diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6dc1eaaa9b0ffafac194eaa5b5b3e1925113740b..ee8af60949b074d7e2223dda778fd68d5dfedafe 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +# IFC → CityGML 3 with FME + +Transform building models from **IFC version 2x3 / IFC version 4x3** into **CityGML v3** for integration of BIM into urban-scale simulations and smart-city development. +Focus: interoperability of Building Information Modeling (BIM) data into city scale simulations, semantic fidelity, and robust data pipelines using **FME**. + +--- + ## Overview This project provides an FME-based workflow to convert BIM data (IFC) into CityGML 3.0 feature structures suitable for city-scale analytics (e.g., energy, occupancy, urban planning). It documents common interoperability challenges (geometry, semantics, CRS, level of detail) and proposes practical mitigation patterns. @@ -25,10 +32,12 @@ This project provides an FME-based workflow to convert BIM data (IFC) into CityG > Use the repository above as a conceptual guide for class/property mappings and schema design when preparing FME SchemaMapper tables or custom writers. +- Some literature references that may help understanding the challenge: https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVI-4-W3-2021/287/2022/isprs-archives-XLVI-4-W3-2021-287-2022.pdf + --- ## Environment Setup -- Tools: FME (Free Student Edition) +- Tools: FME (Student license ) (request in advance) - Data viewers: KIT (QGIS or CityGML viewer) - Optional: Blender + Bonsai IFC add-on (for IFC visualization) - OS: Mac / Windows