Zarei, F and Nik-Bakht, M (2024) Extending CityGML with public input: social ADE. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 14(4), pp. 547-561. ISSN 2044-124X
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to enrich the 3D urban models with data contributed by citizens to support data-driven decision-making in urban infrastructure projects. We introduced a new application domain extension to CityGML (social – input ADE) to enable citizens to store, classify and exchange comments generated by citizens regarding infrastructure elements. The main goal of social – input ADE is to add citizens' feedback as semantic objects to the CityGML model. Design/methodology/approach: Firstly, we identified the key functionalities of the suggested ADE and how to integrate them with existing 3D urban models. Next, we developed a high-level conceptual design outlining the main components and interactions within the social-input ADE. Then we proposed a package diagram for the social – input ADE to illustrate the organization of model elements and their dependencies. We also provide a detailed discussion of the functionality of different modules in the social-input ADE. Findings: As a result of this research, it has seen that informative streams of information are generated via mining the stored data. The proposed ADE links the information of the built environment to the knowledge of end-users and enables an endless number of socially driven innovative solutions. Originality/value: This work aims to provide a digital platform for aggregating, organizing and filtering the distributed end-users' inputs and integrating them within the city’s digital twins to enhance city models. To create a data standard for integrating attributes of city physical elements and end-users' social information and inputs in the same digital ecosystem, the open data model CityGML has been used.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | application domain extension; citizen engagement; citizen sensor network; CityGML; infrastructure management; smart city; social media analysis; sociotechnical model; urban information modeling |
| Index terms: | mining, stream, methodology, social media, module, built environment, conceptual design, digital twin, open data, interaction, data-driven decision-making, platform, infrastructure management, package, functionality, smart city, urban infrastructure, information modelling |
| Subjects: | digital engineering, urban sustainability, design features, technology adoption, contractual arrangements, design practice, architectural elements, research methods, water management, infrastructure engineering, digital design, data management, decision analysis, geotechnical engineering, infrastructure and transport systems, behavioral psychology |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Digital Applications, Urban Studies, Risk Management, Procurement, Sustainability, Research Practice, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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