Integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Civil Engineering: A Review of Applications, Challenges, and Future Direction

Abstract

This study aims to give information systems researchers an overview of geographic information systems (GIS) and a research framework. The article includes a study framework for GIS and summarises the key features, capabilities, and functions of GIS. Furthermore, a number of study avenues are recommended, including those pertaining to GIS management, organisational effects, cooperative problems, assessments of the efficacy of decision-making and social implications in both developed and developing nations. An increasing amount of research is demonstrating the benefits that come from integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with Building Information Modelling (BIM). For a variety of reasons, the two systems' integration is challenging. The most important of them is data incompatibility since coordinate systems, areas of interest, and data formats differ in how BIM and GIS data are generated, managed, examined, saved, and displayed. In order to: (1) identify the most pertinent data models used in BIM/GIS integration and comprehend their benefits and drawbacks; (2) take into consideration the possibility of other data models that are available for data level integration; and (3) offer guidance on the future of BIM/GIS data integration, this paper will review the pertinent research papers.