GeoBIM Benchmark 2019: Software Support Survey Results

GeoBIM benchmark 2019 collected structured feedback from participants testing software support for Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) and CityGML standards. The dataset comprises Excel and PDF files containing answers to online forms about software behavior, geometry handling, and operating system compatibility. Results stem from a collaboration with multiple participants in a project funded by ISPRS and EuroSDR.

Use Cases

• [Benchmarking software interoperability] based on [support for IFC 2x3 and IFC 4 geometry formats]
• [Analyzing tool capabilities] based on [survey responses about CityGML support]
• [Comparing software performance] based on [structured answers regarding operating system and feature support]
• [Studying standards adoption] based on [participant-reported results from a controlled benchmark task]

Strengths

• [Cross-platform presence] indicates the dataset is referenced on multiple research platforms, suggesting recognized importance.
• [Structured collection method] uses standardized online forms and Excel sheets for consistent data capture.
• [Collaborative origin] results from a formal benchmark involving multiple participants, listed on the project website.

Limitations

• [Metadata incompleteness] Key details like row count, column names, and specific update dates are unknown across all sources.
• [Potential for inconsistency] The dataset is split across multiple files (Excel and PDF) for different tasks (IFC and CityGML), which may complicate unified analysis.
• [Scale unknown] The number of participants, software tools tested, and total responses are not quantified in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Delft University of Technology (author Francesca Noardo), in collaboration with participants of the GeoBIM benchmark 2019.

Collection Method

Answers delivered through online forms by participants performing tests for specific benchmark tasks.

Time Range

2019