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From page 81...
... 81 Prior sections have discussed how BIM can be a process for sharing facility data and building a collaborative life cycle approach to managing facilities. This section will describe the primary data types, structures, and formats that are generally associated with BIM, and the most common methods of information exchange between BIM and other facility management applications.
From page 82...
... 82 BIM Beyond Design Guidebook One area IFC does excel in is supporting open-source, inexpensive viewing platforms that can be used to publish BIM data across an organization. To the extent that access to BIM should be maximized, having open-source options for sharing BIM is valuable.
From page 83...
... BIM Implementation -- Integration of BIM with Existing Systems 83 COBie data are very easy to read and manage and have value outside of BIM. Data are often developed, shared, and managed within spreadsheets, and can be easily exported directly from BIM with most major BIM-authoring software.
From page 84...
... 84 BIM Beyond Design Guidebook Other asset-naming schemas are possible and will work with COBie if the naming conventions ensure uniqueness. The NBIMS-US V3 COBie standard does not define specific equipment attributes that each component must provide.
From page 85...
... BIM Implementation -- Integration of BIM with Existing Systems 85 Figure 8-3. Example COBie space worksheet.
From page 86...
... 86 BIM Beyond Design Guidebook A detailed tutorial on COBie is beyond the scope of this Guidebook. Additional COBie resources are included in the bibliography.
From page 87...
... BIM Implementation -- Integration of BIM with Existing Systems 87 of errors of the data translation that will be required to utilize industry-developed productivity and collaboration tools that require standardized interfaces. The alternative is to invest in creating a custom data mapping standard that will show how the airport's custom asset classification maps to existing standards.
From page 88...
... 88 BIM Beyond Design Guidebook integration. It is not a tight integration, such as a bi-directional interface between two systems that ensures updates into one system are updated in the other.
From page 89...
... BIM Implementation -- Integration of BIM with Existing Systems 89 database of facility asset data and a programmatic interface for simulations to 2D CAD. While GIS was primarily 2D, it now supports 3D elements.
From page 90...
... 90 BIM Beyond Design Guidebook the GIS database, but it does provide a common interface for viewing and accessing the data within BIM and GIS. One of the greatest challenges with BIM and GIS integration is BIM not being aligned with real-world geospatial coordinate systems.
From page 91...
... BIM Implementation -- Integration of BIM with Existing Systems 91 to support existing non-standard data classification systems; however, there will be a cost associated with integration, and it could introduce the possibility of future data translation errors. The facility management industry is rapidly evolving to accommodate innovation in facility information management.

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