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Building Interior Space Data Model
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Date Submitted: December 11, 2007
Last Modified: November 6, 2009
The primary purpose of the Building Interior Space Data Model (BISDM) is to provide a GIS-based data model for organizations that manage and report on interior spaces. At the same time, the goal of the model is also to provide a basic structure to support a number of different perspectives on buildings – such as architecture, construction, landscape-level planning, facilities management, environmental management, and security/emergency preparedness.
The BISDM 2.0 content is now posted on this site. Currently this includes the data model, data loading tools, and a sample campus viewer.
More details on the evolution of the data model and activities can be found at The BISDM Website.
Please contact bisdminfo@esri.com for more information on this data model.
User Forums
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Downloads - Case Studies
These Case Studies are a good starting point to learn about best practices for this discipline. These project examples include sample geodatabases, map documents, and documentation.
- BISDM 2.0 Campus Viewer html, javascript, .mxd, .gdb - zip format, 4012 kb (submitted 11/06/2009)
Downloads - Design Templates
The Design Templates are the result of the community-based design process. The general concepts and terms for this discipline are described here. Tools and examples to create a template data model are also included for advanced users.
- Implementation Options Document Word - zip format, 506 kb (submitted 08/15/2008)
- Split Data Model Template .mxd, .mdb, .vsd, .html, .gif - zip format, 223 kb (submitted 08/15/2008)
- Merged Data Model Template .mxd, .mdb, .vsd, .html, .gif - zip format, 170 kb (submitted 08/15/2008)
- BISDM Conceptual Framework Document Mircosoft Word - zip format, 2034 kb (submitted 09/25/2008)
- BISDM 2.0 Data Model Visio, pdf, xml, html - zip format, 1113 kb (submitted 11/06/2009)
- BISDM 3.0 Data Model Visio, pdf, xml, html - URL format (submitted 06/11/2011)
Downloads - Tools
These tools have been developed together with the data models to provide new ways to leverage each industry specific model. They are designed to work with the data model templates and case studies, and can be used with the model, or with other data sets. These tools can be found on ArcScripts, and are not supported Esri software.
- BISDM 2.0 Data Loading Tools Toolboxes, Python scripts, Data Interoperability files, Geodatabases - zip format, 6991 kb (submitted 11/06/2009)