NHSScotland Asset Information Model (AIM) Common Data Environment (CDE)

The current Common Data Environment (CDE) is known as the Assure Information Management System (AIMS). It is currently provided by Bentley Systems and is a cloud-based solution acting as a repository of information, as well as a powerful document and information management system across Boards. A CDE is a technology solution and process that enables a collaborative way of working to support Building Information Modelling (BIM). It ensures that data can be communicated, reused and shared efficiently, without loss, change or interpretation. Essentially a CDE (or AIMS) is simply a digital place in which information comes together and promotes a collaborative working culture