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Building Knowledge Extraction from BIM/IFC Data for Analysis in Graph Databases

Authors : Ali Ismail, Barbara Strug, Grażyna Ślusarczyk

Published in: Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper deals with the problem of knowledge extraction and processing building related data. Information is retrieved from the IFC files, which are an industry standard for storing building information models (BIM). The IfcWebServer is used as a tool for transforming building information into the graph model. This model is stored in a graph database which allows for obtaining knowledge by defining specific graph queries. The process is illustrated by examples of extracting information needed to find different types of routes in an office building.

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Metadata
Title
Building Knowledge Extraction from BIM/IFC Data for Analysis in Graph Databases
Authors
Ali Ismail
Barbara Strug
Grażyna Ślusarczyk
Copyright Year
2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91262-2_57

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