Journal "Software Engineering"
a journal on theoretical and applied science and technology
ISSN 2220-3397

Issue N1 2025 year

DOI: 10.17587/prin.16.3-12
About Applying Semantic Web Technology for Information Modeling in Construction
O. N. Stolyarov, Head of Department, Stolyarov_ON@aep.ru, Joint-Stock Company "Atomenergoproekt", Moscow, 105082, Russian Federation
Corresponding author: Oleg N. Stolyarov, Head of Department, Joint-Stock Company "Atomenergoproekt", Moscow, 105082, Russian Federation, E-mail: Stolyarov_ON@aep.ru
Received on September 05, 2024
Accepted on October 29, 2024

The article provides justification for using Semantic Web technology to describe an information model of a capital construction project. The proposed technology is compared with current approaches of information modeling.

Keywords: semantic web, software integration, semantic search, inferences, information model, digital product, architecture, engineering and construction, AEC
pp. 3—12
For citation:
Stolyarov O. N. About Applying Semantic Web Technology for Information Modeling in Construction, Programmnaya Ingeneria, 2025, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 3—12. DOI: 10.17587/prin.16.3-12 (in Russian).
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