Abstract
The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) has been identified as a promising but challenging topic to transform information towards the generation of knowledge and intelligence. Achievement of integrating these two concepts and enabling technologies will have a significant impact on solving problems in the civil, building and infrastructure sectors. However, since GIS and BIM were originally developed for different purposes, numerous challenges are being encountered for the integration. To better understand these two different domains, this paper reviews the development and dissimilarities of GIS and BIM, the existing integration methods, and investigates their potential in various applications. This study shows that the integration methods are developed for various reasons and aim to solve different problems. The parameters influencing the choice can be summarized and named as “EEEF” criteria: effectiveness, extensibility, effort, and flexibility. Compared with other methods, semantic web technologies provide a promising and generalized integration solution. However, the biggest challenges of this method are the large efforts required at early stage and the isolated development of ontologies within one particular domain. The isolation problem also applies to other methods. Therefore, openness is the key of the success of BIM and GIS integration.
Highlights
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of a facility’s physical and functional characters [1]
A sufficient and detailed illustration of previous works on these three levels was missing. This study adopts this way of classification and further discusses previous BIM and Geographic Information Science (GIS) integration works from these three different levels
BIM and GIS interpret 3D modeling from two different perspectives, and they have matured in different ways
Summary
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of a facility’s physical and functional characters [1]. It is based on technology incorporating information in three dimensions (3D) and integrates the necessary information required by Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management (AEC/FM). BIM can provide detailed design of pipeline network and detailed supplier information of every item in a building Such information will strongly further the traditional GIS management and analysis of pipeline network, such as optimal design of a gas transmission network and supply chain management [7]. The conclusions Section brings all this analysis together, suggesting new directions and future focus points
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