AIM (Asset Information Model) (AIM)
The information model that runs the asset in operation — the data the owner needs after handover.
The Asset Information Model (AIM) is the collated set of information needed to support the management of, and decisions about, a built asset in its operational phase. It holds the graphical and non-graphical data, documents and metadata relevant to actually running the asset.
It is the operational counterpart of the Project Information Model (PIM): the PIM serves the delivery phase, the AIM serves operation. At handover, the relevant information from the PIM transfers into and contributes to the AIM — the PIM does not simply "become" the AIM wholesale. The difference is one of lifecycle intent: design and construction on one side, ongoing operation on the other.
In operation the AIM supports facility management, maintenance planning, compliance and asset decision-making, and it is shaped by the Asset Information Requirements (AIR) — what the owner needs to know to operate the asset. An as-built model and a COBie dataset are typical contributors to it. ISO 19650-3 is the part of the standard covering this operational phase. In Italian it is the modello informativo del bene.
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