2012
Roland Billen et al., « 3D Issues in Urban and Environmental Systems », HAL-SHS : architecture, ID : 10670/1.apmhzk
Considering sustainable development of cities implies investigating cities in a holistic way taking into account many interrelations between various urban or environmental issues. From that respect, 3D modelling is a possible axis of integration of the knowledge related to these issues and a powerful basis for interactive exploration. We believe that enriching the semantics of current 3D city models with urban knowledge would extend their functionality and usability in a perspective of sustainability. We will identify knowledge (concepts) relevant for sustainable urban development and concepts related to 3D city models (top-down approach relying on literature and publications / bottom-up approach coming from real problems and scenarios). Then, means for integrating or interconnecting these concepts either directly either by defining articulation patterns will be investigated. A particular attention will be put on the use of knowledge representation techniques such as ontologies to integrate or interconnect urban data and models within 3D city models.