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Review

City Information Modeling: State of the Art

by
Zhen Xu
1,2,*,
Mingzhu Qi
1,
Yingying Wu
1,
Xintian Hao
1 and
Yajun Yang
1
1
Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Underground Space Engineering, School of Civil and Resource Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
2
Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Sanhe 065201, China
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(19), 9333; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app11199333
Submission received: 10 August 2021 / Revised: 28 September 2021 / Accepted: 29 September 2021 / Published: 8 October 2021
(This article belongs to the Topic Advances on Structural Engineering)
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The concept of city information modeling (CIM) has become increasingly popular in recent years. A literature review of previous CIM studies is presented in this paper. First, a bibliometric analysis of the current global CIM research is described, revealing that CIM has become a significant research hotspot. Next, three main research areas of the current CIM technique, namely data collection, integration, and visualization, are summarized to describe the characteristics of CIM research. Furthermore, some widely used CIM platforms are compared, and typical application cases of the CIM technique at different stages of the city life cycle are summarized. Finally, the current issues in CIM research are discussed, and future development directions are proposed. The findings of this study are expected to help researchers understand the current state of CIM and identify future development directions, thereby promoting CIM research development.

1. Introduction

The concept of city information modeling (CIM) was presented by Khemlani [1,2,3,4] in 2007. With the development of building information modeling (BIM) technology, Khemlani extended and applied information modeling from the building level to the city level. Therefore, CIM was initially accepted as a form of BIM technology specifically applied to cities.
According to Xu et al. [5], CIM can be established by integrating BIM and the geographic information system (GIS). Xu et al. developed a CIM framework compatible with a standard data format, namely the industry foundation class (IFC) [6] and city geography markup language (CityGML, a typical format for GIS data) [7]. BIM can provide internal component-level building information, whereas GIS can provide external information about buildings. Therefore, the trans-scale CIM covering internal and external buildings can be developed by incorporating microBIM and macroGIS data [8], indicating that CIM has promising research applications.
Wu et al. [9] extended the CIM concept to an intelligent city model. For this concept, the Internet of Things (IoT), BIM, and GIS are the primary technical support of CIM for collecting, storing, and processing large data. Advanced technology, such as cloud computing [10], big data [11], virtual reality (VR) [12], and artificial intelligence (AI) [13], has gradually been used for CIM to build smart cities. For example, cloud computing improves the data processing capability of CIM, while VR provides a new method of city visualization.
The above concepts reveal that CIM is a three-dimensional (3D) city model based on city information data with a multidisciplinary collaborative framework. CIM has been the foundational model for smart and digital-twin cities, owing to its comprehensive information integration. Currently, many countries are conducting CIM-related research [14,15], such as the Digital Built Britain project [16,17]. However, research in this area is emerging, and a comprehensive review of the nature of the CIM technique is required.
A literature review of previous CIM studies is presented in this paper. First, a bibliometric analysis of the current global CIM research is discussed, revealing that CIM has become a significant research hotspot. Next, three main research areas of the current CIM technology, namely data collection, integration, and visualization, are summarized to show the characteristics of CIM research. Furthermore, some well-known CIM platforms are compared, and the typical application cases of the CIM technique at different stages of the city life cycle are summarized. Finally, the existing issues in CIM research are discussed, and future development directions are proposed.

2. Bibliometric Analysis

2.1. Analysis Method

“City information model” and “city information modeling” were used as search keywords, and 1648 papers were retrieved from the core database of the Web of Science (from 1985 to 2020). These papers are related to the following six fields: construction building technology, civil engineering, regional and urban planning, urban studies, computer science interdisciplinary applications, and computer science information systems. These papers were analyzed using an online analysis platform published by bibliometric.com [18].

2.2. Analysis Results

Figure 1 shows the increasing trend in the number of CIM-related papers within the core database of the Web of Science from 2000 to 2020. The rate of increase, particularly after 2016, demonstrates significant acceleration and signifies that CIM research is currently experiencing proliferation.
The number of publications from different countries where CIM studies are conducted is shown in Figure 2. CIM-related studies have been conducted in many countries. China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Spain have conducted more studies in CIM than other countries, among which China and the United States have demonstrated active international cooperation, generating the most significant research impact on CIM.
Figure 3 depicts the keywords of the above papers related to CIM. The keywords are divided into two categories. The first category is used to describe the technical research aspects of CIM, such as GIS, BIM, IoT, data mining, and machine learning, whereas the second category mainly identifies the CIM application areas, such as smart cities, urban planning, and simulations. The keywords in the technical research aspects indicated that previous studies on CIM techniques focused significant attention on integration with many emerging techniques (such as BIM, IoT, and machine learning). For the application areas, the keywords shows that smart cities are a popular area of CIM.

3. CIM Research Areas

Based on the processing step of city data, CIM research areas can be divided into three parts: data collection, integration, and visualization. Research on these three categories is summarized to describe the characteristics of CIM research.

3.1. Data Collection

CIM is based on the 3D model of a city, containing the static attribute data (e.g., building structure type and height) and dynamic data (e.g., real-time traffic flow). Therefore, research studies on CIM data collection can be divided into collections of the 3D model, static attribute data, and dynamic data of the city.
1.
Collection of 3D City Model
The 3D city model is the foundational model of CIM that provides a refined geometrical expression of the 3D city space. Currently, satellite remote sensing, oblique photography, and light laser detection and ranging (LiDAR) are the major techniques applied to obtain raw data to reconstruct 3D models at the city level. These methods have different modeling principles and characteristics, including advantages and disadvantages in obtaining data, modeling scale, and modeling precision, as listed in Table 1.
Table 1 shows that satellite remote sensing can be used for the large-scale, low-precision modeling of cities, whereas oblique photography is suitable for producing highly realistic and moderate-precision models. LiDAR can develop high-precision models with high costs and heavy workloads. Thus, it is generally utilized for modeling small areas in a city. Based on the modeling requirements (e.g., precision and area) of CIM, suitable 3D modeling methods for CIM can be determined from Table 1.
2.
Collection of Static Attribute Data of City
The manual collection of the static attribute data of a city is time-consuming and laborious. Therefore, the following new techniques should be fully adopted to collect the static attribute data of a city for CIM.
In terms of data sources, a variety of urban static data can be used to mine other related data, which is significantly valuable. For example, Molnár et al. [21] established a modified static database to mine urban heat island data using satellite images and building information.
In terms of algorithms, various machine learning algorithms can deduce vital information that is difficult to obtain directly [22]. For example, Henn et al. [23] presented a classifier based on support vector machines (SVMs) for semantic enrichment of coarse 3D city models by deriving the building type.
For computing, cloud computing can process large amounts of data within a short time, enhancing the data collection for CIM [24,25,26]. Xu et al. [27] established a machine learning model to predict the structural types of buildings based on cloud computing. This model can collect data on the structural type for building groups in a large city and further enrich the CIM model.
3.
Collection of Dynamic Data of City
The dynamic data of the CIM can be obtained using IoT technology. Previous related research [28,29,30,31] can be divided into perception, communication, and application.
IoT-based perception collects the status-quo information for CIM, such as traffic, weather, and crowds. For instance, a real-time urban seismic network of Catania, Italy, was developed, in which a three-axis accelerometer was used to collect shaking data [28].
The communication efficiency of an IoT network is a critical issue for a CIM platform with multiple sensors. Mazhar et al. [29] developed an innovative architecture for a software-defined network for high-bandwidth communication. This architecture may be a potential solution for IoT communication on the CIM platform.
IoT-based CIM offers rich applications for smart cities. Misbahuddin et al. [30] developed an IoT-based traffic management system for smart cities. Kim et al. [31] designed an integrated community service system that helps manage the dynamic data of a community provided by the IoT.

3.2. Data Integration

CIM data exist in large volumes and are obtained from various sources, making it challenging to integrate the data. Therefore, effective frameworks and methods for the data integration of CIM are necessary. This paper presents a summary of previous research on the above frameworks and methods.
1.
Integrated Framework
Various definitions of CIM lead to different frameworks. Wang et al. [32] opine that CIM is an extension of BIM, in which urban infrastructure and geographic information are combined based on BIM architecture. Lee et al. [33] classified the CIM framework into three modules (that is, land, facilities, and water bodies) based on flood analysis. By comparison, the framework proposed by Xu et al. has a more comprehensive classification, including architecture, transportation, water bodies, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and infrastructure [5].
In September 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MHURD) of China published the Technical Guidelines on the Basic Platform of City Information Modeling [34]. The framework of the CIM basic platform recommended in the guideline is depicted in Figure 4, showing five layers (device, data, service, application, and user). This framework can integrate multisource data and serve different application scenarios. The above review indicates that most existing CIM frameworks are oriented toward specific applications. Therefore, the framework developed by the MHURD of China is recommended.
2.
Data Integration Method
Data integration is considered a critical factor in CIM. City geographic information is typically stored using GIS technology, whereas most internal building information is managed using BIM and computer-aided design (CAD) technology. Thus, the data integration method can be divided into two categories: GIS–CAD and GIS–BIM.
CAD-based models exclude detailed information about buildings; therefore, the CIM generated using CAD and GIS has limitations, such as information retrieval and format conversion [35,36]. In contrast, BIM-based models have high-fidelity 3D geometries and include sufficient details about buildings, leading to better advantages for integration with GIS.
Currently, the integration of BIM and GIS has become a widely used modeling method for CIM [37,38]. IFC and CityGML are international data standards for BIM and GIS, respectively. Based on these two standards, the integration methods of BIM and GIS can be divided into four categories [5,39], that is, direct conversion, mapping, plug-in, and semantic web technology. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods are listed in Table 2. Generally, current BIM–GIS integration methods are imperfect, and further studies are required.

3.3. Data Visualization

The visualization of the CIM data can not only help people better understand the city but also assist in decision-making at all stages of the city life cycle [12,40,41,42,43]. Therefore, the CIM visualizations integrating VR and augmented reality (AR) have drawn the main research concerns (see Table 3).
Some CIM visualization platforms have been developed. Simstadt, a city simulation platform developed by Fachhochschule Stuttgart in 2013 [44,45], can visualize multi-level-of-detail CIM models based on CityGML. As an open-source CIM platform, NASA World Wind [46,47,48] allows developers to create interactive visualizations of 3D globe, map, and geographical information quickly and easily.
In terms of combination with VR, a VR company developed an application of VR based on CIM, by which the Yekaterinburg Center was visualized in a 3D walkthrough way [49]. Tschirschwitz et al. [50] established a CIM model which showed Duisburg city in 1566 by using VR.
In terms of combination with AR, Urban CoBuilder allows users to explore the city environment and participate in urban planning by integrating CIM with AR games [51], through which some data required in urban planning can be collected. An AR app called ARUJI (Augmented Reality University Jaume I) [40] can provide the points of interest (POIs) around Jaume I University when users select them on the screen of their smart devices. With the help of AR, ARUJI realized urban navigation in a visual way, which is a good application based on CIM.

4. CIM Applications

4.1. Typical Applications

CIM can be applied in the entire life cycle of cities, including the planning and design, construction, operation, and maintenance phases (Table 4).
The CIM technique can be applied to different cases (Table 4). For example, the CIM provides a simulation platform for urban planning and design, and helps manage public utilities for improving the operation and maintenance of cities. With the development and use of CIM, the number of related application cases is expected to increase.
To demonstrate the current degree of application of CIM in detail, two typical cases are provided as follows:
1.
Helsinki 3D city
The CIM of Helsinki includes two parts: a visually high-quality reality mesh model and a semantic model based on CityGML [58,59].
To create a visually high-quality reality mesh model, the point clouds and images of the city were first collected by using laser scanning and oblique photogrammetry [60,61]. Then, a farm of ten computers running Bentley ContextCapture was used to process the 11 TB data of point clouds [62]. The created reality mesh model is good for visualization. Using a new cloud-based optimization and delivery solution, Helsinki can stream a massive 3D model of the entire city to web browsers and mobile devices so that the city can be viewed on any mobile platform supporting AR or VR [63].
Based on the reality mesh model, the semantic model of the city was further created. Based on the semantic model, a variety of analyses [64], including but not limited to energy consumption, greenhouse gases, or the environmental impacts of traffic, can be performed.
Except for high-quality visual and semantic models, the main advantage of Helsinki’s CIM case is that these models are open to the public. On the one hand, people can help collect the urban data (e.g., mark a tag for a building) for the CIM model; on the other hand, people can also utilize city data from the CIM model for various applications [65]. In this way, the CIM model can be continually updated, and the applications of CIM will be more plentiful. The openness of Helsinki’s CIM model deserves to be emulated by all other cities.
Although Helsinki has invested a lot in modeling [61,66], its CIM model is still not complete. Without the dynamic IoT data, the CIM model is difficult to guide urban operation and maintenance. In the future, Helsinki can connect the CIM model with the IoT system to build a more complete model and better serve urban operation and maintenance.
2.
NTU’s EcoCampus
A CIM model of the NTU campus was established in the NTU’s flagship EcoCampus project, which includes over 200 buildings with a built area of 1.1 million m2 [56]. In the EcoCampus project, a lot of sensors (e.g., light and temperature sensors) were installed in the building so that the CIM model can collect real-time monitoring data by using these sensors to make decisions on energy saving [67,68,69,70]. Besides, the CIM model can also be visited online so that the data in the CIM model can be shared for other applications.
The main advantage of the CIM model in the NTU’s EcoCampus is the connections with IoT sensors. In this way, the dynamic energy data are collected in the CIM model so that some in-depth analyses can be carried out for optimizing the energy management on the campus. However, the application of the CIM model should not be limited to energy saving, and more applications can be performed for improving the operation and maintenance of the campus. With the development of the CIM model, more corresponding applications will be performed.

4.2. Related Platforms

Related platforms can be used to develop CIM models (Table 5). Most platforms generate CIM models by integrating existing model files (e.g., BIM, 3D buildings, and GIS files), whereas Virtual City Systems can establish CIM models using the CityGML standard. CityGML can be used to organize the semantic data of the CIM model, and it helps simulate cities.
Specifically, the CIM model based on Virtual City Systems includes the 3D geometry, topology structure, and semantic information of a city [75], thus a variety of urban simulations can be perform using these data of cities [76], such as the simulations of bomb explosion [77,78], wind [76,79], and 3D solar energy [76,80]. In this way, the value of CIM can be made full use of by these numerical simulations.

5. Discussion

5.1. Current Issues

Although CIM has been applied to some fields, it is still an emerging technique and faces technical and management issues, as follows:
1.
Technical Issues
First, the accuracy and the automation level of existing methods regarding the data collection for CIM are still very limited, owing to the complex nature and large geographical areas of cities [81]. For example, how can we accurately obtain a high-fidelity 3D model of a city? How can we efficiently collect dynamic data of various massive sensors in a city? Second, the integration of massive multisource heterogeneous data remains a challenging issue in CIM. Currently, the integration of BIM and GIS is a good solution to this problem [37,82,83]. However, most existing buildings lack BIM models. In addition, more types of data (e.g., IoT data), except BIM and GIS, are also needed in the CIM, which requires a more compatible data integration method [84,85]. Finally, research on CIM-based applications (e.g., evaluation, prediction, and management) has not been conducted extensively. Detailed models and algorithms related to specific application scenarios (evaluation, prediction, and management) and the nature of CIM are urgently required to broaden CIM applications.
2.
Management Issues
As the foundation for smart cities, CIM platforms require a collaborative design with numerous participants from different industries in cities. Many industries can apply CIM, including but not limited to the construction [55], urban planning [51,53,54], energy [56,57], and culture industries [50]. However, the absence of some industries leads to data silos in CIM, limiting the application of CIM [86,87]. Collaborative design can efficiently break down data silos [88,89], and thus, is required for creating CIM platforms. In addition, CIM platforms also require long-term maintenance to maximize their value throughout the life cycle of cities. Cities are changing continually; therefore, the data in their CIMs need to be updated in the long term. Through the long-term maintenance of CIM, big data of cities are generated, which may reveal the developmental trends of the cities and help in city management [90].

5.2. Directions of Development

There is room for the conceptual, technological, and application development of CIM. The potential developmental directions of CIM are summarized as follows:
1.
Improvement of Theories and Platform Construction
The current global research on CIM is distributed and explorative without an acknowledged theoretical framework, which limits the development of CIM-based applications. Therefore, studies on theories related to CIM should be conducted. In contrast, the construction of a platform related to CIM can facilitate CIM development. For example, the urban database will facilitate data management in the CIM, and the IoT monitoring network will extend the CIM content [91,92]. However, a CIM-oriented platform is hardly found. Thus, research on the CIM platform is also a development direction.
2.
Collection, Integration, and Updating of data
As the core of CIM, the issue of data has drawn significant attention from scholars worldwide [92]. However, these issues, including the collection, integration, and updating of data, are still challenging because of the various types, complex structures, and massive volumes of data in the CIM [93]. Therefore, collecting, integrating, and updating data will be key future research directions for CIM.
3.
Application Techniques
The future of CIM applications is promising, but related techniques, such as analysis and display, are not fully developed. The development of application techniques can make full use of the advantages of CIM to solve specific engineering and management problems of cities and expand the scope of CIM application [94,95,96]. For example, Helsinki opened its CIM data and encouraged researchers to develop CIM applications [64,65], which promotes the development of the smart city in Helsinki. Hence, the corresponding application techniques require further exploration.
4.
Combination with Emerging Techniques
The rapid development of emerging techniques, such as big data [97,98,99], edge computing [100,101], and machine learning [102,103], can facilitate breakthroughs in CIM. With these emerging techniques, CIM can further enhance the construction of smart and digital twin cities.

6. Conclusions

A bibliometric analysis of CIM is presented in this paper, and the status quo of research and applications of CIM is reviewed. In addition, the current issues and future development directions of CIM are discussed. The following conclusions are drawn:
(1)
The bibliometric analysis shows that CIM has received significant attention worldwide, and its research prospects are promising. The research keywords indicate that CIM has closed relationships with many emerging techniques and has become the foundational model for smart cities.
(2)
The CIM research areas can be divided into three parts: data collection, integration, and visualization. In terms of data collection, some emerging techniques, such as oblique photography and IoT, have become new approaches to obtain information about cities. Regarding data integration, the integration of BIM and GIS is a widely used modeling method for CIM. For data visualization, methods combining VR/AR and CIM are the main research concerns.
(3)
The most popular platforms generate CIM models by integrating existing model files (e.g., BIM, 3D buildings, and GIS files). Although some exploratory applications of CIM have covered the life cycle of cities, the application of CIM technology is still in its infancy.
(4)
Currently, CIM faces technical and management issues, such as data integration and collaborative design. Nevertheless, as an emerging technique, CIM has many development directions, including the improvement of theories, platform construction, methods for collecting, integrating, and updating data, application technology, and the combination with emerging techniques.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, Z.X.; methodology, Z.X. and M.Q.; investigation, M.Q., Y.W., X.H. and Y.Y.; discussion, Z.X., M.Q. and Y.W.; writing—original draft preparation, M.Q.; writing—review and editing, Z.X. funding acquisition, Z.X. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by the Scientific Research Fund of Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration (Grant No. 2019EEEVL0501), General Program of the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 8212011), and Beijing Nova Program of Science and Technology (Grant No. Z191100001119115).

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. Number of CIM-related papers published in various countries over the years.
Figure 1. Number of CIM-related papers published in various countries over the years.
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Figure 2. The number of publications from different countries where CIM studies are conducted. (The fan-shaped arc in the figure represents the number of publications published by different countries which are arranged in descending clockwise order according to their total number. The connection represents the joint publication relationship between different countries, and wider connections represent more joint publications.)
Figure 2. The number of publications from different countries where CIM studies are conducted. (The fan-shaped arc in the figure represents the number of publications published by different countries which are arranged in descending clockwise order according to their total number. The connection represents the joint publication relationship between different countries, and wider connections represent more joint publications.)
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Figure 3. Keywords in CIM research papers.
Figure 3. Keywords in CIM research papers.
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Figure 4. Framework of CIM basic platform [34].
Figure 4. Framework of CIM basic platform [34].
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Table 1. Principles and characteristics of main 3D modeling methods for cities [19,20].
Table 1. Principles and characteristics of main 3D modeling methods for cities [19,20].
MethodPrincipleCharacteristics
Satellite remote sensingDetect and identify an object using sensing electromagnetic waves, visible light, and infrared rays reflected or radiated by the object within the distance.Easy and economical to obtain the raw data, with a wide measurement range.
Low precision.
Oblique photographyObtain complete and accurate information of the ground objects photographed vertically or obliquely using the sensors on a flying platform.Rapid modeling speed, moderate precision, and highly realistic 3D models with textures.
Difficult to identify and edit the targets in the model.
LiDARGenerate 3D models by transmitting detection signal to the target and comparing the received target echo with the transmitted signal.High precision and suitable for super-fine or complex 3D models.
High costs and heavy workload.
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Table 2. BIM–GIS integration methods based on IFC and CityGML [5,39].
Table 2. BIM–GIS integration methods based on IFC and CityGML [5,39].
MethodAdvantagesDisadvantages
Direct conversion from IFC to CityGMLIt is convenient and easy for users.Data is lost because of extensive conversion.
Mapping between IFC and CityGMLIt has high efficiency in data retrieval.It is challenging to develop a complete mapping between IFC and CityGML.
Intermediate plug-in on BIM platform to import GIS dataIt is convenient for operations.There is no universal interface for all data types.
Semantic web technology for IFC and CityGMLBilateral conversion and good compatibility exist for many formats.The corresponding algorithms and models are limited.
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Table 3. Data visualization applications for CIM.
Table 3. Data visualization applications for CIM.
ClassificationCaseFeature
Visualization platformsSimstadt [44,45]Visualize multi-level-of-detail CIM models based on CityGML.
NASA World Wind [46,47,48]Create a visual CIM model in an open-source environment.
VR ApplicationYekaterinburg Center [49]Visualize CIM by optimizing BIM and GIS models.
Duisburg historic city [50]Realize interactive visualization of historic city models based on VR.
AR ApplicationUrban CoBuilder [51]Provide virtual models for urban planning by integrating CIM with AR games.
ARUJI [40]Realize urban navigation based on POI, AR, and CIM.
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Table 4. Typical applications of CIM in the entire life cycle of cities.
Table 4. Typical applications of CIM in the entire life cycle of cities.
PhaseCityPractice for CIMApplication
Planning and designHelsinki [52], FinlandBuild a 3D city model using LiDAR and oblique photogrammetry, and create its semantic model in CityGML format.Establish a citizen interaction platform based on CIM to improve the decision making for city planning.
Xiong’an New Area [53,54], ChinaCreate a CIM platform by integrating GIS and BIM, in which the big data of planning and design are collected. Simulate some potential plans in the CIM platform to support the decision making for urban planning.
ConstructionSouth New Town, Nanjing [55], ChinaLoad the BIMs and the IoT data into a 3D GIS platform to form a CIM for South New Town, Nanjing.Monitor the construction site using CIM to manage the construction progress timely.
Operation and maintenanceThe Nanyang Technological University (NTU) campus [56], SingaporeBuild a CIM of the NTU campus for visualization, virtual testing, and building performance optimization.The EcoCampus was built using CIM, which helps achieve optimal performance in existing buildings for energy savings.
Angers [57], France Establish a CIM based on BIM and GIS, and connect sensors using a 5G network.A total of 50,000 sensors will be installed in the CIM to manage public utilities (e.g., light, water, waste, parking, and transportation) effectively.
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Table 5. Major platforms related to CIM.
Table 5. Major platforms related to CIM.
PlatformFunction of CIM
Skyline [71]Integrate BIM models or other 3D models of buildings with the GIS environment to generate a 3D CIM model.
Smart World Pro [72]
WorldWind [47]
SuperMap [73]
Virtual City Systems [74]Establish CIM models using CityGML standards.
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