Infrastructure Building Information’s Models (I-BIM) and geospatial data are intimately connected to design, build and manage existing or new infrastructures. Parametric modelling tools are able to generate objects that can interact not only with other objects, but also with geospatial data such as terrain models, orthophotos, or georeferenced vector files. Under this point of view GIS (Geographic Information System) and BIM (Building Information Modelling) integration is extremely useful to combine an intelligent and functional database with geographic information. As the first one represents the detailed geometric and semantic information of the construction, the application of the second one is necessary to manage all project’s information resources. In addition, GIS can use combinations of data sets to build and analyze integrated information and also can convert the existing digital information into a form that meets the user’s need. Based on the analysis of literature, this paper summarizes the future trends of BIM-GIS integration in infrastructure projects with its potential opportunities and benefits. Also, this integration can provide more accurate and dynamic solutions for management the infrastructure projects through the entire life cycle.

Topics
Geographic information systems, Geographic location, Statistical mechanics models
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