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Abstract
Toward an Architectural GIS Object Model
Track: Architecture, Engineering, and Construction
Author(s): Yasser Ayad
The aim of the present paper is to assess the feasibility and the potential uses of GIS in different architectural and building construction stages. This is an attempt to trace general ideas about main components of CAD drawings, their translations and handling inside GIS packages, and possibilities of deploying an "architectural" object model to directly serve in this field. Among the important topics covered in this paper are the translation of the main feature classes to represent "real-life" objects (e.g., lines, points, polygons, to connections, fixtures, and spaces), the types of objects and their related attributes, and the variety of behaviors associated with different feature classes. Benefits that can be achieved from this study are (1) enhance the procedures of quantities and costs estimations, (2) help in long- and short-term project planning, (3) simulate construction processes and stages, and (4) improve the processes of architectural renovations and buildings/facilities management.
Yasser Ayad
Clarion University
Anthropology, Geography and Earth Science (AGES)
335 Peirce Science Center
Clarion , PA 16214
USA
Phone: 814-393-2990
Fax: 814-393-2004
E-mail: yayad@clarion.edu