Welcome to the buildingSMART Digital Newsletter February 2019
Welcome to the buildingSMART International digital newsletter for February 2019. This edition covers a wide range of topics, from the upcoming International Standards Summit in Dusseldorf, Germany to the launch of the new Blog site. This edition also covers some major industry news including an agreement signed between bSI and the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC). This MoU with WGIC aims to address the topic of BIM and GIS integration. As a result, this months top pick is an article from well-known blogger Geoff Zeiss.
Featured blog: The growing evidence for the need for BIM + GIS
Geoff Zeiss, author of Between the Poles, discusses how Building information modeling (BIM) and GIS efforts need to be combined to deliver more value to construction and ongoing operations and maintenance...
Registration for the International Standards Summit 2019 is Open
buildingSMART International is pleased to announce that registration is open for the International Standards Summit which will be held in Dusseldorf 25–28 March, 2019. Space is limited to don't miss your chance to register. Don't miss out.
There is also a draft agenda, including the opening plenary. See who the confirmed speakers are from Siemens, Mott MacDonald, McKinsey, GRAPHISOFT, Autodesk, Trimble and more. The program can be found here.
Featured Speaker
Matthias Rebellius CEO Siemens Building Technologies
Blog: "Our commitment to open digital workflows and data continuity"
Autodesk's Emmanuel Di Giacomo is our featured blog, and he discusses their commitment to digital ways of working. Did you know Autodesk helped to form buildingSMART in 1995 and has been developing solutions to support the industry? Read the blog here.
STRABAG International joins as multi-national member
buildingSMART International is delighted to welcome Austrian construction company STRABAG International. STRABAG has joined as a multi-national member, gaining them membership to up to 5 chapters. More info.
Webinar: Digital Transformation for the Built Asset Environment
Register for this live webinar to find out how bSI is delivering standards to transform the built asset environment.
Date: 6th February 2019 Location: Online Time: 11:00 a.m. (GMT) Speaker: Richard Kelly, bSI
The buildingSMART International Blog site is live. This topic center is going to be a place for thought-leaders to contribute their content to the community covering a range of topics from IFC development to software implementation. Check it out.
Chapter News
buildingSMART Norway has set out their priorities for 2019. They have developed four key topic areas to focus on as they drive forward new innovation programs like openLAB and digitization of construction.
Do you want to submit your content for a blog? We welcome topics related to IFC, bSDD, Standards and contributions to buildingSMART.
Email us at communications@buildingsmart.org
Chapter News
buildingSMART Norway has been developing and delivering their openLAB program with the idea that this can be used by the buildingSMART community. These "Hackathons" provide end users the ability to solve data interoperability challenges. Watch the video here and subscribe to their channel.
Chapter News
buildingSMART Switzerland has produced a report covering the BIM Kongress event and a BIM Roadmap for the digital transformation. For more information, read the article here.
(German language only).
In the News: A new MoU is signed to integrate BIM and GIS
buildingSMART International and World Geospatial Industry Council sign an MoU to jointly work on building information modelling (BIM) and geospatial information integration. This strategic agreement was signed with Patrick MacLeamy of bSI and Jack Dangermond of Esri present.
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