From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces

Krista van Zandwijk; Alex J.A. Donkers; Ekaterina Petrova; Pieter Pauwels

doi:10.35490/EC3.2025.319

From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces

Krista van Zandwijk (Corresponding author)
, Alex J.A. Donkers
, Ekaterina Petrova
, Pieter Pauwels

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Abstract

The Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry faces challenges in seamless data exchange due to siloed, centralized systems. To tackle this challenge, a conceptual data space prototype is developed, using a federated system architecture. The implementation enables nested data spaces, metadata management, and role-based access control, ensuring transparency, scalability, and user-friendliness. Stakeholder feedback highlights benefits like centralized data visibility and alignment with industry standards, while also revealing limited user awareness regarding decentralized data storage mechanisms. Bridging theory and practice, this prototype offers a foundation for further research on the integration of federated data ecosystems in the AECO industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction
Editors	Ekaterina Petrova, Marijana Srećković, Pedro Meda, Ranjith K. Soman, Jakob Beetz, Jean McArthur, Daniel Hall
Place of Publication	Porto, Portugal
Publisher	European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3)
Pages	1147-1154
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-9-083451-31-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.319
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2025
Event	2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction & 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction - Porto, Portugal Duration: 14 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025

Conference

Conference	2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction & 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	14/07/25 → 17/07/25

Funding

This work was supported by the UPSCALE project, funded by the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).

Keywords

Data Space
AECO Industry
Decentralisation
Federated Systems
Data Exchange

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van Zandwijk, K., Donkers, A. J. A., Petrova, E., & Pauwels, P. (2025). From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces. In E. Petrova, M. Srećković, P. Meda, R. K. Soman, J. Beetz, J. McArthur, & D. Hall (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction (pp. 1147-1154). European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.319

van Zandwijk, Krista ; Donkers, Alex J.A. ; Petrova, Ekaterina et al. / From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems : Developing AECO Data Spaces. Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. editor / Ekaterina Petrova ; Marijana Srećković ; Pedro Meda ; Ranjith K. Soman ; Jakob Beetz ; Jean McArthur ; Daniel Hall. Porto, Portugal : European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), 2025. pp. 1147-1154

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van Zandwijk, K , Donkers, AJA , Petrova, E & Pauwels, P 2025, From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces. in E Petrova, M Srećković, P Meda, RK Soman, J Beetz, J McArthur & D Hall (eds), Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), Porto, Portugal, pp. 1147-1154, 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction & 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction, Porto, Portugal, 14/07/25. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2025.319

From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces. / van Zandwijk, Krista (Corresponding author); Donkers, Alex J.A.; Petrova, Ekaterina et al.
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Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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van Zandwijk K , Donkers AJA , Petrova E , Pauwels P. From Siloed Centralized Information Systems Towards Federated Data Ecosystems: Developing AECO Data Spaces. In Petrova E, Srećković M, Meda P, Soman RK, Beetz J, McArthur J, Hall D, editors, Proceedings of the 2025 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 42nd CIB W78 Conference on IT in Construction. Porto, Portugal: European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3). 2025. p. 1147-1154 doi: 10.35490/EC3.2025.319

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