I have been to a few asset related conferences recently. The contrasts between two of them were quite striking, so I thought this might be a good place to discuss them….
The permanence of data
Have you ever thought about the permanence of data? Is data a permanent or a temporary thing? In some ways, data is a very transient thing – the conversation that prompted this post was with a colleague who was concerned that
GIS professionals – helping organisations to “Think Spatial”
I wanted to follow on from my post looking at GIS in the context of BIM projects by now taking a look at spatial data in the wider organisational information structure. To support both OPEX and CAPEX activities I want
Do you know where your swans are?
People often use the analogy of a swan gliding gracefully over the water whilst its feet are frantically paddling below the water as a way of encouraging people to make things look effortless and not to distract people with all
GIS in BIM
It is a fairly common sight to see a BIM architecture which places GIS outside the Common Data Environment (CDE). Is this correct? Well, I think it depends on what you mean by GIS. I want to reflect on this
BIM is for an asset’s life, not just for Christmas
OK, a slightly tongue in cheek title, but an important point to consider. For many people BIM (Building Information Modelling) is a discipline that you utilise during a capital project – and whilst we are on that topic, any construction
The journey to wisdom from data
It will be no surprise that data on its own has little value, it’s the meaning of that data that brings any kind of benefit. But what value does it bring us?
If data is an asset, what type of asset is it?
We are often reminded to treat data as an asset, in fact this is something I do quite regularly with my work frequently covering both data and asset management. Thinking of data as an asset helps people to think about data
More than just good governance: Who is actually managing your data?
You may have good governance practises and robust data management processes in place but who is actually keeping your data updated; or in some cases not? Whilst most organisations agree that having a data quality framework in place is the
ISO 8000:150 as a framework for data governance
In this sixth and last blog post about ISO 8000:150 we will look at the foundations that ISO 8000:150 provides for a data governance framework. For an overview of the standard, please see ISO 8000:150–A framework for Data Quality Management.