BIM Big Data Storage in WebVRGIS

Abstract

In the context of big data and the Internet of Things, with the advancement of geospatial data acquisition and retrieval, the volume of available geospatial data is increasing every minute. Thus, new data-management architecture is needed. We proposed a building information model (BIM) big data-storage-management solution with hybrid storage architecture based on web virtual reality geographical information system (WebVRGIS). BIM is associated with the integration of spatial and semantic information on the various stages of urban building. In this paper, based on the spatial distribution characteristics of BIM geospatial big data, a data storage and management model is proposed for BIM geospatial big data management. The architecture primarily includes Not only Structured Query Language (NoSQL) database and distributed peer-to-peer storage. The evaluation of the proposed storage method is conducted on the same software platform as our previous research about WebVR. The experimental results show that the hybrid storage architecture proposed in this research has a lower response time compared to the traditional relational database in geospatial big data searches. The integration and fusion of BIM big data in WebVRGIS realizes a revolutionary transformation of city information management during a full lifecycle. The system also has great promise for the storage of other geospatial big data, such as traffic data.