OPTIC — multimedia product information for the construction industry

Abstract

The OPTIC (Optical Product and Technical Information for Construction) multimedia system is being developed as an aid to specifiers in the construction industry. It is based on the European EPIC (European Product Information Cooperation) project to develop a new classification scheme for the building products used in construction and civil engineering, and which also has relevance to the building product modelling projects currently underway. This classification scheme is used as a basis for the system, which displays textual and graphical information on construction products. Two sorts of image are shown for each product — a picture of the product in use and a CAD image. Information on the manufacturers producing this project is also given; hyperlinks connect the system. Although still at the development stage, OPTIC will eventually be published on CDROM.

Citation

O'Leary, R. and Crawford, M. (1994), "OPTIC — multimedia product information for the construction industry", The Electronic Library, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045281