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A state-of-the-art review of built environment information modelling (BeIM) Cover

A state-of-the-art review of built environment information modelling (BeIM)

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal
Volume 9 (2017): Issue 1 (January 2017)
By: J.H.M. Tah,  A.H. Oti and  F.H. Abanda  
Open Access
|Dec 2017

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

BeIM systems and the geographic environment.
BeIM systems and the geographic environment.

Fig. 2

Relationship of levels of interoperability.
Relationship of levels of interoperability.

Fig. 3

Differences between LoD 4 for CityGML and the BIM counterpart.
Differences between LoD 4 for CityGML and the BIM counterpart.

Fig. 4

System Architecture for 3D viewer for CAD/GIS/BIM integration (Döllner and Hagedorn 2007).
System Architecture for 3D viewer for CAD/GIS/BIM integration (Döllner and Hagedorn 2007).

Fig. 5

Combining geometric LoD and semantic LoD in CityGML (Benner et al. 2013).
Combining geometric LoD and semantic LoD in CityGML (Benner et al. 2013).

Fig. 6

BIM–3D city modelling integration approaches and applied methods.
BIM–3D city modelling integration approaches and applied methods.

Recent developments on the integration of 3D city modelling and BIM_

SourceStudy originArea of applicationIntegration elements consideredFeatures
Integration approaches using DFC
Saygi et al. 2013TurkeyItalyHistoric buildings and heritage siteGISAutoCADBIM (Revit)

  • Explored workflows with BIM and GIS integration capabilities in 3D modelling for historic buildings

  • Proposed enhancement of heritage information management and digital archiving of historic buildings

Dore and Murphy 2012IrelandHistoric buildings and heritage siteCityGMLBIM (ArchiCAD)

  • Use of geometric descriptive language to create Historic BIM

  • Documentation and analysis of cultural heritage sites

Thompson et al. 2011UKIntegration of citiesGIS

  • Creation of 3D computer model of two adjacent cities

  • Explored the convergence of GIS, BIM and 3D city modelling

Irizarry and Karan 2012USAConstruction site managementGISRevit Architecture

  • Location optimization of tower cranes at construction sites

  • Integrating BIM with GIS at application level through BIM implementation in the geospatial environment

Integration approaches using the SM approach
El-Mekawy et al. 2012SwedenBuilding elements and featuresCityGMLIFC

  • Development of a unified building model

  • Merging of overlapping concepts in CityGML and IFC

  • Redefinition of spatial relationship between objects

Irizarry et al. 2013USACanadaConstruction supply chain managementGISIFC

  • Visual monitoring of construction supply chain events

  • Mapping the flow of materials and resources in supply chain

Cheng et al. 2013ChinaLevels of detailIFCCityGML

  • Development of reference ontology to exchange semantic information between IFC models and CityGML models

  • Harmonization of LoDs in CityGML models and IFC models

Akinci et al. 2010USASemantic WebCADGIS

  • Interoperability of CAD and GIS

  • Use of web ontologies to resolve potential semantic challenges

Isikdag and Zlatanova 2009The NetherlandsLevel of detailIFCCityGML

  • Proposed a framework for SM between models in IFC and CityGML formats

Hijazi et al. 2011GermanyInterior utilitiesIFCCityGML

  • Integration of 3D BIM network data into 3D city models/GIS

  • Used SM of building’s interior utility elements to the corresponding utility network in CityGML

Borrmann 2010GermanySpatial analysisSpatial querylanguage (SQL)IFCCityGML

  • Use of spatial operators in SQL to query 3D building data and 3D city models

  • Creating SQL for building information models

Borrmann et al. 2015GermanyShield tunnelsIFCGIS

  • Proposed a multi-scale representation of shield tunnel models (as obtained in GIS) in BIM

  • Suggested extension of IFC data model to include multi-scale representation of shield tunnels

Karan and Irizarry 2015USASemantic Web on preconstruction operationsGISBIMXML

  • Translation of BIM and GIS data to Semantic Web format

  • Generation of database query to access Semantic Web data

Integration approaches using the SM approach
Karan et al. 2015
Döllner and Hagedorn 2007GermanySemantic WebCADGISBIM

  • Integration of CAD, GIS and BIM through a service-based system

  • Web service-based integrated visualization of semantic-enhanced information

Benner et al. 2005GermanyBuilding elements and featuresIFCCityGML

  • Developed a Quartierdaten-Management system (QUASY) model, which is a hybrid of IFC and CityGML standard

  • The model represents semantic objects geometrically described by surfaces visible to the user

Clemen and Gründig 2006GermanyLand surveyIFCGIS

  • Modelling of topology and geometry in IFC

  • Proposed considerations of geodetic measurements and coordinate frames in IFC

de Laat and van Berlo 2011NetherlandsSemantic WebCityGMLIFCBIMServer

  • Development of CityGML extension known as GeoBIM

  • The use of the Web (BIMServer) to implement output

Peachavanish et al. 2006ThailandUSAData exchangeCADGIS

  • The use of query-based ontological engineering methodology to enable semantic interoperability between CAD and GIS

Isikdag et al. 2008TurkeyUKSite selection and safety managementIFCGIS

  • Implementation of IFC in a geospatial environment for GIS-related investigations

  • Demonstration of BIM providing sufficient level of information for GIS-based site selection and fire response

Stadler and Kolbe 2007GermanySpatial analysisCityGMLIFC

  • Proposed reducing the challenges with spatio-semantic coherence of 3D models in data integration

Elbeltagi and Dawood 2011EgyptProject managementGISBIM (Revit)MS Project

  • Visualization of project progress at distributed sites using GIS

  • Development of mathematical model for time control of repetitive construction tasks

  • BIM-compliant dynamic integration of project progress

Integration approaches combining DFC and SM
Hijazi et al. 2009Germany/The Netherlands/TurkeyWater utility networkCADBIMGIS

  • Integrating 3D BIM utilities network into GIS

  • Development of software component to convert IFC to CityGML

Rafiee et al. 2014The NetherlandsView coverage and shadow analysisIFCGIS

  • Integration of IFC BIM model in GIS environment

  • Use of extract, transform, load process to convert IFC data to geographic format and geo-referencing of such data

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/otmcj-2016-0030 | Journal eISSN: 1847-6228 | Journal ISSN: 1847-5450
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Language: English
Page range: 1638 - 1654
Submitted on: Nov 30, 2017
Accepted on: Dec 1, 2017
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: University of Zagreb
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
built environment,
BIM,
GIS,
city modelling,
integration
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

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