Reference study of CityGML software support

Reference study of CityGML software support: The GeoBIM benchmark 2019—Part II

Noardo, F. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)
Arroyo Ohori, G.A.K. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)
Biljecki, Filip (National University of Singapore)
Ellul, Claire (University College London (UCL))
Harrie, Lars (Lund University)
Krijnen, T.F. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)
van Liempt, J.N.H. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)
Vitalis, S. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)
Stoter, J.E. (TU Delft Urban Data Science)

2020

OGC CityGML is an open standard for 3D city models intended to foster interoperability and support various applications. However, through our practical experience and discussions with practitioners, we have noticed several problems related to the implementation of the standard and the use of standardized data. Nevertheless, a systematic investigation of these issues has never been carried out, and there is thus insufficient evidence for tackling the problems. The GeoBIM benchmark project is aimed at finding such evidence by involving external volunteers, reporting on various aspects of the behavior of tools (geometry, semantics, georeferencing, functionalities), analyzed and described in this article. This study explicitly pointed out the critical points embedded in the format as an evidence base for future development. A companion article (Part I) describes the results of the benchmark related to IFC, the counterpart of CityGML within building information modeling.

3D city models
CityGML
data models
GeoBIM
interoperability
software support
standards

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9585f9e1-5f87-4baf-aa38-2e651caeb9ea

https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12710

1361-1682

Transactions in GIS, 25 (2021) (2), 842-868

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© 2020 F. Noardo, G.A.K. Arroyo Ohori, Filip Biljecki, Claire Ellul, Lars Harrie, T.F. Krijnen, J.N.H. van Liempt, S. Vitalis, J.E. Stoter, More Authors