BIM-GIS AR and VR Tools for fire and earthquake preparedness

• Visualizing urban context and building data as embedded 3D layers
• Near-realistic disaster training for earthquake and fire cases
• The VR and AR tools serve to educate first aid candidates and residents by providing an immersive environment. Which, in real-life experiencing (even as a training) earthquake or fire can harm the user, whilst in VR and AR tools the user is away from any dangerous situation while experiencing every possible scenario during such events

Input(s):

• BIM model of a building or construction site in IFC format
• Urban context in CityGML format

Main feature(s):

• Integration with GIS-BIM semantic framework
• CityGML and IFC models are converted into Unity compatible format Collada (DAE)
• The environment is sorted into 3D layers for modular usage (walls, columns, beams, windows, doors, urban point-of-interests etc.)
• An earthquake case is simulated
• A fire and intervention to a fire is simulated
• Interaction with objects/furniture is available
• Hidden infrastructure information is visualised

Output(s):

• Visual simulation on virtual environment (VR)
• Visual simulation embedded in a real-world environment (AR)

• Unity v2019.4.21f1 LTS, or newer
• Windows 10 OS
• Hololens v1 is needed for AR
• VR glass (Oculus Rift) is needed for VR
• Computation power: -- CPU: Intel i3-6100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, FX4350 or greater -- GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti / AMD Radeon RX 470 or greater -- RAM: 8GB+ RAM -- Video Output: HDMI1.3 -- USB: 1xUSB3.0 port, plus 2xUSB2.0 ports

Municipalities, fire brigade, disaster and emergency management institutes (AFAD in Turkey), community.

License for Windows 10 is needed to use Oculus Rift.