An Ontology Concept for the Topological Abstraction of Infrastructure Networks

Abstract: In order to provide a data basis for a BIM-based workflow in infrastructure, this article proposes a topological model for representing traffic nets based on the parametric planing objects. Thereby, a concept for connecting the topology with alignment geometry data is described. Furthermore, the proposed concept allows the abstraction of multiple macro topologies for various use cases that all refer to the same lower level micro topology. The approach is implemented by developing an OWL ontology concept for traffic topologies. Subsequently the concept is exemplified through an ontology that defines the topology representation of a simple rail switch.