Digital Construction Information

Asset information model (AIM) is an Information model relating to the operational phase of Built asset (ISO 19650-1, def. 3.3.9)

Asset information model (AIM) is a structured repository of information needed for making decisions during the whole life cycle of a built environment asset. This includes the design and construction of new assets, refurbishment of existing assets, and the operation and maintenance of an asset. It should be expected that the amount of information stored in AIM, and the different purposes it will be used for, will mostly increase during project delivery and asset management. (ISO 19650-1, ch. 4.1)

Building Information Model (BIM) is a rich three-dimensional and object-oriented model of a building.

An information catalog that aligns with dcat:Catalog defined in DCAT2. The purpose is to give summary data, header information and access rights of the entities (typically assets and projects) described in the catalog.

A summarized description of an entity (dici:isAbout) whose content can be described in a separate context (dicc:hasContent). This applies to independently represented entities, such as assets, projects and information content entities such as plans, designs, or breakdown structures.

The broken or threatened causal relation between activities. For example, an activity to clean up a space before painting is (or can be) followed by an activity that messes up the space again.

A function that inheres in one or more pieces of computing hardware. The actualization or manifestation of a computational function is an essentially end-directed activity in virtue kind or kinds of contexts the computing hardware is made for.

An agreement that specifies the mutual obligations of a client and a contractor.

A service that provides data. Aligns with dcat:DataService

A specification of the construction products.

A need for a design change is detected

An issue concerning the design of a product (a building or some of its components or systems)

A disturbance (noise, dust, ...) at an area

Evaluation Criteria is a definition of a benchmark, standard, or yardstick against which accomplishment, conformance, performance, and suitability of an individual, alternative, activity, product, or plan is measured.

A occurence that happens with a time instant for obtaining the information.

The execution of an activity is behind its schedule

The execution of an activity fails to produce its intended effects

Issue in the execution of activities

An information content entity containing visual data. For example, a photograph.

InformationContainer is a named persistent set of information (ISO 19650-1 3.3.1) retrievable from within a file, system or application storage hierarchy (ISO 19650-1 def. 3.3.12)

InformationContainer needs to be used when there is a need to represent information contents that consist of indefinite set of statements (composed of indefinite set of entities with indefinite set of mutual relations), that can create complex networks. Examples are complex designs, plans, linksets, and so on.

EXAMPLE Including sub-directory, information file (including model, document, table, schedule), or distinct sub-set of an information file such as a chapter or section, layer or symbol.

The states in which an Information Container can be according to the ISO 19650-1: Initial, WorkInProgress, Shared, Published, Archived

Identifiable information content. Examples are a BIM model, a drawing, a specification, an image, a message, and an issue. Separate from physical information carriers. Note that the instances of this concept represent particular identifiable contents (such as a version of a architectural model or a master plan), not the physical carrier of that content (such as a database, a file in a cloud storage, or a bunch of paper). There can be several different carriers for the same information content entity

A set of structured and unstructured information containers (ISO 19650-1, def. 3.3.8)

Asset information models (AIM) and project information models (PIM) are the structured repositories of information needed for making decisions during the whole life cycle of a built environment asset. This includes the design and construction of new assets, refurbishment of existing assets, and the operation and maintenance of an asset. It should be expected that the amount of information stored in information models, and the different purposes it will be used for, will mostly increase during project delivery and asset management. (ISO 19650-1, ch. 4.1)

AIM and PIM can include structured and unstructured information. Examples of structured information include geometrical models, schedules and databases. Examples of unstructured information include documentation, video clips and sound recordings. (ISO 19650-1, ch. 4.1)

The whole information model is not always held in one place, particularly for large or complex assets or projects, or widely dispersed teams. (ISO 19650-1, ch. 12.1)

Note: ISO 21597 ICDD ContainerDescription is aligned as a subclass of the InformationModel (based on the ISO 19650 "Information model").

A detected problem that requires an action.

A dataset consisting of links between two or more datasets.

The links can be represented with RDF triples or more complex structures, as specified in ISO 21597 ICDD

Information content transferred from a sender to receivers

Issue that is about an entity that does not conform to its specification

Notification is a message to inform recipients in a controlled manner about a situation they need to be aware of

Two activities cannot be ordered to satisfy the requirements of a plan

Performance Indicator is an Evaluation Criteria concerning the performance of an activity or some of its elements

A set of activities with constraints associated to them. For example, a sequence of activities (a set of activities with precedence constraints), or a project network.

Issue concerning a plan

The preconditions of an activity are not satisfied at execution time

Issue related to the product (e.g., a building or some of its components or systems)

Project information model (PIM) is an Information model (3.3.8) relating to the delivery phase of a Built asset. (ISO 19650-1, def. 3.3.10)

Note: During the project, the project information model can be used to convey the design intent (sometimes called the design intent model) or the virtual representation of the asset to be constructed (sometimes called the virtual construction model). (ISO 19650-1, def. 3.3.10)

Project information model (PIM) is a structured repository of information needed for making decisions during the delivery stage of a Built asset. It should be expected that the amount of information stored in PIM, and the different purposes it will be used for, will mostly increase during project delivery. PIM can include structured and unstructured information. (ISO 19650-1, def. 4.1)

Property description is an information content entity that gives decription of a property. It describes the property in general (it is about the property), not any particular use of the property (not the property of something).

Property history is a property description that gives information about the historical development of the values of the high-level aggregate properties. A property history may contain also predicted future values. An example of a property history is a price index.

Property specification is a property description that defines limits to the values of the property, as given for example in regulations.

Recommendation is a message in which the sender proposes a course of action to the recipient

Regulatory Order means any injunction, order, judgment, decree, memorandum of understanding, consent decree, directive or regulatory restriction, or any change in or interpretation of any law, rule or regulation, imposed by a Governmental Entity. (https://www.lawinsider.com/)

Activities require more resources than what are available

A resource has been broken and cannot be used for the execution of activities

Execution poses a safety threat to some agents

A description and analysis of a potential future of some entity (an location, system, agent, or so). The scenario is about that particular entity. The purpose of a scenario is to explore, understand and predict the future of the entity. An example: a renovation scenario that is about a building, describes the installation of additional insulation and contains the resulting energy efficiency properties of the building.

The scope of the product is too large or too small. For instance, some necessary parts are missing

A non-functioning service

A generically dependent continuant that encodes a representation of one or more computational functions (realizable functions) (Duncan, William. "Making Ontological Sense of Hardware and Software." https://cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/584/S10/duncan09-HWSWOnt.pdf (2009))

An issue related to the stakeholders of a project

A plan issue concerning a goal that is not achieved by the plan

A plan contains an activity that is not concrete enough to be executed. For instance, its resource allocation is missing or it still needs to be broken into a sequence of concrete steps.