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Overview
PIM or Project Information Model is a term first coined by Specialist Project Ingtegration Ltd in the UK, originally used to describe the solution to large complex railway based projects such as Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and West Coast Route Modernisation (WCRM). A PIM is similar to a BIM but takes the concept further to incorporate not only concept, engineering and construction but also commercial, project controls, maintenance, evironmental and safety.

A robust PIM will reduce costs and programme timescales and will increase quality and safety.

A PIM is typically created with a CAD Model at its nucleus with interfaces to planning software, EDMS software and regular office software. Outputs include items such as Construction Drawings, P3e Plans, Pick Lists, Safety Schedules and environmental plans.