Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration: Forerunner in BIM
Management of the building stock, knowledge archive and pioneer in digital planning, construction and operation with CIM Database
- Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV): Authority of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs and Transport
- Informationstechnikzentrum Bund (ITZBund): Central IT service provider of the German federal administration and operator of the IT infrastructure
The Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV) is responsible for the safe and smooth flow of traffic on Germany's federal waterways. Its tasks include the maintenance, operation, expansion and new construction of federal waterways, including the necessary structures such as locks, weirs, bridges and ship lifts. In total, the WSV is responsible for 23,000 km2 of sea waterways and around 7,300 km of inland waterways with over 50,000 associated structures. The ITZBund in Ilmenau implements and operates the IT applications required for these tasks. Since 2003, the WSV and ITZBund have been using CIM Database to support them in fulfilling their extensive tasks.
- Establish Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes and procedures as the standard for federal infrastructure projects
- Support the applications of Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSW) as a lighthouse project
- Meet current and future BIM requirements (e.g. DIN SPEC 91391-1)
- Digitization of the management of technical documents
- CIM Database as an authority-wide system for the digital management of technical documents
- Structured project management of infrastructure projects
- Integration of Microstation and MS Office
- Linking with central IT procedures of the WSV
- Central documentation platform for technical drawings, construction plans, static calculations, expert opinions, approval and release procedures, etc.
- Digital long-term archive of the WSV for the entire life cycle of its structures
- Life cycle data management of buildings − from planning to construction and maintenance to dismantling
- Simple communication and data exchange with internal and external contractors
- Comprehensive support in the creation, processing and management of technical documents for new construction and maintenance projects
- Accelerated processing of all procedures thanks to comprehensive project management functions
- Reliable compliance with prescribed inspection and approval procedures thanks to standardized processes and automated documentation
- Geo-redundant and legally compliant long-term archiving throughout the building lifecycle
“The digital administration of technical documents with CIM Database allows for the first time nationwide and cross-agency access to the building stock plant.”
Jens-Uwe Bier
Head of the IT sub-project DVtU ( Digitale Verwaltung technischer Unterlagen) of the WSV
