Urban information integration for advanced
e-Planning in Europe

Wang, H; Song, YH; Hamilton, A; Curwell, SR

Abstract

Urban planning is a complex task requiring multidimensional urban information (spatial, social,
economic, etc.). The need for assistance in performing urban planning tasks has led to the rapid
development of urban information systems, especially “e-Planning” systems, with the support of
government policy and emerging information and communication technologies (ICT). In order to
enhance the capability of e-Planning and to facilitate 3D visualization and rich analysis of complex
city problems, it is very important to allow information from the various sources to be shared and
integrated. This paper focuses on technical approaches for multidimensional information integration,
especially spatial information integration. In particular it describes the Building Data Integration
System (BDIS), developed as part of the IntelCities project, which demonstrates the type of
multidimensional systems that are likely to be used in future urban information systems. Functionally,
the BDIS demonstrates the feasibility of systems to support the multinational collaboration of
construction professionals in the procurement and renovation of buildings. For such systems to be
accepted in the United Kingdom (UK) and Europe, they need to be developed with regard to current
planning information structures and standards in the UK and Europe which are reviewed in this paper.
The achievements and further development of multidimensional information integration through the
use of innovative urban data modelling techniques are discussed.

Citation

e-Planning in Europe. Government Information Quarterly, 24(4), 736-754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2007.04.002

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Nov 3, 2010
• Journal: Government Information Quarterly
• Print ISSN: 0740-624X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 736-754
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2007.04.002
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2007.04.002