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A shared language for asset data.

AECTURA Data Dictionary turns consultant submissions into one governed record of infrastructure asset data. Every submission passes a two-stage engineering review built on ISO and industry standards.

Accounts are set up by your program administrator.

Built on
ISO 12006-3ISO 23386ISO 23387IFC 4.3OmniClass

From submission to master record.

Each asset class follows the same path. A structured submission goes through two stages of review before it joins the master record.

Drop workbook to upload
Asset_Class_Dictionary_v4.xlsx

Submit

Consultants upload a data dictionary workbook with sample datasheets for each object. The platform reads real files as they arrive and turns formatting issues into reviewable feedback instead of rejections.

Object key formatPass
Header rows match structureFail
Controlled vocabularyPending

Review

An automated engine runs dozens of structure and integrity checks. Reviewers then work through each finding, record their marks with evidence, and agree an outcome for the submission.

Accepted submission
Master Data Dictionary

Publish

A curator promotes accepted content into the Master Data Dictionary. From that point it is the governed reference for every team and system downstream.

One workspace, three roles.

Everyone works from the same review, with the evidence on screen. Nothing moves forward until the people responsible agree it should.

Consultants

Submit dictionaries and follow feedback through each round to acceptance.

Review teams

Mark every check with evidence and finalize each stage together.

Curators

Approve what enters the master record and publish it downstream.

datadictionary
Water Distribution NetworkIn Review
Engine fail 4/47Your marks 47/47Team ready 50%
AllPendingIn ConflictFail
EngineCheck IDDescriptionYour mark
PassS1-05Object key URN formatPass
FailS1-04Header rows match the canonical structureFail
PassS1-09GUID format and within-sheet uniquenessPass
FailS1-33Template group and property referencesPass
PassS1-28Controlled vocabulary referencesPass

One record, in the formats people actually use.

The master record is not locked inside the platform. It publishes to familiar spreadsheets and open industry formats, so engineers, software, and design tools all read the same definitions.

Spreadsheets

Workbooks and per-object datasheets in Excel, ready for engineering teams to use without new software.

.xlsx

Industry data dictionary

A machine-readable catalog for the buildingSMART Data Dictionary, which links definitions across construction software.

bSDD JSON

Open building models

Property sets in the IFC open standard, so definitions carry into design models and asset management systems.

ifcXML

See it with your own data.

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