Enhancing Situational Awareness through Visualization

of Interior Spaces

Seth Peery, Sr. GIS ArchitectEnterprise GIS

CTSSR Tech Showcase :: September 2, 2015

Overview

• What is interior space data?• Significance for situational awareness• Data and processes > User Interfaces• Stakeholders• Data management (laying the groundwork)• Interior Space data in GIS• Making the data usable and accessible• Visualization and user experience examples• Demo

What is Interior Space Data?

Interior Space Data and Situational Awareness

• Interior Space data is the canvas or “base map” on which we overlay information about things that happen inside.– Historically, GIS = outside, CAD = inside

• “Situational awareness” applies to daily business operations as well as emergencies

• Situational awareness is advanced when– GIS data reflects current, authoritative data– User interfaces are intuitive, relevant and secure

• The development of an interior space system involves– Process discovery and improvement– Development of databases that can be reused across contexts– Development of user interfaces

Business Process Considerations

• Identify:– Systems of record

• HokieServ• CAD• GIS

– Use cases• Space

planning and mgmt

• Emergency mgmt

• Interior Routing

– Stakeholders• Stratification of systems

… avoid one size fits all approach

Space Data Producers

ArcSDE (Enterprise GIS)

VPAS T:\ Drive

DWGs

PDFs

HokieServ Space Module

Drawings in Web Viewer

Building and Room Attribute Data (Oracle DB)

space.facilities.vt.edu

DWGs

PDFs

[Oracle attributes accessed from AIM

directly]

LaserFiche

DWGs

PDFs

Central IT Systems

Room GIS Polygons

Room Attribute Data (Oracle DB)

Edits to Floor plans (FS::EO)

VPAS Systems

ATLAS (CNS)

Building and Room Attributes

Space Data Consumers

Detailed Data Creation and Interoperability Workflows

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LEGEND

Data product,Native Format

Data product, Derived Copy

Data product, to be removed

Established Workflow, working OK

Workflow to be created or improved

Workflow to be terminated

Data use relationship

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Internal VPAS UsersAnyone with CAS

(Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, guest PIDs, etc.)

FIS Space/GIS

OUP

Administrative Units

Academic Units

911 Center

NI&S

1) Engineering Ops updates local DWG master file. Saves DWG to T:\drive, saves PDF to T:\ drive, uses AimCAD to “publish” to AIM as part of the update workflow. Per (2) below, EO will also manually push DWG and PDF updates to LaserFiche going forward.

2) We plan to establish an SOP for manual data replication between T:\ Drive and LaserFiche. Meetings were held 2/26, 3/5 on this topic. The Laserfiche software limits opportunities for automated replication.

3) Need to improve the process by which CAD updates get propagated to GIS. How is GIS notified?

4) An automated script copies PDF files from T:\drive to space.facilities.vt.edu. Also copies DWG files, but they’re not used.

5) space.facilities.vt.edu website accesses attribute data directly from HokieServ.6) DB links are used to replicate attribute data to Enterprise GIS. (Currently this link is still pointing to Archibus)

7) Enterprise GIS subsequently replicates data to NI&S ATLAS DB.8) Right now there is no replication to Banner from the DB of record for space data (currently HokieServ)

** Note: With the removal of DWGs from space.facilities.vt.edu, Laserfiche becomes the most likely point for their distribution. During the course of planning for this increased volume of users, it may be an opportune time to revisit Laserfice access policies and SOPs.

GIS Users

Banner

Space/Fixed Assets Tables

Building GIS Polygons

Contractors

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Space Data Systems, Workflows and Users at Virginia Tech, as of March 13, 2013

Stakeholders

• VPAS– Office of University Planning

• GIS• CAD

– Office of Emergency Management / VT Police– IT for Administrative Services

• HokieServ• VPIT

– Enterprise GIS– DBAA

• Academic– Office of the Provost: Academic Space– Deans/Departmental Space Managers

Interior Space ETL Process• Geometry:

– CADGIS– Vertex3’s Gizinta

Sync Engine– Scheduled Task– Multiple output

products• Room/floor polys• Room points• Stacked floor

views• Attributes:

– Database links– Views– ITAS/DBAA/EGIS

collaboration

Interior Space ETL Outputs

Pictome try 2013

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Int er ior Sp ac e Poin ts

Flo or Pla n Lin e s

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BIO LO GI CAL SCI ENCES

COL L EGE OF N ATU RAL RESO UR CES

COM M U NIC AT IO NS NETWO RK SERVI CES

DEPARTM ENT N OT ASSI GN ED

ENTOM O LO G Y

FI SH AN D W IL DLI F E CO NSER VATIO N

FO O D SC IENC E AND TECH NO LO GY

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FR ALI N L IFE S CIEN CE I NST ITUT E

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Flo or Ar ea s

• Multiple GIS feature classes are created by Sync Engine– Floor outlines– CAD linework– Room points– Room polygons

• Room Polygons are joined to HokieServ room attributes

Spatial Views and Symbology• We can style

the map based on any attribute we can associate with a room via a view

• Consistency of cartography is important this context

• Standardized representations can be shared across multiple apps

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Depart ment

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UN DE RG R ADU AT E A DM I SSI O NS

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VP S T UD EN T AF F AI RS - AD M IN .

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Description

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DIG I TA L M ED IA S ER VIC ES

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DIS TA NC E LE AR NI NG C L ASS RO O M

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EL ECT RIC AL E QU IP M EN T R O OM

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Usage

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Room Accessibility

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0 - CO M P LE T ELY AC CES SIB L E

1 - BU IL DI NG NO T AC CE SSI BL E

2 - F LO O R N O T AC CES SIB L E

3 - RO O M N O T AC CE SSI BL E

4 - NO WO R KST AT IO N S/R O O M I S AC C ESSI BL E

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Senior Management Areas

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ARC H IT EC T UR E & U R BAN S T UD IES

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0 - UN ASS IG N ED AND N O N- AS SIG N AB LE AR EAS

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8 - A UX IL IAR Y ENTE RP RI SES

Department Usage Function

Sr. Mgmt Accessibility Description

Tilted Views

• Problem: Interior spaces are inherently 3-D. Maps are 2-D.

• Tilted views are an additional Sync Engine output

• Allows for creation of data driven pages (map books) of all spaces in a building

Visualization: 3D (ArcScene)

But you GIS people have all the fun…

Architecture

Interior SpaceGIS DB

CAD GIS ETL

HokieServ Data

Other room-level attributes

ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Desktop

Portal for ArcGIS

Invision FM

instance 1

Invision FM

instance 2Custom Apps

Reporting Tools

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Invision FM : A Web-based Interior Space Viewer

• Requirements:– Web Interface– Floor Awareness (3D

problem)– Ability to display

multiple cartographic representations

– Reduced learning curve

– CAS integration– Reporting tools for

space planning– Multiple instances for

specific use cases (space management, emergency planning, etc.)

Invision FM Query and Analysis• For space

management use cases, visualization is necessary but insufficient.

• The UI enables selection based on any field in the database

• Selections can be combined for sophisticated space utilization studies

Invision FM Reporting

• Invision FM enables the generation of space metrics in summary form

• Reports can be run campus wide, based on a selection, or a specific building

• Report capabilities are evolving and driven by user feedback

• … let us know what you need!

Visualization: Mobile Clients

• Interior space data needs to be accessible on multiple device form factors

• Invision RCV is the off-the-shelf viewer we implemented for mobile devices

The Road Ahead• Completion of ETL for remaining buildings• Invision FM trial period continues

– Stakeholder meetings– Hands on evaluation– Selection of Invision FM modules to purchase

• Quality Assurance work on floor plans (ongoing)• Improvements to Invision FM UX (provide your feedback!)• Resolution of “forks” in the floor plans inventory• Training of users on Invision FM• Integration of additional databases for specific use cases (EHSS, Banner)• Standardization of map cartography• Additional Invision FM instances

– avoid “one size fits all” – segment user communities to simplify UI

and ensure data is properly safeguarded

INVISION FM DEMO

• Kiosk set up for hands-on interaction• … please provide comments and sign the sheet if you’d like

your PID to have access to Invision FM

Contact Information

Seth PeerySenior GIS Architect Enterprise GIS (0214)

1700 Pratt Dr.Blacksburg, VA 24061

(540) 231-2178sspeery@vt.edu http://gis.vt.edu