BIM/GIS integration for web GIS-based bridge management

Abstract

Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) can benefit both the Architecture, Engineering and Construction/Facility Management (AEC/FM) domain, and the geospatial industry. For GIS, BIM is a promising source of three-dimensional (3D) building information that can be used in the study of smart city, green building, big data, etc. The underlying data transformation from Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) to shapefile enables GIS to use the rich building information. However, this transformation is difficult due to the different modelling methods used by IFC and shapefile. IFC generally represents 3D objects using boundary representation (Brep), swept solid, constructive solid geometry (CSG), clipping and mapped representation, while shapefile only uses Brep. In addition, the use of different coordinate systems also contributes to the geometry transformation issue. Among all the solid modelling methods used by IFC, Brep and swept solid are the most often used two methods. Compared with Brep, the transformation of swept solid is more challenging as each type of profile for swept solid defined in IFC has to be properly interpreted and converted. This paper develops algorithms to interpret the commonly used profiles of swept solid for the transformation of IFC into shapefile. A bridge model is used to validate the proposed method, and a Web GIS-based bridge management system is developed to demonstrate a possible usage of the transformed shapefile model.

Bridge management systems: overview and framework for smart management

“…None of the existing BMS includes geometric representation of bridges [6,17]. A BIM model offers a comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date digital representation of a building, and many modern researches integrate BMS frameworks with BIM models to achieve smarter and automated management throughout the life cycle of the bridge [17,18,19,20,21,22]. Traditional, paper-based methods of maintaining infrastructure, are no longer viable as governments now expect digital tools that leverage information and communication technology (ICT) [3].…”

A Semantics-Based Approach for Simplifying IFC Building Models to Facilitate the Use of BIM Models in GIS

“…Based on the achievements at data integration, BIM and GIS have been jointly applied in various applications, such as room-level traffic noise assessment [9] and flood damage assessment [29], bridge management [30], offshore platforms disassembly [31], green building [32], building retrofit [33], construction site layout optimization [34] and construction supply chain management [35].…”

Towards Effective BIM/GIS Data Integration for Smart City by Integrating Computer Graphics Technique

“…Table 1 lists all the general tasks involved in BIM-to-GIS data conversion as well as corresponding studies working on the resolution of these problems. In general, the following tasks can be involved in data conversion: representation conversion, coordinate transformation, geo-referencing, model simplification, and semantics transfer [7,25,26].…”