CityGML Application Domain Extension (ADE)

overview of developments

Journal article (2018)

Authors

F. Biljecki National University of Singapore
Kavisha Kumar Urban Data Science - Architecture and the Built Environment
Claus Nagel virtualcitySYSTEMS GmbH
Research Group
Urban Data Science (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 F. Biljecki, Kavisha Kumar, Claus Nagel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40965-018-0055-6
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Urbanism

Research Group

Urban Data Science

Abstract

The Application Domain Extension (ADE) is a built-in mechanism of CityGML to augment its data model with additional concepts required by particular use cases. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of the ADE mechanism and a literature review of developments since its introduction a decade ago. The discovery of publications found that currently there are 44 ADEs supporting a wide range of applications, but also application-agnostic purposes such as harmonisation with national geographic information standards. We hope this paper to double as a reference material for the developers of new ADEs.