilization & Administration, citizens, public authorities \\ \cline{2-3}  & Development of smart grids in the water, & Administration, energy providers, \\ \cline{2-3}  & electricity, gas and internet sectors & city services \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Economy} & Payment platform & Administration, banks, industry \\ \cline{2-3}  & Digital properties & Administration, citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Digital products & Administration, industry \\ \cline{2-3}  & Digital jobs and placement of & \\ \cline{2-3}  & the unemployed & Industry, job center \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Retail \& Industry} & Virtual shopping centers and & \\ \cline{2-3}  & retail platforms & Retail, industry, citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Marketing platform for local businesses & Retail, industry \\ \cline{2-3}  & Provision of digital workplace offerings & Administration, industry, citizens \\ \cline{2-3}  & Provision of a platform for SMEs to & \\ \cline{2-3}  & simulate and optimize production & Industry \\ \cline{2-3}  & and logistics & \\ \hline \multirow{6}{*}{Governance \& Policy Making} & Platform for strategic decision-making & Politics, administration \\ \cline{2-3}  & Simulation of legislative procedures & Politics, administration \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-3}  & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-3}  & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-3}  & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-3}  & & \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{2-3}  & & \\ \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: _Cont._City Planning and Simulation: The application of the metaverse in a smart city opens up new horizons for advanced urban planning and simulation tools that enable a comprehensive digital representation of the urban environment. Using sophisticated algorithms and real-time data integration, stakeholders are immersed in highly detailed virtual environments that accurately reflect the complexity of the physical urban landscape.