CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

摘要

Disclosed is a method for using a computer-assisted information and management system during a construction project. Design information for the construction project is gathered in step 10. The design information is inputted into a computer system in step 12. The system generates an initial world model based on the design information in step 14. Field data is gathered, for example, through surveys, as actual construction progresses in step 16. The field data is entered into the computer system in step 18, and the world model is updated based on the field data in step 20. The world model is analyzed to detect incursions in step 22. Reports warning of the incursions are generated in step 24. The project is redesigned or reworked based upon the identified incursions in step 26. The redesign details are inputted into the computer system in step 28, and the world model is updated in step 30. While the construction of the project is ongoing, the method continually repeats itself starting with the step of gathering field data. Also disclosed is a computer-assisted system capable of executing the above-described method.