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BIM: The key metadata components held in file names, that need to be held and managed to support CDE

Writer: Structures InsiderStructures Insider

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What is Metadata?

Metadata is about the container controlling its position and status in the process. The metadata is a set of data that gives information about other data. ISO 19650 series requires, as a minimum, the following metadata within the Common Data Environment (CDE).


Every container should document a single building zone or asset (location), contained within a single volume of space

What is CDE?

A common data environment (CDE) is a digital information platform that centralizes project data storage and access, typically related to construction projects and building information modeling (BIM) workflows. The data stored in a CDE originally consisted of BIM data and information.


Definition by Trimble

 


Key metadata components (example):

  • File naming

  • Revision and versioning

  • Status of container contents – what it can be used for

  • Location

  • Federation or volume

  • Originator

  • Type of information in the container

  • Unique reference number

 

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BS1192:2007
BS1192:2007

Source: BS1192:2007


Structures of names: which gives the revisions and status code. It shows the iterative nature of the information as it progresses to completion.


File container revision codes: Revision code is required to track the progression of a file or document to its completion and authorization. It provides audited change control.

Example of metadata
Example of metadata


Purpose/status codes:


o What the information in the container can be safely used for.

o Status defines the FITNESS of information in a model, drawing, or document. It allows each design discipline to control the use to which their information may be put. Some examples of status codes are:


  • S1: fit for coordination

  • D1: fit for costing

  • A: fit for construction


Spatial coordination location


o The location is required for the asset’s coordinates in the world and the project. Early work looks at the position in the building such as the floor level, room/space, or a more generic view of infrastructures such as area zone or linear position (a linear reference between two positions)

o Spatial coordination of BIM is basically generated model data 2D or 3D as agreed project coordinate system and true height above project datum


Model segregation – Volume/federation parts


o A volume defines the extent of model files, and one or more model files (referenced files) can relate to a volume. A volume is restricted to a level or location, in a two-dimensional sense that does not combine multiple levels or locations. Pieces of the same discipline, without overlapping or leaving any gaps is a volume. If other discipline's volumes are then overlaid, a composite of multi-authored information will produce the complete project model



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