Semantic interoperability in building design: Methods and tools

CAD Computer Aided Design

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1099-1112

  Yang, Q Z ^a   Zhang, Y ^b  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b Stansfield College   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Building design object; Domain ontology; IFC standard; Semantic interoperability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; INTEROPERABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEMANTICS;

BUILDING DESIGN OBJECTS; DOMAIN ONTOLOGY; IFC STANDARD; INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION CLASSES (IFC); SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 33748294176     PISSN: 00104485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cad.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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