Delivering semantic enrichment of 3D urban models for financial and sustainability decision support

Management of large urban projects requires complex decision-making, which involves a large number of actors. Decision-makers, urban planners, designers, contractors usually have different backgrounds and qualifications. Such a diversity of may lead to conflicting goals,opinions and wrong expectations, which can make the decision-making process...

A SWOT analysis on the implementation of Building Information Models within the geospatial environment

Building Information Models as product models and Building Information Modelling as a process which supports information management throughout the lifecycle of a building are becoming more widely used in the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry. In order to facilitate various urban management tasks (such as evacuation operations)...