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Article

Data Management Framework for Highways: An Unreal Engine-Based Digital Sandbox Platform

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Guangxi Xinfazhan Communications Group Co., Ltd., Nanning 530029, China
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Guangxi Transportation Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd., Nanning 530007, China
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School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing 400074, China
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Buildings 2024, 14(7), 1961; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071961
Submission received: 29 April 2024 / Revised: 12 June 2024 / Accepted: 18 June 2024 / Published: 28 June 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards More Practical BIM/GIS Integration)

Abstract

The problems of information isolation, inefficiency, and paper-based data archiving in traditional highway survey and design methods are investigated in this paper. A novel digital sandbox platform framework was developed to promote the efficiency of route design, model data integration, and information sharing. Under the presented framework, an integrated application method for both the Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies was designed by using Unreal Engine technology. Firstly, a digital base model was established by integrating multi-disciplinary BIM model data and GIS three-dimensional (3D) multi-scale scene model data. On this basis, using Unreal Engine technology for visualization development, a digital sandbox platform with the data visualization, traffic organization simulation analysis, 3D spatial analysis, component information query, and scene switching functions was developed, which satisfies the 3D visualization and digitalization needs in the current highway planning and design. Additionally, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was employed to analyze the impact of digital base model on the development and application of platform modules, including five crucial factors: data accuracy, data representation, multi-source data fusion, data management capability, and scene semantic representation. Finally, the research results indicate that the proposed digital sandbox platform framework provides users with a platform for integrated data management, information sharing, and 3D data visualization, while reducing design time by 30%, total design cost by 12%, and land occupancy rate by 10%.
Keywords: infrastructure management; highway; digital sandbox platform; Unreal Engine; BIM and GIS integration; digital base model infrastructure management; highway; digital sandbox platform; Unreal Engine; BIM and GIS integration; digital base model

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Lv, H.; Wu, G.; Song, J.; Mo, C.; Yao, G.; He, X. Data Management Framework for Highways: An Unreal Engine-Based Digital Sandbox Platform. Buildings 2024, 14, 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071961

AMA Style

Lv H, Wu G, Song J, Mo C, Yao G, He X. Data Management Framework for Highways: An Unreal Engine-Based Digital Sandbox Platform. Buildings. 2024; 14(7):1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071961

Chicago/Turabian Style

Lv, Huabing, Guoqiang Wu, Jianping Song, Chunhua Mo, Guowen Yao, and Xuanbo He. 2024. "Data Management Framework for Highways: An Unreal Engine-Based Digital Sandbox Platform" Buildings 14, no. 7: 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071961

APA Style

Lv, H., Wu, G., Song, J., Mo, C., Yao, G., & He, X. (2024). Data Management Framework for Highways: An Unreal Engine-Based Digital Sandbox Platform. Buildings, 14(7), 1961. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14071961

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