The simulation software Visdom has for many years convinced numerous experts from Austria, Germany and other countries with its absolute reliability and uncomplicated handling when it comes to preparing large regions and cities for future heavy rainfall and flood events with the help of hydrodynamic modeling. In addition to a considerable expansion of application areas and project partners in 2022, the VRVis' Integrated Simulations Group also received several awards in the field of environment and sustainability. As high point of the year, Visdom has now received the internationally renowned World Summit Award (WSA) in the Smart Settlement & Urbanization category.

Every year, the World Summit Awards honor the world's most ambitious and promising projects in eight different categories that drive sustainable social and environmental improvement through digital solutions. Beyond this, one of the WSA's declared goals is to actively contribute to the achievement of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by promoting and connecting these solutions across all borders. The WSA network comprises more than 180 countries and is also supported by, e.g., the UN organizations UNIDO and UNESCO.

After Visdom received the WSA Austria this fall, the simulation software was one of 340 nominations from 79 countries to also be nominated for the global WSA. The combination of simulation, analysis, and visualization makes Visdom an innovative as well as extremely efficient tool that supports flood prediction and prevention in seconds as well as the planning of climate change adaptation strategies, e.g., in the field of blue-green infrastructure.

Vienna, December 1, 2022