From my early days in AEC, from 1995 till now, I have watched personally how buildingSMART has developed into the globally recognized initiative behind open standards and interoperability in the AEC sector. Our involvement in buildingSMART is more important than ever as Esri keeps pushing the junction of GIS for architects, engineers, construction professionals and owners.
Sponsoring and exhibiting at the next BuildingSMART International Summit, co-located with BuiltTech Asia, Esri takes great pride in showing how we are progressing the integration of GIS and BIM to promote more resilient cities and smarter infrastructure. Visit us at booth J16.
The Business Value of Esri’s Participation in Creating SMART
Being a member of buildingSMART gives Esri a powerful platform to influence AEC digital processes going forward. We do this through participating through our Product Management, Product Engineering, Industry Solutions, Business Development, Professional services and more.
We invest in buildingSMART at Esri. We do this because there are real commercial advantages from this participation:
Working groups and projects: Esri helps influences best practices and open standards that benefit the whole sector. Clients who depend on Esri for their geospatial requirements are often “at the table” in these groups, which reinforces our professional relationship with them.
Industry leadership: For Esri to present our expertise in developing software, data-location-based solutions to an informed audience of AEC professionals and decision-makers, SMART provides a necessary stage.
Driving Standards: Esri’s efforts in buildingSMART is advancing geotechnical data interchange as well as georeferencing developments in IFC. This kind of development moves us closer to ensuring digital project implementation includes location intelligence.
Thought Leadership through Collaboration: buildingSMART is the most recognized global group promoting digital transformation in AEC. Participating in this community helps Esri collaborate with other business leaders defining the direction of the built environment.
The Chance to Affect the Industry
Whether it’s supporting important projects furthering the BIM+GIS convergence or pushing geospatial best practices in BIM, leading the definition of geotechnical extensions, or leading regional buildingSMART efforts, Esri is instrumental in guiding the path of the industry via our participation in buildingSMART. These initiatives have momentum; Esri is honored to help drive their development.
Why Others Should Get Involved in buildingSMART
Now is the perfect time for anyone in the built-world industries wishing to get involved with buildingSMART. Engagement in this worldwide effort not only enhances industry-wide interoperability but also gives access to a network of professionals influencing the direction of digital project execution.
Esri remains dedicated to working with buildingSMART to make sure location intelligence is at the center of digital transformation in AEC as we keep merging GIS with built and natural world projects.
Come view our most recent capabilities personally by visiting booth J16 at the buildingSMART International Summit and be sure to attend the openBIM + GIS session at the buildingSMART Summit on:
Title: BIM+GIS Integration: From Vision to Action
Date: Thursday 20th March 2025
Time: 11:00-12:30 SGT (GMT+8)
Learn more about Esri’s support of IFC and buildingSMART involvement.
