Connecting AR and BIM: a Prototype App

This contribution discusses an ongoing project integrating information modeling and immersive tech nologies for the built space, in particular augmented reality (AR). We examined tools and procedures to quickly recognize the equipment present on telecommunication network sites and access the cor responding components on a digital information model. A first phase of the project, recently complet ed, produced an app prototype for mobile devices capable of showing a 1:1 scale AR representation on-site. The project highlights current limitations and opportunities in making the interaction between AR and building information modeling (BIM) technologies fully scalable.