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INTEROPERABILITY FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THROUGH
SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGY
Pieter Pauwels
Ronald De Meyer
Jan Van Campenhout
5th International Conference on Semantic and Digital Media TechnologySaarbrücken, Germany, 1-3 December 2010.
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Interoperability issues in construction industry
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Information exchange: Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
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Current situation in construction industry
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UGent MultiMediaLabhttp://multimedialab.elis.ugent.be/
Dr. Ir. Davy Van Deursen, Ir. Ruben Verborgh, Dr. Ir. Jos de Roo Prof. Dr. Ir. Rik Van de Walle
UGent SmartLabhttp://smartlab.elis.ugent.be/
Ir. Arch. Pieter Pauwels, Ir. Arch. Ruben Verstraeten, Ir. Arch. Tine Jonckheere Prof. Dr. Ronald De Meyer, Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Van Campenhout
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Possible enhancements through a semantic web approach
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1. What have we made available?
2. Using the information in applications1. Querying
2. Reasoning
3. Parallel descriptions of information
Overview
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IFC/RDF graph
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Upload IFC information into IFC/RDF graph
http://ninsuna.elis.ugent.be/IfcRDFService
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http://ninsuna.elis.ugent.be/rdf/page/ifc/IFC2X3_TC1/ifcBuilding_36
Browse IFC/RDF graph
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Architectural Information Modelling (AIM) graph
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A schema for architectural design information
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1. What have we made available?
2. Using the information in applications1. Querying
2. Reasoning
3. Parallel descriptions of information
Overview
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Querying
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Game engine interface on IFC/RDF graph
P. Pauwels, R. De Meyer, J. Van CampenhoutVisualisation of semantic architectural information within a game engine environment
10th International Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality (2010)
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Reasoning
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Acoustic performance checking
P. Pauwels, D. Van Deursen, R. Verstraeten, J. De Roo, R. De Meyer, R. Van de Walle, J. Van Campenhout
A semantic rule checking environment for building performance checking, Automation in Construction 2010
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1. What have we made available?
2. Using the information in applications1. Querying
2. Reasoning
3. Parallel descriptions of information
Overview
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Parrallel descriptions IFC/RDF + AIM/RDF
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Parallel descriptions of information :IFC/RDF graph + AIM/RDF
IFC/RDF
AIM/RDF
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Relying on semantic web descriptions can address interoperability issues in construction industry more appropriately
BUT: A lot of work still needs to be done!
Conclusion
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Parrallel descriptions IFC/RDF + X3D/RDF + STL/RDF
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Parallel descriptions of information :IFC/RDF + X3D/RDF + STL/RDF
STL/RDF
X3D/RDF
IFC/RDF