taxonomy

A system for naming and organizing a set of words or phrases, into groups that share similar qualities, used for organising information and primarily intended for browsing. In BIM contexts its classification of concepts and terminology according to a clear structure. The term “Taxonomy” comes from terms “Taxos”, ordering and “nomos”, rule. [1], Taxonomy is […]

information

reinterpretable representation of data in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing [cited from ISO 19650-1:2018(en), 3.3.1]

top management

person or group of people who directs and controls an organization at the highest level [cited from ISO 19650-5:2020(en), 3.14]

actor

person, organization or organizational unit involved in a construction process [cited from ISO 19650-1:2018(en), 3.2.1]

trigger event

a planned or unplanned event that changes an asset (3.2.8) or it’s status during its life cycle (3.2.10), which results in information exchange (3.3.7) [cited from ISO 19650-1:2018(en), 3.2.13]

vulnerability

weakness that can be exploited to cause harm [cited from ISO 19650-5:2020(en), 3.15]

single source of truth

In AEC industry with reference to information systems management, the single source of truth refers to Common Data Environment (CDE) The single source of truth is a method of structuring information models and related CDE in such a way that every data element is stored exactly once. Any possible links to this data element (perhaps […]

efficiency

correlation between the outcome and the resources used a measure of the utilization of resources to realize a given objective Note 1 to entry: An activity is efficient if it minimizes the use of resources, or produces better performance with the same resources. [SOURCE: ISO 11620:2014, definition 3.16]ISO 5127:2017(en), 3.1.3.04 output work divided by input work [ ISO […]

BS ISO 8000-2:2020

Data quality Part 2: Vocabulary ISO 8000 is an emerging technology standard for organizations that want to improve business processes and control operating costs throughout the product life cycle from conception to disposal. The ISO 8000 principles can be applied to leverage the ability to create, collect, store, maintain, transfer, process, and present data quickly […]

PAS 14191:2020

Built environment – Management and operation of interconnected construction data dictionaries Specification