In ISO 19650, an information model is a set of structured and unstructured information containers about a project or asset. Structured information includes models, schedules and databases; unstructured includes documents, photos, letters and videos.
There are two: the project information model (PIM) during delivery and the asset information model (AIM) during operation. The term does not mean the 3D model alone.
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