| Title: | Development of an In-Building GIS for the Smithsonian Institution |
| Authors: | Isolde Frank, Penobscot Bay Media |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, September 24 ~ 8:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
| Abstract: | The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum complex and research organization. This big organization manages real estate all over the world, such as the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama with over 220 buildings on 12 sites, and needs a powerful real estate management system to understand its real estate portfolio in a global context. The Smithsonian currently uses TRIRIGA's computer aided facility management system in conjunction with CAD building floorplans, but this combination does not provide the spatial analysis skills that the Smithsonian hopes to have available in the future. The current system cannot handle various spatial questions that are easy to answer in GIS. Therefore, the Smithsonian is interested in exploring the use of GIS for facilities management. This pilot project designs a GIS building management system for STRI to demonstrate how GIS meets the Smithsonian's real estate managing needs. The customized data model developed for STRI is based on the Building Information Spatial Data Model (BISDM). To support STRI personnel’s exploring, reporting and maintenance of the data we develop customized desktop tools. Additionally, a web data viewer provides data access to a wide audience. |
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