Semantic interoperability on IoT: Aligning IFC and Smart Application Reference (SAREF) sensor data models

IF 11.5 1区工程技术 Q1 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Automation in Construction Pub Date : 2025-06-14 DOI:10.1016/j.autcon.2025.106328

Ebere Donatus Okonta , Farzad Rahimian , Vladimir Vukovic , Sergio Rodriguez

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Abstract

This paper proposes extending the Smart Application Reference (SAREF) ontology to enable sensor modelling based on the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standard, enhancing semantic interoperability between IoT (Internet of Things) and Building Information Modelling (BIM). The paper introduces the Information Assigned to Device Based Ontology Matching approach (IADOM) to align saref:Sensor and IfcSensor data models. Leveraging RDF (Resource Definition Framework) Semantic Web technology, the research modelled and visualised sensor data models in the Protégé software environment, exploring basic information that defined the sensor, including class, properties, relations, attributes, geometry, and interaction. Ontology results indicate property and interaction similarities and differences in saref:Sensor and IfcSensor. The extended ontology provides a standardised and interoperable representation of sensor data and their relationships within BIM and proves that SAREF ontology extension can enhance semantic interoperability between IoT devices and BIM systems, facilitating efficient data exchange, enabling advanced analytics and decision-making processes in smart buildings.

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物联网的语义互操作性：调整IFC和智能应用参考（SAREF）传感器数据模型

本文提出扩展智能应用参考（SAREF）本体，实现基于工业基础类（IFC）标准的传感器建模，增强物联网（IoT）和建筑信息模型（BIM）之间的语义互操作性。本文介绍了一种基于设备信息分配的本体匹配方法（IADOM），用于对saref:Sensor和IfcSensor数据模型进行对齐。利用RDF（资源定义框架）语义Web技术，该研究在prot软件环境中对传感器数据模型进行建模和可视化，探索定义传感器的基本信息，包括类、属性、关系、属性、几何形状和交互。本体结果显示了saref:Sensor和IfcSensor在属性和交互方面的异同。扩展本体为传感器数据及其在BIM中的关系提供了标准化和可互操作的表示，并证明了SAREF本体扩展可以增强物联网设备与BIM系统之间的语义互操作性，促进高效的数据交换，实现智能建筑中的高级分析和决策过程。

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Automation in Construction 工程技术-工程：土木

CiteScore

19.20

自引率

16.50%

发文量

563

审稿时长

8.5 months

期刊介绍： Automation in Construction is an international journal that focuses on publishing original research papers related to the use of Information Technologies in various aspects of the construction industry. The journal covers topics such as design, engineering, construction technologies, and the maintenance and management of constructed facilities. The scope of Automation in Construction is extensive and covers all stages of the construction life cycle. This includes initial planning and design, construction of the facility, operation and maintenance, as well as the eventual dismantling and recycling of buildings and engineering structures.