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Table 1 Selected Query Languages, which can be used for the Data Retrieval of Building Information Models

From: Data retrieval from building information models based on visual programming

Query Languages

User

Application

Programming Paradigm

Textual Query Languages

 SQL

Expert Users

Information Retrieval Queries

Declarative

 SPARQL

-"-

-"-

Declarative

 XQuery

-"-

-"-

Declarative

 tQL4BIM

Engineers, Architects as Domain

ad-hoc Information Retrieval Queries

Imperative Procedural

Visual Query Languages

 vQL4BIM

Engineers, Architects

ad-hoc Information Retrieval Queries

Imperative Procedural

 VCCL

Planning Consultants and Building

Authority Officers

Information Derivation for Code

Compliance Checking

Imperative