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This is the accepted manuscript © 2017, Elsevier Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The published article is available from doi: http://dx. Abstract 9Farm monitoring and operations generate heterogeneous AGRI-data from a variety of different 10 sources that have the potential to be delivered to users 'on the go' and in the field to inform farm 11 decision making. A software framework capable of interfacing with existing web mapping services to 12 deliver in-field farm data on commodity mobile hardware was developed and tested. This raised key 13research challenges related to: robustness of data steaming methods under typical farm connectivity 14 scenarios, and mapping and 3D rendering of AGRI-data in an engaging and intuitive way. The 15presentation of AGRI-data in a 3D and interactive context was explored using different visualistaion 16techniques; currently the 2D presentation of AGRI-data is the dominant practice, despite the fact that 17 mobile devices can now support sophisticated 3D graphics via programmable pipelines. The testing 18found that WebSockets were the most reliable streaming method for high resolution image/texture 19 data. From our focus groups there was no single visualisation technique that was preferred 20demonstrating that a range of methods is a good way to satisfy a large user base. Improved 3D 21 experience on mobile phones is set to revolutionize the multimedia market and a key challenge is 22identifying useful 3D visualization methods and navigation tools that support the exploration of data 23 driven 3D interactive visualisation frameworks for AGRI-data. 24

We present a set of techniques for the combined and comparative visualization of 3D model geometry extracted from Building Information Models (BIM) and corresponding point clouds. It addresses the steady need to validate, update and combine BIM, in particular based on in-situ captured point clouds, throughout the whole lifecycle of buildings and facilities. To assess the present as-built interior and exterior in comparison to the as-designed or as-documented building representations, our techniques allow for deviation analysis and visualization, which serve as an effective method for enhancing stakeholder engagement. For example, Facility Management (FM) stakeholders can use deviation analysis and visualization to identify, inspect and monitor any spatial alterations both for interior and exterior building parts. Visualized instantaneous deviations can inform stakeholders of further need for investigation; they may not even have architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) expertise or access to BIM software. We describe a prototypical implementation that demonstrates the application of comparative deviation analysis and visualization. Finally, we discuss how the visualization output can provide a tool for a variety of stakeholders to improve applications and workflows for FM.

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