InfraPermit 2030: A BIM-GIS Evidence-Readiness and Utility-Interface Priority Framework for NOC and Right-of-Way Approvals in Saudi Urban Infrastructure
Urban infrastructure approvals often require coordinated no-objection certificates (NOCs), right-of-way permissions, excavation permits, traffic arrangements and utility-owner clearances. The technical evidence exists across drawings, geographic information systems (GIS), building information models (BIM), survey records, method statements and correspondence, but review priority is commonly determined without an explicit, auditable model of spatial conflict and evidence readiness. This paper proposes InfraPermit 2030, a BIM-GIS decision architecture that separates engineering interface priority from documentary readiness while linking both to a controlled approval workflow. Ten interpretable criteria represent utility density, spatial conflict, traffic impact, stakeholder load, evidence gaps, survey confidence, method maturity, restoration risk, urgency and permit dependency. The artifact is evaluated through 72 reproducible synthetic cases generated with a fixed random seed; no client, employer or live-project data are used. The mean interface-priority score was 51.9/100, producing 17 routine, 20 coordinated, 24 enhanced-review and 11 executive/hold-point cases. Median classification stability was 100% under 2,000 weight-perturbation trials per case, although the least stable boundary case retained its tier in 62.6% of trials. Improving evidence and survey/method maturity reduced priority by 9.4 points on average. Artificially suppressing utility-density and spatial-conflict information understated priority by 10.6 points, demonstrating the danger of incomplete geospatial inputs. A transparent workflow simulation indicated a 29.1% mean cycle-time reduction, but this is a modeled scenario rather than observed performance. InfraPermit 2030 contributes an open, engineer-controlled specification for future calibration using authorized Saudi municipal and utility data. Field pilots, authority-specific thresholds, cybersecurity controls and independent expert validation are required before operational use.
Authors
- Qaisar Imtiaz Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4035-2572)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22119859
- Primary Topic
- Underground infrastructure and sustainability
- Type
- preprint