IFD Library Update

ICIS DABerlin, June 2008

Requisites to Reliable Exchange

• Three fundamental requirements to successful exchange of concepts: (listed in order they have developed)

– HOW will the data be exchanged (IFC)– WHAT will be exchanged (IFD)– WHEN (in the const. process) will the exchange

occur (IDM)

Terminology Gatekeepers

IFD Library(global database

of terms)

CanadaCSC

USACSI

NetherlandsSTABU

NorwayBS Norway

International Council (IC)

Executive Committee (ExCom)( ExCom liaison )

Adminstration & Marketing

Business Director (Chris Groome)

Marketing Director (Astrid Severin)

CEO (Bjørn K Stangeland) MD (Lars C Christensen)

Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

International User Group

Chaired by user representative

Implementors Support Group (ISG)

International Technical

Management Committee

(ITM)

Chairman (Francois Grobler)

Model Support Group(MSG)

IFD Library Group

Business Management Group

(BMG)

IFD Technical Group (TG)

Education Group

Peter Scuderi ?

buildingSMART Organization Chart

IFD Organizational Structure

IFD Library Group:Business Management Group

Technical Group

Partner•Permanent Member of BMG

•Signs MoU•Develops regional strategies

•Regional language gatekeeper for IFD•Committed to tech. & content development and implementation of IFD Library regionally

And Globally.•Intention is to expand Partners over time

Affiliate•Apply & approved by IFD Partners to

execute a project to extend or enrich theIFDL

•Status is dependent on an approved Current or planned project

•Must provide regular reports to BMG•Can attend all IFDL meetings except BMG•Agree to allow IFDLG to publish names

as AffiliatesMay be considered for Partnership

Observer•Has expressed interest in IFDL

•Agree to allow IFDLG to publish names as Observer

•Provide a statement why IFDL is interestingor useful, and allow statement to be

published•Optional participation in workshops/demos

•Sign simple, brief agreement outlining Responsibilities

•Does not imply eventual Partnership

IFD Revenue & Fee StructureFounding Partners- €5000/yr

•CSC – Canada•CSI – USA

•BuildingSmart- Norway•Stabu - Holland

Example Affiliates- €2000/yr•SINTEF – Norway Gov. Bldg. Org.

•EPM Technology (developed IFD Database)•AutoDesk, Bentley, Oracle

•Many others potentially

Example Observers- €1000/yr•Arcom•Digicon

•McGraw-Hill•Reed Construction Data

•HOK•Many others potentially

Future Partners- €5000/yrAny new Language

•Germany•France

•Many others potentially

End-User Subscribers•(revenue based on market size)

•Paid thru Observer or Affiliate applications

IFD Activity

• Skype meetings every 1-2 months• Meetings:

– June 2007 – Salt Lake City, USA– September 2007 – Oslo, Norway– January 2008 – Calgary, Canada– April 2008 - Workshop in Alexandria, USA– June 2008 – Berlin (Thursday)

• Next Meeting– September 2008 - Stockholm, Sweden; in

conjunction with buildingSMART International

IFD Library - Org. Status

• Business Plan completed (tweaked)• Partners signed MOU contract in April 2008• Partners pay dues beginning 2008• Application procedures identified and now

being documented (for observers/affiliates) • “Projects” being solicited• IFD Web Site being filled out

(http://www.ifd-library.org)

IFD Library Technical Status

• IFD Server online• IFD web API 2.0 ready and documented• .NET SDK expected June 2008• Major Projects:

– Sintef (data population; some tools)– EPM (offline API)– OmniClass (data population for classification)

IFD Future Prospects

• Expressions of interest received from aerospace and oil/gas industries; licensing income and broader usage of IFD Library technology

• Interest from other countries for new languages