Esri Singapore GIS leverages BIM in Punggol Digital District development

Source: Esri Singapore. Graphic of the Punggol Digital District.
Source: Esri Singapore. Graphic of the Punggol Digital District.

Singapore’s first smart and sustainable business park – Punggol Digital District (PDD) – relies on a geographic information system (GIS) solution created by Esri Singapore to integrate, manage and analyse data.

According to Thomas Pramotedham, CEO, Esri Singapore, the seamless integration of building information modelling (BIM) data and GIS (or geoBIM) will enable JTC to deliver better designs that maximise the long-term value of upcoming infrastructures and facilities. BIM methods bring team members together earlier in the construction process and support 3D, augmented and virtual reality visualisations that help designers and architects finalise a structure’s location, orientation, and even construction materials.

This geoBIM platform capability will enable planners to visualise and experiment the impact of the designs against existing surroundings and landscape on a 3D map to ensure infrastructure and amenities in PDD support the needs of the community today and for generations to come.”

The smart approach in building PDD also includes aerial scans taken by drones to track and monitor construction progress. The scans can also be integrated into a geoBIM platform to ensure works are in line with PDD’s planned design.

Once the construction of PDD is complete, the geoBIM platform will continue to be foundational in the district’s day-to-day business operations in areas such as marketing and building management.

“The system will help JTC, master planner and master developer of PDD, analyse consumer patterns, demographics as well as existing services and amenities in the larger Punggol town, to understand the market potential of the district in order to attract the right tenant mix,”  Pramotedham said.

Beyond managing data on an estate level, Pramotedham said the system can ingest BIM and building assets data to provide full operational awareness, through the ability to map and observe asset conditions throughout the facility life cycle.

“This capability will allow building managers to analyse patterns of use, make better decisions, and improve overall operational management,” he said.

Ryan Lee, Director, Smart Digital Division, JTC said, “Technology is empowering us to better plan, make decisions and manage our buildings and estates. In the case of PDD, geoBIM allow us to virtually experiment various planning configurations, provide a common platform for better communication among the multiple disciplines; create efficient building management workflow processes; amongst many others.

"The use of geoBIM brings about immeasurable benefits to the whole building project life-cycle and its community.”

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