The construction industry is huge and it involves a large number of activities. Various traditional techniques for scheduling and controlling are still being used in the construction industry which fail to provide the spatial (layouts, drawings) and non-spatial (specifications, cost estimates etc) aspects of information in a construction project. So it was considered that integration between the Project Management and GIS (Geographic Information System) would be a key part of the solution. This integration would show visualisation of construction progress w.r.t. time. In this integration the drawings were drafted using a computer – aided drafting (CAD) program (AutoCAD), the construction schedule was prepared using Project Management Software (MS Project 2003), the updated schedule information (which mainly includes percent complete) which is updated in the Geodatabase (Arc Info). As the updating is being done, a custom application (.net with C# language) had been prepared to automatically update the Geodatabase. Thus the project management software is updated and simultaneously the Geodatabase is also updated and 3-D view of the progress of view can also been seen. The Integrated GIS-Project Management system would help all the parties involved in the construction project (especially for decision making) as they would be able to see all the spatial aspects of project in one system.
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GIS Weekly Magazine
Susan Smith
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