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IFD Library Objectives and plans for the future

IFD Library Objectives and plans for the future. Jacob Mehus Director of marketing Standards Norway. IFD Library???. IFD Library will never be important in itself Most users will never directly interact with the IFD Library IFD Library is only relevant if it helps: Reduce cost

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IFD Library Objectives and plans for the future

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  1. IFD LibraryObjectives and plans for the future Jacob Mehus Director of marketing Standards Norway

  2. IFD Library??? • IFD Library will never be important in itself • Most users will never directly interact with the IFD Library • IFD Library is only relevant if it helps: • Reduce cost • Increase profit • Add extra value • Create new business opportunities • IFD Library provides: • Multilingual capabilities – important in a globalized world • Unique global reference to any concept – GUID • IFC model enrichment and link to product specific data • Database and sub-databases of terminology and definitions

  3. Objective • To develop an open, international and multilingual IFD Library based on the principles of ISO 12006-3. • To provide support for the implementation of the buildingSMART technology in the building and construction industry. • To be financially nonprofit but also self supporting

  4. IFD Library - main activities • Technical development – unification project • Adding and maintaining content • International collaboration and standardization • Demonstration and implementation

  5. Technical developmentUnification Project • Full merger between Lexicon and BARBi • Status: • New API (WS) beta release today • Open access for users • Tool for maintenance of IFC-property sets • IAI XM7 project –> IFC 2x3G close to completion • Short term: • Completion of the unification project • Need to identify long term development goals • Develop API to fit the needs of new partners? • Less emphasis after completion of unification project?

  6. Adding and maintaining content • No value without content that can be trusted • Stability is crucial – established GUIDS are fixed • Status: • Procedure for adding content in Norwegian buildingSMART project established • Software tool for adding and maintaining content developed – the IFD Propertylizer • Five levels of content established in Unification Project (draft, checked, approved…..

  7. Adding and maintaining content • Short term: • Merging of exiting content in BARBi and Lexicon • International accepted procedure for adding content • International accepted procedure for moving content • Quality assurance of data • Challenge: • Critical mass – concepts, relationships of concepts, definitions and translations • Maintaining and quality assurance is costly - perhaps • Draft level is free and open? • Checked and approved levels – not free? • Supporting move towards generic IFC elements and objects

  8. International collaboration • IFD Library need to be international to succeed • Cannot be solved nationally • A GUID must be G = Global • Status: • Merging Lexicon and BARBi - the start • XM7 in IAI – improved IFD support in IFC 2x3G • ISO/TC 59/SC 13 – home of the IFD standard • New chair – new start November 3rd – Washington

  9. International collaboration • Short term: • Establish consortium of partners committed to the development of an international IFD Library • Find a “home” for the IFD Library • In an existing well established international organization • In a new international organization • Continue international standardization within the IFD Library context in ISO/TC 59/SC 13 • Continue close collaboration with IAI • Challenge: • Financial model for long term development and maintenance

  10. Demonstration and implementation • Yesterday - the HITOS IFC-file : • IFC – very powerful but still limited amount of information • Enriching a selection of objects with IFD-GUIDs • Enabling translation of all text linked to a GUID • Access and search product specific information • Store FM relevant documentation for selected products • Product database (NOBB one example) • Mirror of generic IFD property sets with GUIDs • Interface for manufacturers to maintain product data • Wide range of opportunities for further estimations, analysis and simulations

  11. Demonstration and implementation • Important to provide demonstrations and support implementation • Yesterday major milestone – first time live • Rough but proof of concept • Only the beginning • Implementation – many opportunities but market driven • IFD Library provide a generic API and content • Business opportunities? • Demonstration – dominated by commercial interests • API open – in time a wide variety of demonstrations

  12. IFD Library for buildingSMART • Comfortable and pleased with current status • Good momentum and good progress • Endurance to stand the distance • Lots of challenges and lots of opportunities • Need to widen our international consortium

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