Smart Facilities

Welcome to the first issue of Smart Facilities. This is a periodic e-newsletter providing information for those interested in GIS for facilities management. Visit us online for more information on GIS and facilities management.

User Resources

Facilities Management Track at the 2009 Federal User Conference [PDF]
Join Esri staff and other users in Washington, D.C., February 18-20, 2009, to explore how GIS can benefit your agency. Once again Esri is pleased to offer a track in facilities management as part of two full days of user success stories, as well as Esri technical workshops to enhance your GIS skills. Registration is complimentary for federal employees. Register today.

Building Interior Space Data Model
Esri, with the help of facilities management organizations, has published a data model for creating, storing, and sharing information about structures and their assets. The building interior space data model (BISDM) is GIS based and will allow companies to more effectively share facilities data and collaborate with other technologies commonly used for real property portfolio, asset, and facilities management.

GIS for Managers - No-Cost Online Training Seminar
While GIS has been a popular technology historically in land planning, site selection, and resource management, the software’s use in facilities management has been underutilized. Incorporating a GIS into your existing IT infrastructure can increase the overall performance metrics of an organization. This complimentary 60-minute seminar will present case studies of companies and government agencies that have successfully implemented GIS to meet business goals and give managers, executives, and other decision makers an understanding of the business value of GIS.

User Stories

Building Green Facilities with GIS
Boston Showcases Solar Power Potential with Web GIS
The City of Boston uses Web GIS to track the progress of citywide solar installations in compliance with an executive order from the mayor in 2007. The order outlines greenhouse gas reduction goals and a city strategy for recycling and renewable energy. Read more.

MIT Showcase
MIT uses GIS to integrate space building and land information into a common geospatial framework for a 3D perspective on facilities management. See the video. [WMV]

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