What is PD ISO/TR 23262 about?
PD ISO/TR 23262 investigates barriers and proposes measures to improve interoperability between geospatial and BIM domains, namely, to align GIS standards developed by ISO/TC 211 and BIM standards developed by ISO/TC 59/SC 13.
Where relevant PD ISO/TR 23262 takes into account work and documents from other organizations and committees, such as building SMART, International (bSI), Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Comité Européen de Normalisation (CEN). The focus is to identify future topics for standardization and possible revision needs of existing standards.
PD ISO/TR 23262 investigates conceptual and technological barriers between GIS and BIM domains at the data, service and process levels, as defined by ISO 11354 (all parts).
Who is PD ISO/TR 23262 for?
PD ISO/TR 23262 on GIS (geospatial) / BIM interoperability is useful for:
- Geospatial domain professionals (land management, engineering surveying, geodata management, remote sensing and cartography)
- Architecture
- Civil engineering
- Construction industry
- Facility management
Why should you use PD ISO/TR 23262?
The domain of geographic information, “maps”, and geomatics, is encompassed with the concept of geographic information systems (GIS), whereas the built asset and its parts are encompassed by the concept of building information modelling (BIM). Traditionally these two information systems have been viewed as separate domains.
PD ISO/TR 23262 aids to identify measures to enable interoperability between the two domains (BIM and GIS). These measures are expected to be developed in either ISO/TC 211, ISO/TC 59/SC 13 or as a joint work between the two committees. To achieve this the enterprise interoperability framework (EIF) defined in ISO 11354 (all parts) has been used, focusing on the need for interoperability in data, services and processes to ensure seamless exchanges and transitions between both domains.
PD ISO/TR 23262 helps you in identifying standards within the two aforementioned interoperability levels. Barriers or incompatibilities, between the two domains (BIM and GIS), are then exposed and discussed. Specific work packages for eliminating these barriers are identified and suggestions for future work aimed at streamlining interoperability between the two domains are made.
