Enhancing Semantic Interoperability of Heritage BIM-Based Asset Preservation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis and Further Analysis
2.2. Case Study: Historic Tenement on Chopina Street, Tarnów
3. Results
3.1. Semantic Structuring and Classification
3.2. Tools and Technologies
3.3. Semantic Enrichment of Architectural Components
- IFC entity and type when applicable
- Relevant MIDAS classification reference when applicable:
- Component classification (one of 1397 available classes in the MIDAS Component ontology)
- Construction material (one of 636 available in MIDAS Materials ontology)
- Monument class (one of 7897 available in MIDAS Monument Type ontology)
- Related Property Sets when applicable
- Decorative style (e.g., Neo-Baroque, Secessionist)
- Construction technique
- Condition and historical relevance
- Data source and confidence level
- Historical phase (where identifiable)
- Confidence level in the attribution
3.4. Interoperability and Export
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
API | Application Programming Interface |
BIM | Building Information Modelling |
bSDD | buildingSMART Data Dictionary |
CH | Cultural Heritage |
IFC | Industry Foundation Classes |
FAIR | Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable |
FISH | Forum on Information Standards in Heritage |
HBIM | Heritage Building Information Modelling |
MIDAS | MIDAS Heritage—the UK Historic Environment Data Standard |
OWL | The Web Ontology Language |
RDF | Resource Description Framework |
SKOS | Simple Knowledge Organization System |
TLS | Terrestrial Laser Scanning |
URI | Uniform Resource Identifier |
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Argasiński, K.; Tomczak, A. Enhancing Semantic Interoperability of Heritage BIM-Based Asset Preservation. Heritage 2025, 8, 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100410
Argasiński K, Tomczak A. Enhancing Semantic Interoperability of Heritage BIM-Based Asset Preservation. Heritage. 2025; 8(10):410. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100410
Chicago/Turabian StyleArgasiński, Karol, and Artur Tomczak. 2025. "Enhancing Semantic Interoperability of Heritage BIM-Based Asset Preservation" Heritage 8, no. 10: 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100410
APA StyleArgasiński, K., & Tomczak, A. (2025). Enhancing Semantic Interoperability of Heritage BIM-Based Asset Preservation. Heritage, 8(10), 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8100410