City of Vancouver GIS - CAD - 3-D
Integration
A Dimension Too Far?

Our City Model

Current Status
114 sq. kilometres

3-D Modelling History

What– Vancouver examples

How – Construction Techniques

3-D Model - Objectives
 Analysis
 Visualization
 Communication
 Can one model meet all these needs?

3-D Model Production Pipeline
Oracle Analysis & Products
Spatial
Orthophotos Autocad SketchUp
(georeferenced) (construction)
Architectural
Firms
Autocad
(0,0,0)
Pictometry SketchUp Google
(production) Earth
3ds Max
LandXplorer
BIM
Analysis & Products
Analysis & Products

3-D Model New Content
SKP SketchUp
Architectural AutoCAD AutoCAD
DWG
Firms (0, 0, 0) (geo-referenced)
MAX 3DS MAX

FME Solution
 Body Text
– Bullets
 Bullets
– Bullets

CAD – GIS – 3D implications
 Limited standards for 3-D modelling
 No established digital submission process
 Visualization versus analysis
– Data model implications
– Geometry implications
– Level of detail

CAD - Level of Detail

Issues - Administration
 Access to the model
 Resources
 Currency
 3-D silos
 Multiple versions

Future Directions
– Single authoritative source for data (Oracle
Spatial?)
– Intelligent 3D objects
– Scalability
– Digital plan submission
– BIM adoption
– Full public access to City data
– LandXplorer integration
– Infrastructure data

Digital Cities Research Partnership
 Vancouver, Canada
 Incheon, Korea
 Salzburg, Austria

Our Model Animated