{"id":6675,"date":"2025-09-09T08:56:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbim-knowledgebase.org\/docs\/level-of-information-need-basics\/chapter-6-understanding\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:21:26","slug":"chapter-6-understanding","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/openbim-knowledgebase.org\/en\/docs\/level-of-information-need-basics\/chapter-6-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6 &#8211; Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-family:var( --global-heading-font-family, inherit );font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for information is data that can be merged, evaluated and analyzed. Data becomes information if it can be used to answer questions (application-relevant) or if it generates a <sup>benefit3<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information and use<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following overview explains the main concepts of information exchange and the provision and use of information. The interrelationships between the various standards are illustrated. Reference is made to SN EN 17412-1; Building Information Modeling &#8211; Depth of information requirements &#8211; Concepts and definitions.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Context Level of information Need<\/h2>\n<style>.kb-imagedpp_fig02 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-imagedpp_fig02 size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOIN_Fig02.png\" alt=\"Conceptual relationships between EN 17412-1:2020, EN ISO 19650-1 and SN EN ISO 29481-1 (source SN EN 17412-1:2020)\" class=\"kb-img\"><figcaption>Figure 2: Conceptual relationships between EN 17412-1:2020, EN ISO 19650-1 and SN EN ISO 29481-1 (source SN EN 17412-1:2020)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><sup>3<\/sup> Definition of information: Source SIATerm database on terms in standardization, IT sector<a href=\"https:\/\/term.sia.ch\/\">(https:\/\/term.sia.ch\/)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Copyright<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This document is licensed under a &#8220;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License&#8221; as Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike under the same conditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LOIN_Fig15.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6654,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_is_vendor_doc":"0","footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6675","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.3 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Information The basis for information is data that can be merged, evaluated and analyzed. 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