FIATECH Meeting #1 April 2005

Interoperability Standards

FIATECH’s FocusApril 20, 2005Tom Teague

President, ePlantData, Inc.

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The Vision of an Integrated and Automated Capital Projects Industry

“Fully integrated and highly automated project processes coupled with radically advanced technologies across all phases and functions of the project/facility lifecycle..”

Interoperability is gold

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Interoperability Problem

Application 1 Application 2Map

Map

Application 1 Application 2Map

Map

All applications store data in a unique way A mapping is always

needed to share data

Enterprise 1 100s of tools

Enterprise 2 100s of tools

• Large companies use several hundred tools– Internal & commercial software, including repositories

• Collaboration with 10s to 100s of enterprises– Size ranges from very large to very small– Each company uses it’s own preferred tool set

1000’s of mappings needed – low cost is key

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Solution: Common Format

• Common format enables cross- organization exchanges

Common File Format

Application 1 Application 2

Map Map

or Database

Common File Format

Application 1 Application 2

Map Map

or DatabaseXML

• XML enables affordable, extensible maps without requiring any new standards

• All that is needed is cooperation/agreement

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Interoperability Standard

Interoperability: “the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged”… Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. IEEE Standard Computer Dictionary: A Compilation of IEEE Standard Computer Glossaries. New York, NY: 1990

Standard: “something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value, or quality”… Merriam Webster Online Dictionary

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What about standards?• Common format solution long recognized• Industry standards efforts for 15 years

– ISO 10303 (STEP) – data exchange– ISO 15926 – data repository– IAI-IFC

• Standards are yet to be widely deployed• Why?

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Lessons Learned“Although any specific approach to standards must be sensitive to particulars of the relevant technology, applications, and markets, the one emerging from the standards community reflects these lessons:

collect a small group of vendors, write a small, simple specification that covers the important functions, omit nonessentials, leave room for both new technologies and possible backtracking, identify real-world test-beds for the standard, andget it out the door as soon as possible.”

…Martin Libicki, 1995Stanford University

FIATECH has embraced these lessons

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FIATECH Interoperability Focus• Roadmap Vision: Widespread interoperability• Research, development, deployment• Aggressively deliver results

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FIATECH Interoperability Activities

• DSC: Data Standards Clearinghouse• AEX: Automating Equipment information eXchange• IRR: Interoperability Requirements for the Roadmap• AVP: Automating Valve Procurement• AGC XML: Associated General Contractors XML for

construction documents

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FIATECH’s Data Standards Clearinghouse: Information Resource for Industry Standards

• CIMIS• ISO 10303

(STEP)– AP-221– AP-227

• ISO 15926 / InfoWebML

• MIMOSA• PIDX• PLIB

Plant• IAI-IFC / BLIS• aecXML• gbXML• LandXML• oBIX• OmniClass• OpenGIS• OSCRE• xPPRL• OPX

Building

Both AEXASCIICIS/2IAI-IFC/ifcXMLNCS

ISO 15926 / InfoWebMLOGC-GMLOpenGIS(R)

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Data Standards Clearinghouse• Web Information Resource

– http://www.fiatech.org/projects/idim/dscdata.htm• Aligned to FIATECH Roadmap• Introductory background paper available –

“Demystifying Interoperability”• Summary Content about the standard

– Sponsor, contact, web site– Usage & scope– Characteristics framework– Development & Deployment Status

• Links to Sponsor Web Sites

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FIATECH Interoperability Activities

• DSC: Data Standards Clearinghouse

Projects Using FIATECH’s Interoperability Process

• AEX: Automating Equipment information eXchange• IRR: Interoperability Requirements for the Roadmap• AVP: Automating Valve Procurement

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Interoperability Process

• Define detailed requirements– For high business value subsets in industry work process– Across organization & software boundaries

• Deploy in software– Adopt, adapt or develop XML schemas– Collaborate & consult with industry groups, including standards– Deploy high-value subsets in industry software

• Incorporate into industry practice– Use interoperable software on real projects– Feed results to standards organizations

• Repeat while business results obtained

AEX pioneering and demonstrating how it works

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AEX Project• Requirements (2002-2003)

– Equipment: design, procure, install, operate/maintain– Initial Subset: Equipment Design & Procurement

• Deployment (2003-2005)– Developed XML schemas (2003-2005)

• Core schema architecture for technical data & core equipment• Details: centrifugal pumps, heat exchangers, fans

– Collaborating with PIP, HI, DIPPR, API and ASHRAE– Centrifugal pump software demonstration (2004-2005)

• Industry Practice (2005-2006)– Commercial software interfaces – Feed results to industry standards – PIP, HI and API

• Repeat (2005 +)– XML for 25 equipment types planned for 2005-2006

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IRR Project• Interoperability Requirements for Roadmap

– First step in FIATECH Interoperability Process– Identify high-value subsets for deployment– Define detailed requirements for high-value subsets

• Interoperability Requirements Needed for:– Element 9: Life Cycle Info Mgt / Technical Framework– Element 1: Project Planning– Element 2: Automated Design– Element 3: Automated Procurement– Element 4: Intelligent Job Site– Element 5: Intelligent O&M– Element 6: Real-time Project Control

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IRR – Automated Design• March 2005 Workshop – Opportunity Areas

– Equipment Data “handover” (Project to O&M)– Vendor Information Intelligent Engineering Systems– Logical (2D, P&ID) Physical Model (3D)– Status/ownership information over life-cycle

• Project Plan– March 2005 – July 2005– Deliverable: Written report for high-value opportunities– Shared project cost: $15,000– Participation Fee: $2,000

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AVP Project

• Requirements– Streamline commodity valve procurement– Identified by team for Roadmap Element 3: Procurement

• Deploy– Technically verify vendor valve bid quotes & obtain info

• Compare PIP standard valve to supplier & internal catalogs• Obtain key vendor information for intelligent engineering systems

– Collaborative effort with Process Industry Practices (PIP)– Use XML schemas leveraged/extended from AEX

• Project Plan– Currently forming – completion: 9 months from start– Shared project cost: $45,000 – Annual benefits estimated at $100,000+ per company

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FIATECH – Driving Interoperability

• Roadmap Vision: Widespread interoperability• Research, development, deployment• Aggressively deliver results

By cooperatively implementing through:• AEX Project – equipment life cycle• IRR Project – high value opportunity requirements• AVP Project – commodity valve procurement• AGC XML Project – construction documents . . . More to come, sponsor companies drive