Data integration through a bim-gis web platform for the management of diffused university assets

Abstract

High fragmented and hardly accessible information often leads to struggling management of diffused assets. BIM and GIS integration is promising to develop effective digital Asset Management Systems (AMS) to facilitate information sharing and collaborative management. This paper presents a replicable methodological approach to develop a pilot BIM-GIS, web-based AMS for the University of Turin. The main aim is to overcome document-based and fragmented management, avoiding ineffective decisions during the operational and maintenance phase. The key step of integrating data from several heterogeneous sources in an accessible, centralized database is deep in described. Furthermore, two demonstrators are illustrated, discussing the first results and AMS potentials.

BIM-GIS Integrated Framework in Support of Facility Management (FM)

“…Starting from these premises, this paper proposes a framework capable of integrating different but strongly complementary tools, data, information, and expert knowledge for a multiscale approach. Unlike what has been mainly proposed in the literature concerning BIM-GIS integration so far platform [49,[61][62][63], the methodology presented in this paper does not provide for an integral transfer of BIM data to the GIS platform. The work led instead to develop a multiscale approach based on a bidirectional integration between the two informative systems, by properly relating them and allowing for an easy switch from one system database to the other.…”

“…Indeed, some existing commercial tools (e.g. Feature Manipulation Engine FME and Data Interoperability for ArcGIS DIA are the most frequently used) already enable to import and read IFC geometry and information through CityGML (City Geographic Markup Language) data models [49,[61][62][63]. The herein presented alternative framework has been implemented by integrating the two informative systems by taking advantage of the COBie exchange schema, as well as by properly selecting geometrical entities and essential information to be synchronized with the GIS-based environment (with QGIS open-source tool [64]).…”

Building Information Modeling and Geographic Information System: Integrated Framework in Support of Facility Management (FM)

“…Another strength which also represents the novelty of the proposed methodology is the simultaneous use of BIM and GIS databases. As mentioned above, many research works cope with the BIM-GIS integration focusing on the integral transposition of the BIM data set to the GIS platform [52,[66][67][68]. Our work led instead to the development of a multiscale approach based on a bidirectional integration between the two informative systems by properly relating them and allowing for an easy switch from one system database to the other.…”

“…For this reason, this stage of the methodology requires a closed and constant activity between the BIM coordinator and the GIS specialist. Indeed, some existing commercial tools already enable IFC geometry and information to be imported and read through CityGML (City Geographic Markup Language) data models [52,[66][67][68]. The herein presented alternative framework has been implemented by integrating the two informative systems by taking advantage of the COBie exchange schema, as well as by properly selecting geometrical entities and essential information to be synchronized with the GIS-based environment (with QGIS 3.28 open-source tool [69]).…”

Impact of IoT System Imperfections and Passenger Errors on Cruise Ship Evacuation Delay

“…Thus, emergency management simulation research addresses simulations that represent the movement of people who congregate in sports arenas, touristic sites, and other leisure venues [8,9], as well as in large ships [10], in the presence of unusual and extreme conditions such as the breakdown of some facilities or adversarial situations such as fire or panic.…”