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Digital twins, BIM and the ISO 19650 series

What they mean for the geospatial community. A short, practical guide for GIS people who keep hearing about BIM and digital twins, and want to know where they fit.

Why GIS people should care, and what changes for you
Where GIS fits in the ISO 19650 series and in digital twins (ISO/IEC 30173 and 30186)
A skills-transfer section and a checklist

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What's inside

Why this matters to GIS people
Location is what joins BIM, asset and operational data together.

The ISO 19650 series in plain English
All six parts, and where geospatial information fits in each.

Digital twins, defined
The new international concepts and terms (ISO/IEC 30173) and maturity model (ISO/IEC 30186).

BIM and GIS together
Coordinates, IFC 4.3 (ISO 16739-1:2024), CityGML and the common data environment.

Skills transfer
What you already know that BIM teams need, and what to learn next.

A practical checklist
For your next project, procurement or digital twin pilot.

Written for

GIS professionals
Surveyors and geomatics teams
Information managers
BIM coordinators
Asset and estates managers
Digital twin leads

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