® ® © 2011, Open Geospatial Consortium 20 January 2011 Integrated Design and Engineering Forum Geospatial World Forum 2011 Hyderabad Mark E. Reichardt

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© 2011, Open Geospatial Consortium© 2011, Open Geospatial Consortium

20 January 2011Integrated Design and Engineering ForumGeospatial World Forum 2011Hyderabad Mark E. Reichardt

President & CEO OGC

[email protected] +1 301 840-1361

Research, Education and Industry Research, Education and Industry

Influencing Goals For Integrating the Influencing Goals For Integrating the Geospatial / Design and Engineering Geospatial / Design and Engineering

EnvironmentsEnvironments

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Integration of 3D Built / Geo WorldsIntegration of 3D Built / Geo Worlds

• Interoperation across the AEC / CAD / Geospatial domains is a major area of focus for the OGC– 3D City Models

– 3D Visualization Services

– Location Services

– Indoor Location / Navigation

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Adapted from BuildingSmart Alliance presentation

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In Support of Architecture, Engineering, In Support of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners and OperatorsConstruction, Owners and Operators

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UK Crossrail Project

Source: Bentley Systems

Sutter Medical Center – Castro Valley – DPR Construction

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Courtesy of Autodesk

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Industry Foundation Class (IFC) StandardIndustry Foundation Class (IFC) Standard

• Fewer interfaces to maintain• Interoperability potential with related sectors not

familiar with facility community– Smart Grid – Energy Future– First Responders– Insurance industry– Multifaceted Analysis

• Archiving– Longevity of ISO data elements – PDF documented geometry (ISO)– Cloud based data sustainment

StructuralStructuralEngineerEngineer

HVACHVACEngineerEngineer

CityCity

Constr.Constr.ManagerManager

FacilitiesFacilitiesManagerManager

BuildingBuildingOwnerOwner

CivilCivilEngineerEngineer

ArchitectArchitect

StructuralStructuralEngineerEngineer


Govt.Govt.





ArchitectArchitect

Industry ExchangeIndustry ExchangeStandardStandard

StructuralEngineerEngineer


Govt.Govt.





ArchitectArchitect

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Space

Natural Asset

Linear Structure

Structure

Building

Facility / Built

Theatre / World

Sub-SystemsSystem

Level

Site

Real Property Asset

Country

State / Province

County

Installation / Region

Node

Segment

Room

Space

System

Level

Sub-Systems

Room

Water / Sea

Land / Parcel

Underground

Air / Space

Overlay

Overlay

Components

Components

City

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Supporting Integration Supporting Integration

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2010/09/23

Semantic 3D City Model of BerlinSemantic 3D City Model of Berlin(CityGML)(CityGML)

•480,000 buildings 480,000 buildings automatically automatically reconstructed using 2D reconstructed using 2D building footprints from building footprints from cadastre and airborne cadastre and airborne LIDAR data. LIDAR data.

•Textures automatically Textures automatically extracted from oblique extracted from oblique aerial images. aerial images.

•Semantic information is Semantic information is also also transferred from transferred from cadastre.cadastre.

www.3d-stadtmodell-berlin.de

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3D City Models

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Source; Thomas Kolbe, Berlin TU

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2010/09/23

Solar Energy Production Potential AnalysisSolar Energy Production Potential Analysis

Source : LGV Hamburg, Fa. simuPLAN

Assessment of the suitability of roofsAssessment of the suitability of roofsfor the production of solar energy and for the production of solar energy and the estimation of potential CO2 savings the estimation of potential CO2 savings based on the 3D city model of Hamburgbased on the 3D city model of Hamburg

Assessment of the suitability of roofsAssessment of the suitability of roofsfor the production of solar energy and for the production of solar energy and the estimation of potential CO2 savings the estimation of potential CO2 savings based on the 3D city model of Hamburgbased on the 3D city model of Hamburg

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Advances in Laser ScanningAdvances in Laser Scanning

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Source: Kevin Nelson, William H. Gordon Associates

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Education Needs – Many Roles, Many Education Needs – Many Roles, Many ProfessionsProfessions


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Education Needs -Education Needs -Expanding List of Skills / Knowledge / PlayersExpanding List of Skills / Knowledge / Players

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So What’s the Assessment on the Adequacy of So What’s the Assessment on the Adequacy of Education in Support of Integrated Design?Education in Support of Integrated Design?

• Initiated an informal survey of university and research members

• More time will be needed to obtain and assess a wider set of responses, but initial feedback is that while there are some bright spots, the situation is troubling…


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Overall Problem:Overall Problem:University Programs Having Trouble Serving Market NeedsUniversity Programs Having Trouble Serving Market Needs

• Most university departments/disciplines are predicated on traditional information constructs and institutionally resistant to change i.e. careers take precedence over scientific innovation.

• Complex information modeling is a “disruptive technology”, challenging academic policy (disciplines), careers and traditional research funding models.

• Standards are under-emphasized - Measurement and data standards are an integral part of the modern scientific method, essential for complex information modeling and development of “open science”.


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Overall Problem:Overall Problem:University Programs Having Trouble Serving Market NeedsUniversity Programs Having Trouble Serving Market Needs

• Few universities programs have been restructured to accommodate the discipline of convergence implicit in innovative information modeling and the recognition of “information interoperability” as a science.

• Progress in the geosciences and continued CAD/GIS integration depends on institutional support for information interoperability and the creation of “chainable” models for "geodesign" and building information models (BIM) in many domains.


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Some Initial Feedback -Some Initial Feedback -Current University CurriculumCurrent University Curriculum

• Academic departments are insular, seldom collaborate on cross-disciplinary projects.

• “Tribalism” within departments discourages cross-disciplinary studies.

• National organizations may understand, but incentives and awareness are inadequate at the local level.

• Students learn a particular GIS, and that particular vendor's paradigm is all they know.

• Geography attracts students interested in society and culture, not math, statistics and computer science. Staffing and curricula reflect students' interests.


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Some Initial Feedback – Some Initial Feedback – Current University Curriculum (cont’d)Current University Curriculum (cont’d)

• Academics see standards as "consolidation of mature technologies." Researchers like “new things.” Standards research is thus not held in high academic esteem.

• "GIS people" have difficulties understanding "CAD/BIM-people" when it gets to details.

• Schools cater to industries that they serve and thus churn out mediocre thinking.

• University administrators and professors lack “big picture” IT awareness.

• In geosciences, old institutional constraints (artifacts of old IT) limit the sharing of knowledge / data. New IT can eliminate those constraints; requires restructuring institutions, practices and incentives.


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Some Thoughts on A Way ForwardSome Thoughts on A Way Forward

• Recession is good! Evolution happens when old habits die off.

• Non-traditional curricula and programs are needed – degree, certificate training, and practical experience. Link graduate courses with continuous professional development.

• Demand more from schools! Harness the Facebook generation and force change by mashing up GIS and BIM, sociology and economics, etc.

• Bring geographic scientists and designers together in hands-on activities to promote fusion of GIS and design. Both groups look at IT through different paradigms.

– (OGC programs are bringing researchers together with industry, encouraging new ideas and viewpoints. More in this…)


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Partnerships / CooperativesPartnerships / Cooperatives

•BIMStorm

•Joint Testbeds, Pilots (Rapid Prototyping)

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Education ThroughEducation ThroughRapid Prototyping and Mash UpsRapid Prototyping and Mash Ups

Collaborative prototyping of standards – OGC Web Services Phase 4

72 participating organizations – industry, government, academia, research, AEC standards orgs


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Don’t Forget Education on Open StandardsDon’t Forget Education on Open Standards

• For BIM, “Open Standards” is the “New Brand” we need to stick to. Information stored in proprietary formats will become irrelevant in this information centric age. Organizations that understand this will flourish like the internet and those that do not will fade like a Betamax

Kimon Onuma

www.onuma.com/services/BimStorm.php

• “Interoperability among diverse products provides customers with increased value and versatility, and it provides vendors with more strategic options.”

Directions Magazine, 8 Feb 2008

“The Strategic Power of OGC Standards”

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(And no, this is not self serving)

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RecommendationRecommendation

• Let’s organize a broad and structured discussion between educators, researchers industry, and users to:

– Identify the mix of skills in demand by the market

– Recommend educational program approaches and delivery mechanisms

– Foster continuous dialog, assessment and adaptation

– Consider options for resourcing

– Involve stakeholder organizations from industry, government, academia and research working in this space

• With 100+ universities in our membership, OGC is motivated to support such an effort. Who would like to like to join us?


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Albert Einstein on education:Albert Einstein on education:

• "The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think."

• "A society's competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the multiplication and periodic table, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity."

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® ® © 2011, Open Geospatial Consortium 20 January 2011 Integrated Design and Engineering Forum Geospatial World Forum 2011 Hyderabad Mark E. Reichardt