OpenPermit

References

This document lists key research papers, standards, and policy frameworks that informed the OpenPermit project.

Government and Policy Frameworks

• The White House (2025). Fact Sheet: President Trump Brings Permitting Technology into the 21st Century for Government Efficiency
• U.S. Office of Management and Budget (2016). M‑16‑21: Federal Source Code Policy – Achieving Efficiency, Transparency, and Innovation through Reusable and Open Source Software
• General Services Administration (2023). GSA Open Source Policy
• Wikipedia Contributors (2023). Adoption of Free and Open‑Source Software by Public Institutions
• New America Foundation (2022). Building and Reusing Open Source Tools in Government
• Federal Geographic Data Committee (2018). Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (GDA)
• U.S. Department of the Interior (n.d.). Federal Permitting Process
• Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (n.d.). Our Mission
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (n.d.). What is the National Environmental Policy Act?
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (n.d.). Government Open Source Software Policies
• Federation of American Scientists (n.d.). How to Build Effective Digital Permitting Products in Government

Standards and Specifications

• OData Organization (n.d.). OData (Open Data Protocol) and GitHub – OData
• Open Design Alliance (2023). ODA Platform Technologies Overview
• Adobe Systems Incorporated (2020). PDF Reference, Sixth Edition, Version 1.7
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (2012). ISO 19005-3:2012 – PDF/A‑3 for Long‑Term Archival with Embedded Files
• PDF Association (2023). PDF/E – PDF for Engineering
• Microsoft (2020). Open Packaging Conventions (ISO/IEC 29500)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (2020). NIST SP 800‑53, Rev. 5: Security and Privacy Controls
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) (2023). Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
• Object Management Group (n.d.). Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN)
• NIEMOpen (n.d.). National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (2018). ISO 37120:2018 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (n.d.). Data Standards
• Open Data Standards (n.d.). Building & Land Development Specification (BLDS)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2006). Permitting Information Data Standard (EX000021.2)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (n.d.). ICIS‑NPDES Data Element Dictionary

Open Standards and Models for BIM/GIS

• buildingSMART International (2021). IFC Schema Specification
• buildingSMART International (2022). IFC JSON Proposal
• CityJSON (2023). CityJSON Specification
• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) (2021). OGC InfraGML Encoding Standard
• buildingSMART International (n.d.). About openBIM

Tools and Libraries

• BlenderBIM Project (2023). Free Open Source BIM for Blender
• Autodesk Forge (2023). Forge Viewer and APIs
• Bentley Systems (2023). iTwin Platform
• Inkscape Developers (2023). Inkscape: Open Source Vector Editor
• ezdxf Project (2023). ezdxf Python Library
• GDAL/OGR Contributors (2023). GDAL/OGR Library
• Aspose Pty Ltd (2023). Aspose.CAD for .NET
• USDA Forest Service (n.d.). fs-open-forest-platform
• SJSU272LabF17 (n.d.). Permit-ML
• GitHub (n.d.). github-mcp-server
• Accord Project (n.d.). aec3po
• eGovernments Foundation (n.d.). DIGIT-OSS
• opensourceBIM (n.d.). BIMserver
• Protege Project (n.d.). protege
• deve-sh (n.d.). Permit-System

Research and Case Studies

• Singh, R., & Kadam, K. (2021). Conversion of CAD-Based Utility Drawings into 3D GeoJSON. International Journal of Computer Applications, 183(20).
• Singapore Building and Construction Authority (2020). CORENET X: Regulatory Transformation
• Noardo, F., et al. (2025). Digital Building Permits in Practice: An International Survey and Future Perspectives. Journal of Building Engineering, 85, 109374.
• Chognard, S., et al. (2023). Digital Building Permits – Towards a Digital Built Environment. Digital Twin Cities, 1, 100013.
• Andresen, E. T., et al. (2024). Digital Building Permits: A Review of Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 62, 102627.
• KnowledgeSpeak (2024). Digital Building Permit Ontology Released
• Accord Project (2024). Building Compliance Ontology Released
• Accord Project (n.d.). Urban Planning & Digital Building Permits Platforms
• Public Digital (n.d.). Open Source in Government

Regulatory Standards

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (n.d.). Standard Number 1926.1205 – Permitting Process
• NEPA / CEQ Regulations (40 C.F.R. §§ 1500–1508). Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations for environmental reviews.
• General Permits under the Clean Water Act (CWA § 402 / 40 C.F.R. Part 122). EPA’s NPDES general permit framework.
• State‑Level Integrated Reviews. Examples include California’s CEQA/permit integration and New York’s SEQR.
• Permit‑by‑Rule & General Authorization Models. Approaches where compliance with standard practices automatically authorizes activity.
• BIM/GIS‑Enabled Permit Submissions. ISO 19650 and OGC CityGML/InfraGML standards for 3D model submissions.
• Risk‑ and Performance‑Based Permitting. Strategies focusing on higher‑risk activities with blanket coverage for low‑risk sources.

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