GIS for BIM

Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology allows facility planners, designers, and builders to collect and manage the great amounts of detailed data needed for building and campus design and construction. Using GIS along with BIM gives a spatial dimension into the building management and analysis process. It allows questions to be asked such as: Where are my assets located and how can I most efficiently place and maintain them? Where are the best locations for groups of people who do complimentary tasks? Where’s my energy usage higher than it should be and why?

Spatial Roundtable Discussion: What about BIM?

Articles

3D GeoInfo Berlin: BIM-CAD-GIS Integration
At the 3D GeoInfo Conference in Berlin, presenters and attendees alike discussed the benefits of using GIS spatial anlaysis to support modeling and design efforts in BIM.

The Next Frontier for BIM: Interoperability with GIS [PDF]
Woolpert Project Director John Przybyla discusses how BIM and GIS can coexist. GIS places facilities within an existing context, while BIM’s focus is much more specific within the facility context.

Building Interior Space Data Model: The Link from BIM to GIS and the Foundation for an Existing-Structure BIM [PDF]
Penbay Director of Partnership Development Ken Casazza discusses the importance of linking and sharing data models as they become more important and shared between industries and organizations.

Resources

Join the BISDM Group—an independent committee with members from both the private and public sectors, that shares information, ideas, and experiences about enhancing facilities management with GIS.

Building Interior Space Data Model
This data model created by Esri includes a logical and physical UML diagram that can be directly imported into ArcGIS.