Data exchange in asset management applications for electric utilities using XML

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Werner
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Electric Utilities

scholarly journals DEVELOPING IFC FOR INFRASTRUCTURE: A CASE STUDY OF THREE HIGHWAY ENTITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol IV-4/W8 ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
G. S. Floros ◽  
G. Boyes ◽  
D. Owens ◽  
C. Ellul
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Retaining Wall ◽  
Maintenance Phase ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Industry Foundation Classes ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Building Information

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Modern cities pay particular attention to upscale their infrastructure systems in order to improve the every-day life of their citizens and lead the way towards a more sustainable environment. As part of this, they invest extensive funds in large infrastructure projects which are challenging to deliver as they require an e efficient communication among different professions, in order to share information efficiently throughout the lifecycle of the project, thus highlighting the importance of standardization to maintain consistency and integrity during data exchange. Building Information Modelling (BIM) aims to facilitate the above-mentioned requirements by describing the life-cycle of the project and Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is the Standard for BIM that enables an efficient storage, management, exchange and visualization of information. However, there are two important challenges that need to be addressed: (i) IFC focuses particularly on buildings and provides limited support for infrastructure elements and (ii) the information exchange aims to describe mostly the construction phase; highlighting the lack of classes that refer to the operation and maintenance phase. Within this context, this paper proposes the extension of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for Asset Management in Infrastructure. A method is developed based on a case study of three highway entities: (i) retaining wall, (ii) gantry and (iii) bridge and a conceptual extension is presented. The results are further discussed and recommendations regarding future research fields are proposed.</p>

An ontology-supported asset information integrator system in infrastructure management

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehan Zeb ◽  
Thomas Froese ◽  
Dana Vanier
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Infrastructure Management ◽  
Capital Asset ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Asset Inventory ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop and apply an ontology-supported asset information integrator system (AIIS) in the domain of infrastructure management. The two objectives are: first, to describe how different ontologies developed as part of this research support the design of message templates (MTs) that were implemented in the AIIS; and second, to explain the development and application of the prototype system for tangible capital asset (TCA) reporting. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed system was developed in the MS SharePoint platform using a four-step methodology: create a web site and library; review and modify MTs; design and configure workflows; and add functionalities. Findings – First, the architecture, methodology, and evaluation of the two ontologies: Transaction Domain Ontology and Tangible Capital Asset Ontology, developed as part of this research work were briefly introduced to describe how both the ontologies supported the design of MTs that were implemented in the AIIS. Second, the AIIS was successfully developed and applied in the domain of infrastructure management for the Asset Inventory and Condition Assessment Reporting. Practical implications – The development of the AIIS would enable industry experts to exchange the tangible capital information. The built-in search engine and history services would help the experts to search a transaction and track the transaction history. The real-time visualisation of the data would help in decision making. Originality/value – Infrastructure agencies use diversified information systems to manage infrastructure systems. Due to propriety nature of the information systems, the TCA data generated is heterogeneous and inconsistent, which make it difficult to exchange with other organisations. Also, the existing applications focus on processing and managing the TCA data for a variety of tasks; however, lack to support data exchange with other organisations. This emphasises the gap that requires the development of an ontology-supported collaboration system in the domain of infrastructure asset management.

scholarly journals Standard data models for interoperability of municipal infrastructure asset management systems

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (12) ◽  
pp. 1459-1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud R Halfawy ◽  
Dana J Vanier ◽  
Thomas M Froese
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Hydraulic Modeling ◽  
Data Models ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Data Standards ◽  
Standard Data ◽  
Infrastructure Asset Management

Efficient management of infrastructure assets depends largely on the ability to efficiently share, exchange, and manage asset life-cycle information. Although software tools are used to support almost every asset management process in municipalities, data exchange is mainly performed using paper-based or neutral file formats based on ad hoc proprietary data models. Interoperability of various asset management systems is crucial to support better management of infrastructure data and to improve the information flow between various work processes. Standard data models can be used to significantly improve the availability and consistency of asset data across different software systems, to integrate data across various disciplines, and to exchange information between various stakeholders. This paper surveys a number of data standards that might be used in implementing interoperable and integrated infrastructure asset management systems. The main requirements for standard data models are outlined, and the importance of interoperability from an asset management perspective is highlighted. The role that spatial data and geographic information systems (GIS) can play in enhancing the efficiency of managing asset life-cycle data is also discussed. An ongoing effort to develop a standard data model for sewer systems is presented, and an example implementation of interoperable GIS and hydraulic modeling software is discussed.Key words: data standards, municipal infrastructure, asset management, data models, interoperability.

scholarly journals Improving Building Energy Footprint and Asset Performance Using Digital Twin Technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mohsen A Jafari ◽  
Ali Ghofrani ◽  
Esmat Zaidan ◽  
Ammar Abulibdeh
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
Business Objective ◽  
Control Schemes ◽  
Operations And Maintenance ◽  
Value Model ◽  
Fully Connected ◽  
New Buildings

This article presents a novel architecture by integrating the existing asset management theory with building simulation technology for effective maintenance strategies and operational control schemes. Building performance, value and energy usage collectively define the criteria for optimization. Building assets are partially or fully connected with building Internet of Things (IoT) and their real time conditions are accessible at all times. An asset’s value is derived from the functional contributions of that asset to the overall business objective of the system that it is part of. The architecture consists of digital twin, analytics and Business Value Model (BVM) engines and in-between gateways for data exchange. The paper provides illustrative examples for how the platform can serve operations and maintenance (O&M) objectives of existing and new buildings.

A Service-Oriented Communication Architecture of Graphics Asset Management System

2013 ◽  
Vol 347-350 ◽  
pp. 2284-2287
Author(s):  
Zi Jian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Database System ◽  
Heterogeneous Database ◽  
Communication Architecture ◽  
Database Technology ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Asset Management System ◽  
Good Support ◽  
Transmission Ability

Database technology is of great variety, structure diversity, solving data integration and exchanges sharing of the heterogeneous database system have became the important problem in all fields. Because of XML is the very important data exchange technology to realize data exchange and transmission ability, this paper mainly explores the data exchange problem how to use XML in heterogeneous database system, , and .Net platform have good support to XML and heterogeneous database system, so the combination of XML and.net, can realize data exchange of heterogeneous database system.

Risk-based planner for asset management [of electric utilities]

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.J. Anders ◽  
J. Endrenyi ◽  
C. Yung
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Electric Utilities

scholarly journals Energy Sector Asset Management For Electric Utilities, Oil & Gas Industry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James McCarthy ◽  
Lauren Acierto ◽  
Glen Joy ◽  
Jason Kuruvilla ◽  
Titilayo Ogunyale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asset Management ◽  
Electric Utilities ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Oil Gas
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