An Inquiry into the Current Practice of Building Product Data Handling by Different Stakeholders in Austria

2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 547-555
Author(s):  
Melisa Čović ◽  
Ulrich Pont ◽  
Neda Ghiassi ◽  
Mahnameh Taheri ◽  
Rainer Bräuer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Practice ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Product Data ◽  
Building Product ◽  
Data Provision

The timely availability and quality of building product information is critical prerequisite for a successful building delivery process. However, little is known about the processes by which stakeholders acquire and use such data. This contribution documents the results of recent relevant surveys, addressing the building product data processing by planers, clients, and the industry. Web questionnaires and interviews with opinion leaders were conducted. Altogether, over 100 participants provided pertinent insights regarding strengths and weaknesses of the current data representation practices. A comparison of the obtained data with that of an earlier study allows for the documentation of the evolutionary trends in web-based data provision. Most importantly, the results facilitate the formulation of strategies for a more effective presentation and distribution of building product data.

An Overview and Technological Background of Semantic Technologies

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Reinaldo Padilha França ◽  
Ana Carolina Borges Monteiro ◽  
Rangel Arthur ◽  
Yuzo Iano
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Data Representation ◽  
Current Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Semantic Technologies ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web 3.0 ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Web

The Semantic Web concept is an extension of the web obtained by adding semantics to the current data representation format. It is considered a network of correlating meanings. It is the result of a combination of web-based conceptions and technologies and knowledge representation. Since the internet has gone through many changes and steps in its web versions 1.0, 2.0, and Web 3.0, this last call of smart web, the concept of Web 3.0, is to be associated with the Semantic Web, since technological advances have allowed the internet to be present beyond the devices that were made exactly with the intention of receiving the connection, not limited to computers or smartphones since it has the concept of reading, writing, and execution off-screen, performed by machines. Therefore, this chapter aims to provide an updated review of Semantic Web and its technologies showing its technological origins and approaching its success relationship with a concise bibliographic background, categorizing and synthesizing the potential of technologies.

E-Shoppers' Perception of Web-Based Decision Aid

2011 ◽  
pp. 451-456
Author(s):  
Fen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Information ◽  
Sales Promotion ◽  
Internet Technology ◽  
Online Support ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Support Tools ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Key Features

The WWW, for better or worse, has forever changed the way retailers do business nowadays. E-shoppers, who become more sophisticated and mature nowadays, are demanding increased flexibility and intelligent aids in accessing product information, making purchasing decisions, and obtaining e-services (Anupam, Hull, & Kumar, 2001; Chen, Gillenson, & Sherrell, 2004). The Internet facilitates interactive selling approaches, whereby product offerings can be tailored to individual preferences. It allows e-shoppers to easily gather, retrieve, and analyze product information. Ultimately, the Web offers the ideal vehicle for delivering intelligent online support tools directly to customers (Grenci & Todd, 2002). Unfortunately, most e-commerce sites are rarely aware of taking advantage of such Internet-driven customer aid. Rapid advancements in Internet technology have offered a solution of Web-based customer decision support system (WCDSS) that can improve transactional efficiency by providing tailored merchandising information, offering sales support and consultation, facilitating sales promotion and advertising, and enhancing the consistency, availability and quality of online support to e-shoppers (O’Keefe & Mceachern, 1998). As the WCDSS aims to empower e-shoppers by enabling them to make informed decisions online, the question of how they would perceive such support arises. In this article, we aim to establish a theory-founded framework to understand and explain e-shoppers’ perceptions of the proposed WCDSS functions. We look at the key features of WCDSS functions that may have impact on e-shopper’s perceptions, and how to scale and analyze e-shoppers’ perceptions regarding specific functions. The specific objectives are threefold. We aim (a) to verify the role WCDSS can play in facilitating e-shoppers, (b) to identify the key issues that impact e-shoppers’ perceptions of WCDSS, and (c) to suggest ways in designing and improving WCDSS functions and interfaces.

Exploration of a Multi-User Collaborative Assembly Environment on the Internet: A Case Study

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Chen ◽  
Zhijie Song ◽  
Billy Liavas
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Product Information ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Multimedia Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Time Sharing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Product Data ◽  
User Management ◽  
Collaborative Assembly

Abstract Real-time collaboration systems, in which participants share product data and applications in real time, have been a subject of interest for many years. Nowadays, a rapid development of Internet-based technologies with steadily increasing easiness in accessing any kind of information through the World Wide Web (WWW) would offer the possibility of developing a real-time collaborative system over the Internet. Two strategies are required to create such a system. One strategy is finding effective methods for communicating and sharing distributed product information, especially those related to design and manufacturing. Another strategy is developing Web-based approaches that support real-time sharing of platform-independent applications. In this paper, a concept for a multi-user collaborative assembly environment on the Internet is presented. The Client/Server structure of the environment, and the four main functional modules including: 1) integration and sharing of distributed product data through a STEP server; 2) session management including team management, user management and access control; 3) sharing of multimedia data (e.g. text, audio and video); 4) 3D collaborative assembly, are described. Finally, a scenario has been designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the environment to support distributed collaborative assembly design.

Telehealth During COVID-19 for Remote Vision Rehabilitation of a Patient with mTBI

2020 ◽  
pp. 191-198
Keyword(s):  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Vision Rehabilitation ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Performance Challenges ◽  
Perception Of Performance

Background: Binocular and accommodative vision problems are common after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Traditionally, the management of visual dysfunctions following mTBI included in-office vision rehabilitation with a trained eye care provider. The concept of providing telehealth for remote vision rehabilitation in mTBI patients is a relatively novel practice that has not been widely utilized until the recent outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Case Report: We describe the implementation of telehealth for remote vision rehabilitation during COVID-19 within the Veterans’ Health Administration (VHA) system in an adult patient with multiple confirmed histories of mTBI. Conclusion: Our telehealth remote vision rehabilitation was successfully implemented utilizing established VHA’s web-based videoconferencing tools. Therapeutic goals identified prior to COVID 19 were addressed without any challenges. The delivery of vision rehabilitation intervention via telehealth allowed for the continuance of services within the home setting that led to improvements in functional vision, decreased perception of performance challenges, and improved quality of life.

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