Crossrail’s Information Management focused on handling the vast amount of data and documents created during the project, ensuring they were properly managed and handed over for future railway operations. This included drawings, emails, and millions of documents, all with multiple versions.
To streamline this, Crossrail was the first major project to use a Common Data Environment (CDE) and Master Data Management (MDM). The CDE linked different databases and applications for documentation, CAD models, GIS, scheduling, risk, cost control, and safety, allowing data to be integrated and visualized efficiently. MDM ensured consistency across all systems.
The Information Management learning legacy shares lessons and best practices from Crossrail’s approach to handling project data and tools.
https://learninglegacy.crossrail.co.uk/learning-legacy-themes/information-management-and-technology/
Crossrail Learning Legacy in conjunction with APM, ICE and CIRIA
UK
IFC Rail is buildingSMART’s largest project to date. This project was assembled by a group of stakeholders keen to address industry challenges, develop better ways of working, deliver open standards and extend the current buildingSMART shema to fit their needs.
buildingSMART International
Regional
This document is the first official deliverable of the IFC Rail project, outlining railway requirements for extending IFC. It defines the IFC Rail Reference Process Map, key use cases and priorities, and general modelling requirements (alignment, spatial structure, etc.). It also includes Model View Definitions (MVDs) to guide implementation.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RWR-IFC_Rail-Requirement_Analysis_Report_-_.pdf
buildingSMART International
Regional
Authored by buildingSMART, this document outlines the IFC Rail project, which extends the IFC schema to meet rail infrastructure needs. It details the requirement analysis, business conceptual model, and the project’s purpose, driving forces, development, and results.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RWR-IFC_Rail_Abstract_.pdf
buildingSMART International
Regional
This Concept Model Report, an official IFC Rail Project (Phase I) deliverable by buildingSMART, outlines efforts to extend the IFC schema for rail infrastructure. For more details, refer to the IFC Rail – Context & Approach document.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RWR-IFC_Rail-Conceptual_Model_Report_.pdf
buildingSMART International
Regional
This technical report by buildingSMART summarises Phase I of the IFC Rail project, which extends the IFC schema for rail infrastructure. It details the organisation, methodology, and scope, guiding readers through project deliverables. Released in three versions (Sept, Oct, and late 2019), it supports understanding, documentation navigation, and the final IFC Rail Standard Specification voting process.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RWR-IFC_Rail-Context-Approach.pdf
buildingSMART International
Regional
This report by buildingSMART is an official IFC Rail Project (Phase I) deliverable, referenced by the Requirement Analysis Report and Conceptual Model Report. It outlines the effort to extend the IFC schema to include the requirements of rail infrastructure. The document provides a detailed framework for incorporating these requirements into the IFC model, ensuring alignment with the rail industry’s specific needs.
https://www.buildingsmart.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RWR-IFC_Rail-Data_Requirements_Report_-_.pdf
buildingSMART International
Regional
This report, authored by buildingSMART International (bSI), details the process for creating a harmonised IFC schema extension for infrastructure. It builds on previous work, including IFC 4.2, and covers development from 2018-2019 across the Rail, Road, and Ports & Waterways projects, along with the Common Schema.
https://app.box.com/s/1gxy23rpzr3x3f2vbdrbt84ade2jv37i
buildingSMART International
Regional
IFC Rail Phase 2 is the continuation of the IFC Rail Project after its completion in Q1 2020. The focus of this phase is to implement and validate the Candidate Standard IFC 4.3 and bring it to the status of a Final Standard. This phase requires collaboration between domain experts from project stakeholders, IFC data model experts and software vendors. It also requires continuous harmonisation between railway domain and other infrastructure domains in order to ensure a consistent standard for data exchanges across multiple domains. The project has successfully delivered the input for IFC 4.3 to buildingSMART, and the IFC 4.3 standard will then be passed to ISO for publication.
buildingSMART International
Regional
The “Applying IFC 4.3 for Rail Manifesto”, authored by buildingSMART International in March 2024, advocates for the adoption of the IFC 4.3 standard to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and interoperability in rail infrastructure. The manifesto calls for collaboration among stakeholders, training, and cooperation with IT providers to implement the standard across projects. Endorsed by key industry leaders, the document promotes the future-proof development of the infrastructure sector.
https://app.box.com/s/sr5z5myiguqk89mhrqg0d75mhiwv5r9p
buildingSMART International
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