1st Edition

GIS and BIM in Infrastructure Projects An Introduction to Applications Across the Lifecycle

By Vijay Kr. Bansal Copyright 2026
250 Pages 18 Color & 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 18 Color & 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 18 Color & 37 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

GIS and BIM in Infrastructure Projects: An Introduction to Applications Across the Lifecycle demonstrates how geographic information systems (GIS) can complement building information modelling (BIM) throughout infrastructure development. While BIM focuses on geometrical and internal functional characteristics, GIS provides an essential wider locational context and spatial awareness, creating... Read more

1. Need For GIS in The AEC Industry.  2. Geographic Information System.  3. The Feasibility Stage.  4.The Design Stage.  5: The Construction Planning Stage.  6. The Construction Stage.  7. The Operation and Maintenance Stage.  8. The Demolition Stage.  9. Research Directions.  EXERCISES.  REFERENCES.  INDEX

 

Biography

Vijay Kr. Bansal is a faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hamirpur, India. He has more than two and a half decades of experience in teaching and research. He is the author of the textbook titled: Project Management: Planning and Scheduling Techniques, published by Routledge: Taylor & Francis. He is also a resource person for many international e-learning hubs. He has guided many PhD and Master's Programme theses and completed many research projects. His main research interests include application areas of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry. His other research interests are GIS-based 4D scheduling, repetitive scheduling, and location-based planning and scheduling. He has contributed many research papers to national and international journals.