Georeferencing within IFC: A Novel Approach for Infrastructure Objects

Štefan Jaud, Andreas Donaubauer, André Borrmann

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Abstract

The transfer of design data into nature is a necessary task during the construction process. For this, the geodetic coordinate reference system (gCRS) used during the design process needs to be accounted for and the distortions included need to be handled appropriately. In the context of building information modelling (BIM) and the vendor-neutral data format industry foundation classes (IFC), the gCRS represents an important metadata item of the model which is included and maintained throughout the project's lifetime. Although the IFC4 supports gCRSs by providing the option to refer to an identifier of the European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) database, it is not able to handle custom gCRSs, which can be defined for large infrastructure projects, such as the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT). We highlight these deficiencies of the schema and propose a novel approach by expanding the IFC schema with the well-known text (WKT) notation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputing in Civil Engineering 2019
Subtitle of host publicationVisualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019
EditorsYong K. Cho, Fernanda Leite, Amir Behzadan, Chao Wang
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages377-384
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780784482421
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation, i3CE 2019 - Atlanta, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 201919 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameComputing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019

Conference

ConferenceASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation, i3CE 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Period17/06/1919/06/19

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