Towards a Harmonized Information Exchange in the Construction Industry: An Approach Using Modular Ontology Modelling and LOIN
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]
The construction industry is characterized by fragmentation due to the distinct phases, as well as thecomplex structure of the industry itself. The numerous processes involve diverse stakeholders each requiringseamless integration through the accurate transfer of information to maintain its integrity. Different informationmodels both those defined by standards and industry-specific, complicate the choice of models to adopt, im-pacting interoperability. This research aims to develop a methodology to address this issue by unifying existingontologies developed for different information models. The approach combines elements of the Modular On-tology Modelling methodology, and the Level of Information Need (LOIN). This methodology is currentlybeing evaluated in collaboration with multiple companies in the Swedish AEC industry as part of an ongoingproject. Results suggest using standardized machine-readable data templates, industry accepted data dictionar-ies and ontologies based on standards enable unambiguous exchange of information along the value chain of aconstruction project.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 10
Keywords [en]
Information models, Data templates, Modular Ontology Modelling, Level of Information Need, Construction sector, Interoperability
National Category
Construction Management
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65181OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65181DiVA, id: diva2:1874407
Presentation
2024-05-28, E1017, Gjuterigatan 5, 55318, Jönköping, 15:55 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2024-06-242024-06-202024-06-24Bibliographically approved