Development of a rule-based system to enhance the data consistency and usability of COBie datasheets☆

Kumar, Vishal; Teo, Ai Lin

doi:10.1093/jcde/qwaa083

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“…Though COBie is not designed to store such changes inside, it is imperative to understand how data changes in the COBie sheet. The value of tracking changes in the COBie datasheet is addressed in our previous published works (Kumar and Teo, 2020a;Kumar and Teo, 2021). This study highlighted that identifying historical changes inside the COBie datasheet can help the project team track their project progress effectively.…”

Section: Emphasize: Understanding the Problemmentioning

confidence: 84%

“…Finally, the recycling potential calculator module showcases the COBie datasheet as a potential data source for urban mining calculations at a more accurate level. The details of some of the modules can be found in our earlier publications (Kumar and Teo, 2019a, 2020b, 2020aKumar and Teo, 2021), while manuscripts on some are still under review and preparation at the time of submission of this article. Henceforth, this paper presents the development methodology and prototype of the "visualizer" module of the CDMS only and presents information only relevant to this development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These functional requirements for the proposed prototype applications were: To develop an application guided by the set functional requirements, three basic criteria were needed to be fulfilled: (i) a visualization methodology that can be suitable for COBie data, (ii) an appropriate database that can help in storing data and (iii) a comparison methodology which can help in identifying what are the changes in data by finding the differences between two COBie datasheet. For item (iii), the CDMS (as discussed in Section 2) has a different module called evaluator, which provide information related to changes in data by finding the differences between two COBie datasheet Teo, 2019a, 2020a;Kumar and Teo, 2021). The evaluator module has a sub-module called "compare," which compares two COBie datasheets and identifies the data changes based on a rule-based system.…”

Section: Ideate: Shaping the Algorithmic Functionalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring the application of property graph model in visualizing COBie data

Kumar

Teo

2021

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Purpose The usability aspect of the construction operations building information exchange (COBie) datasheet has been largely overlooked. Users find it difficult to find relevant data inside COBie and understand the dependencies of information. This research study is a part of a more comprehensive research study to identify the usability issues associated with COBie and propose solutions to deal with them. This paper aims to discuss the challenges associated with the visualization aspect of COBie and proposes a solution to mitigate them. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on design thinking and waterfall methodology. While the design thinking methodology is used to explore the issues associated with the visualization aspect of COBie, the waterfall methodology is used to develop a working prototype of the visualizer for the COBie datasheet using a spreadsheet format. Findings The paper demonstrates that the property graph model based on a node-link diagram can be effectively used to represent the COBie datasheet. This will help in storing data in a visually connected manner and looking at links more dynamically. Moreover, converting and storing data into an appropriate database will help reach data directly rather than navigate multiple workbooks. This database can also help get the history of data inside the COBie datasheet as it develops throughout the project. Originality/value This research proposes a novel approach to visualize the COBie datasheet interactively using the property graph model, a type of node-link diagram. Using the property graph model will help users see data in a connected way, which is currently missing in the spreadsheet representation of COBie data. Moreover, this research also highlights that storing historical changes in COBie data can help understand how data has evolved throughout the construction. Additionally, structured storage of data in relationship format can help users to access the end of connected data directly through the efficient search.

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2021

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“…The methodology applied for this research work was the cascade methodology, which is defined or characterized by the sequential development of processes through the requirements established for the project [16], this type of methodology is more suitable for projects that need a development without time limits based only on meeting the requirements in short deadlines, allowing flowcharts, coding, implementation, debugging and verification [17], as shown in Figure 1, which shows the processes covered by the cascade methodology [18].…”

Section: Cascade Methodologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Inclusive Education: Mobile App for Students with Hearing Impairment

Andrade–Arenas

2022

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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Currently in Latin America hearing impairment is one of the main problems of society, especially in Peru, where there is a large percentage of hearing-impaired children without receiving some kind of adequate and viable education for their growth, being the main reason the little support by the government and the lack of technological tools to support inclusive education. For this reason, the present research work is generated, which has as main motive to support and help the benefit of educational inclusion and even better technological development for fundamental problems in society, especially those that affect the educational life. Therefore, the development of a mobile application aimed at educational inclusion for students, whether or not they are hearing impaired, was proposed. Therefore, a form was applied to 40 people, including parents of hearing-impaired students and teachers, in order to collect main requirements. In addition, the cascade methodology was used, being the most appropriate for the development of the mobile application, providing agility of development by having clear and precise requirements. Finally, it was concluded that the mobile application will generate different adequate and viable benefits for an inclusive educational environment for students with hearing impairment, through the development of a form established and directed to 50 people, among them the 40 people of the first form and 10 people specialized in the development and design of mobile applications.

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“…Moreover, it is conceptualized to take the output from the COBie Evaluator module to visualize changes inside the graph representation. The visualizer development has been discussed in detail in our previously published article [28].…”

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Evaluating the Challenges of Data Management in COBie Datasheet and Mitigation Measures

Kumar

Teo

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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BIM to FM has gained considerable attention. Nevertheless, BIM adoption for FM is still low. Issues such as lack of standardized process to develop FM data during design and construction stages, Standardized data format for data transfer, and fragmented databases are highlighted in multiple BIM-FM research. COBie defines when, how, and what data needs to be captured for FM purposes. However, previous research combined with explorative studies highlighted several challenges with handling the COBie datasheet, especially its widely used spreadsheet format. This study aims to identify the issues associated with COBie handling (especially its spreadsheet format) and propose a COBie Dataset Management System framework (CDMS) to help solve these issues. In developing the proposed CDMS framework, a critical review of the published articles related to the COBie datasheet has been conducted. An exploratory study using a BIM Model was conducted along with the literature review to understand the key challenges highlighted in the reviewed articles. Based on the identified key issues, underlying reasons were recognized, and key ideas for the framework have been developed, potentially solving these key challenges. The research finding will help develop COBie-centric applications and enhance the entire COBie data capturing workflow.

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Development of a rule-based system to enhance the data consistency and usability of COBie datasheets☆

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Exploring the application of property graph model in visualizing COBie data

Exploring the application of property graph model in visualizing COBie data

Inclusive Education: Mobile App for Students with Hearing Impairment

Evaluating the Challenges of Data Management in COBie Datasheet and Mitigation Measures

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