The construction industry plays a major role in the growth and urbanization of cities and towns by providing new infrastructure and employing skilled workers. As cities rapidly expand, pressures to provide built environment spaces mount; as a result, expectations for the construction industry continue to rise. Worldwide, governments like that of India are pouring more money into major infrastructure projects such as highways, rail, urban metro, and multi-modal integrated public transportation systems. In such a context, the widespread adoption of new technology by the construction industry is highly anticipated. With improved productivity, efficiency, quality, and collaboration, industries can reap substantial economic benefits from using Industry 4.0 tools.
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Strategy for developing digital infrastructure to enhance the performance of cities, including the use of data for urban transformation, high level data governance processes and the technical aspects of developing a smart data platform
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Standard covers the reference architecture for data exchange in smart city implementation. Covers explanation of the reference architecture, security and privacy requirements, and includes guidance on working with other open schemas and standards such as JSON
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Smart Cities – Data Exchange Framework : Part 1 Reference Architecture (May 2019)
High level overview of Indias smart cities project. Covers Indias overall target of developing 100 smart cities, illustrative use cases and an overview of the urban data exchange platform – the enabling technology layer,
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The India Urban Data Exchange: Overview of Rationale, Architecture and Methodology (March 2020)
presents how multidimensional technologies—3D cadastre, indoor mapping, VR/3D visualization, and BIM—can assist the development of a smart state. By enabling accurate property registration, efficient land use, and integrated infrastructure planning, these technologies address the challenges of Israel’s growing population density and complex urban environments. Adoption requires unified standards, quality control, collaboration across agencies, and workforce training. With these steps, Israel can position itself as a global leader in smart governance and digital land management.
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Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling: Concepts and principles
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Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling: Delivery phase of the assets
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This case study explains Tel Aviv’s strategy, demonstrating how a high level of smart urban services was achieved using decentralized, low-cost methods. The report provides details on the approach, such as its reliance on the local startup ecosystem, its creation of services using open municipal databanks and public-private partnerships, and its emphasis on lightweight services that interact directly with residents. The case study analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Tel Aviv’s approach, discussing the technologies, processes, and strategies that can be used to implement a cost-effective smart city initiative.
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https://publications.iadb.org/en/international-case-studies-smart-cities-tel-aviv-israel
The Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) is an annual publication released every April. The Manual consists of more than 6,100 pages of railway engineering reference material, the recommended practices for the industry. It contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to the engineering, design and construction of the fixed plant of railways (except signals and communications), and allied services and facilities. The material is developed by AREMA technical committees and is published as a guide to railways in establishing their individual policies and practices relative to the subjects, activities and facilities covered in the Manual, with the aim of assisting them to engineer and construct a railway plant which will have inherent qualities of a safe and economical operation as well as low maintenance cost.
The BIM Manual and supporting documents outline strategic processes and workflows for Rail Baltica and its supply chain, evolving over the project lifecycle to integrate technological and methodological advancements. The manual applies to all project phases, as defined in the Employer Information Requirements (EIR/TS), ensuring a consistent framework for BIM delivery.
