A Cooperative System of GIS and BIM for Traffic Planning: A High-Rise Building Case Study

Abstract

Abstract. Design of localized traffic is a decision-making process for producing the viable solutions of where the parking lots, roads, entrances, exits, and the associated facilities should be built. In a traditional design case, a planner may take into account numerous factors, such as economy, constructability, geological impacts, layout constraints, connection of localized and external traffic, etc., and the process is mainly relied on a master plan and two-dimensional design drawings. Such pattern has certain limitations as these important factors can hardly be overall considered at the same time. It is promising to cope with the issues using a cooperative system where Geographic Information System (GIS) incorporates with Building Information Modelling (BIM). The research aims to optimize and evaluate the site layout for effective traffic planning based on the integrative approach of BIM and GIS. From the case study, the paper also demonstrates: 1) the approach of analyzing the statistical data to represent the existing traffic condition around the building via GIS and 2) the approach of making use of the advanced vehicle simulation models to optimizing the localized traffic facilities design, considering the possible impact of the localized traffic to the ambient traffic. Referring to the cooperative system, the bottlenecks of the initial design of parking facilities are identified, and the corresponding improvements are suggested.

A Data Integration and Simplification Framework for Improving Site Planning and Building Design

“…It is proved that the appropriate application of BIM can address the problem of data sharing and communication barriers, enabling interdisciplinary design teams to understand each other's work more deeply [27,28] . Data-driven algorithms can also be Wang et al [29] Site planning Extract BIM data into GIS Functional zoning of buildings Simulate traffic flow for site layout optimization…”

Trends and Opportunities of BIM-GIS Integration in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry: A Review from a Spatio-Temporal Statistical Perspective

“…For the applications of BIM-GIS integration on cities, 3D urban modeling and representations [99][100][101], urban facility management [28,102], and emergency response [103] are the primary aspects at the beginning of the integration attempt. In recent years, more studies utilize BIM-GIS integration to characterize human activities and their relationships with cities, such as traffic planning and analysis [104,105], walkability analysis [106], and energy assessment and management [10,[19][20][21][107][108][109].…”

An Investigation into the Possibilities of BIM and GIS Cooperation and Utilization of GIS in the BIM Process

“…The QUASY data model described in his contribution should further extend the usability of such models in the areas of town planning and urban management, emergency and catastrophe planning or for traffic simulations. The BIM and GIS interconnection for traffic infrastructure planning in the surroundings of a high-rise building is described in [26]. Moreover, Bansal [1] employs the BIM and GIS cooperation in the construction safety planning.…”