A Step-by-Step Guide to Property Digitalization
Planning of site
Proper planning and a quick survey of the site is the crucial process to understanding the criticality of the area and also planning the laser scanning points approximately.This process helps us with the rough estimation of time and scan points required for the area and also in acquiring the maximum data and information during the process.
Laser Scanning
Post the planning process, the team of scanning professionals will start the scanning activity with a Terrestrial Laser Scanner with measurement and georeferencing devices. The number of scans depends based on the area and clear view range of the site and also, the schedule of the Laser scanning activity depends on the same. Typically a laser scanning activity for each scan point takes around 4-5 minutes for a medium-level scan with the highest level of accuracy.
Data Processing
Here, the raw scans generated from the scanners are being processed by importing them into the OEM Platforms and this process is majorly termed as Data Stitching. The scan points generated are in the Point Cloud format and these scan points are merged together and the unnecessary data is cleaned to form a 3D point cloud model of the actual site.
BIM Model
The processed data is published for Virtual site navigation, which also facilitates the clients to track the construction progress in construction projects. This exported data is used for BIM model production where the point cloud data is imported into BIM Model tools and further, the model is generated with the required services and associated elements.
Model Enrichment
BIM is not just limited to 3 Dimensional Models but is the process of creating and managing the information of Built assets. Any constructed/under-construction site is associated with a huge amount of data on Equipment like the Make, Model, Serial Number, Year of manufacture, etc., and information may be geometric or nongeometric, or even both. All these data are enhanced to the BIM Model and this forms the way for any Facility Management, BMS activity, or any retro-fitting in the future.
Facility Management
BIM models are enriched with all COBie attributes required for Operations and Maintenance right from the Design development stages. This information enriched at various stages can be directly imported to CAFM solutions using COBie formats. There are various solutions available, which can integrate BIM models into their solution and associate COBie parameters to model elements. Further, dynamic data sources of the built assets like various sensors and IoT devices can be Integrated, and Digital twins can be developed.
