Mike's Notes
This is where I will keep detailed working notes on creating Workspaces for the Built Environment. Eventually, these will become permanent, better-written documentation stored elsewhere. Hopefully, someone will come up with a better name than this working title.
This replaces specific coverage in Industry Workspace written on 13/10/2025.
Testing
The current online mockup is version 1 and will be updated frequently. If you are helping with testing, please remember to delete your browser cache so you see the daily changes. Eventually, a live demo version will be available for field trials.
Learning
I was greatly encouraged and influenced by Dr Matthew West, who was the technical lead on establishing the UK Digital Twin Project. He was also co-chair of the Ontology Forum and answered many of my newbie questions in a nice way.
I first came across him while searching for a time-based database design. I ended up using 4Dism, which he and Chris Partridge of BORO fame were responsible.
What I learned from Matthew and Chris enabled me to build Pipi 9. It is all in the ontology. (Palintir discovered the same). I just wish Matthew were still alive so I could thank him properly.
Why
Watching roads being built, then dug up again a short time later because engineers in the same office don't talk to each other. There are many similar examples caused by silos. The waste of opportunity and the cost to society are massive. It's a global problem.
Resources
- https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2025/10/industry-workspace.html
- https://ndtp.co.uk/
- https://github.com/National-Digital-Twin
References
References
- Reference
Repository
- Home > Ajabbi Research > Library >
- Home > Handbook >
Last Updated
28/11/2025
Workspaces for the Built Environment
Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.
Open-source
This open-source SaaS cloud system will be shared on GitHub and GitLab.
Dedication
This workspace is dedicated to the life and work of Dr Matthew West.
Dr Matthew West 1953 – 2023
Source: https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2023/08/matthew-west-1953-2023.html
"Matthew leads the work developing the technical core of the Information Management Framework for the National Digital Twin programme. He is a Chemical Engineer by original training, and did his PhD in numerical modelling. He worked for Shell for 30 years in a variety of roles, and from 1987 he worked on the computing/business interface with a particular interest in information management, information quality, master and reference data management, data modelling, data integration and ontology. He was involved in the data strategy for Downstream One, a large scale business integration and improvement project across Shell’s downstream (oil tanker to petrol pump) business. He has been a key technical contributor to a number of standards including ISO 15926 – Lifecycle integration of process plant data, and ISO 18876 – Integration of Industrial Data for Exchange Access and Sharing, ISO 8000 – Data and Information Quality, and also ISO 21838-1 – Top-Level Ontologies. In 2008 he cofounded Information Junction, providing information management consultancy to industry and government. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds and is the author of “Developing High Quality Data Models”. He was awarded an OBE for services to information management in the 2021 New Year’s honours list." - Centre for Digital Built Britain
Notes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_West_(technologist)
- https://www.blog.ajabbi.com/2023/08/matthew-west-1953-2023.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-dimensionalism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BORO
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFIBg6-0F6I
Change Log
Ver 3 includes Buildings, construction and maintenance, infrastructure and parks.
Existing products
Features
This is a basic comparison of features in civil engineering software.
[TABLE]
Data Model
words
Database Entities
- Facility
- Party
- etc
Standards
The workspace needs to comply with all international standards.
- (To come)
Workspace navigation menu
This default outline needs a lot of work. The outline can be easily customised by future users using drag-and-drop and tick boxes to turn features off and on.
- Enterprise Account
- Applications
- Built Environment (v.3)
- Buildings
- Public Buildings
- Accessible Toilets
- Changing Places
- Exterior Doors
- Lifts
- Construction and Maintenance
- Construction
- Material
- Plan
- Site
- Maintenance
- (To come)
- Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Bridges
- Parking
- Mobility Parking
- Mobility Parking Permits
- Parking Buildings
- Parking Meters
- Roads
- Berms
- Bus Stops
- Crossings
- Cycle Lanes
- Footpaths
- Networks
- Rain Gardens
- Roadways
- Roundabouts
- Shared Paths
- Street Furniture
- Signage
- Utilities
- Drainage
- Network
- Storage
- Treatment
- Electricity Supply
- Generator
- Network
- Sewer Network
- Network
- Treament
- Water Supply
- Network
- Storage
- Treatment
- Open Space
- Parks
- Paths
- Playgrounds
- Customer (v2)
- Bookmarks
- (To come)
- Support
- Contact
- Forum
- Live Chat
- Office Hours
- Requests
- Tickets
- (To come)
- Feature Vote
- Feedback
- Surveys
- Learning
- Explanation
- How to Guide
- Reference
- Tutorial
- Settings (v3)
- Account
- Billing
- Deployments
- Workspaces
- Modules
- Plugins
- Templates
- City
- Home
- Hydroelectric Dam
- Nuclear Power Station
- Wind Turbine
- Users
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