Abstract

Ensuring the safety and functionality of civil infrastructure, especially bridges, is critical for sustainable transportation networks. To streamline maintenance operations, on-site inspections are periodically conducted. The routine inspections of bridges frequently depend on manual processes, which diminish efficiency and data accessibility, leading to errors that jeopardise accurate decision-making. This paper advocates for the digitalisation to address these issues, developing a low-cost Geographical Information System (GIS)-based app for streamlined bridge inspections. The digital protocol automatically transfers georeferenced on-site inspection information into the bridge's Building Information Model (BIM) using a parametric programming tool. This integration aims to improve decision-making in maintenance operations. The developed approach is validated through a real bridge inspection of a concrete bridge in Spain.